Vacations at home with World Music

Monday! Hooray! And the disc of the week is from Toronto. It inspired in name by Port-of-Spain, in Trinidad, from whence Calypso came. Warmth abounds in this Caribbean music. Lyrical tales touch on serious subjects of politics and domestic violence. Yet it is not all grim. Moments are dedicated in joy, celebrating the wonder of a new land and the beauty of the individual.

The eight players in Kobo Town fuse together in fine form to offer up their varied backgrounds in a special blend of Calypso, laced with loads of other elements from Jazz, Reggae and beyond. This is just the ticket for dancing around the rooms at home, inside for still a spell while we wait for the bright light of day to stay in the sky a little longer. Till this happens, and beyond, I shall be grooving to the ebullient adventures of immigration in "Across the Dark Waters" and "Trinity," with its wistful love. "Beautiful Soul" captures an essence of the importance of the individual over items and possessions.

Whether one listens just for select songs, which stand on their own, or listens to the whole disc time and again, there are lovely music moments to be had. It is a pleasing and pleasant production that, even though the words are sometimes grim in nature, one cannot help but want to move about the place in vigorous manner. Do pop in to our favourite local library to borrow this or many other lovely World Music disc for added heat whilst the winter months carry on.