12 The Band Invited To Showcase At Canadian Music Fest ’09

Trinidad-based 12 The Band have been officially invited to perform for Canadian Music Fest ’09. Held in Toronto from March 11th to 14th, Canadian Music Week (www.cmw.net) is considered one of the premier entertainment events in North America focusing on the business of music with the over 3,000 industry movers and shakers attending annually.

12 The Band at Canadian Music Fest ’09

Date: Thursday, March 12

Time: To Be Confirmed

Place: Revival

783 College St. West, Toronto

Cover: free with CMW wristband

We’ve made 12 The Band’s debut album “Streets and Avenues” available for review at:
http://www.musicdish.com/12TheBand/12TheBand_StreetsandAvenues.zip

You can also view their live performance at J Malone’s Irish Pub In Trinidad:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=51430416

12 The Band completed their debut album “Streets and Avenues,” which they performed live at the prestigious Caribbean Fashion Week in Jamaica, followed by a showcase at the 2008 London Calling Music Conference in London. They have toured Britain playing in some of the prominent night clubs on the Central London music scene like The Sin Club, The Bar Fly, Momo’s Cargo and Canvas and has performed live on the BBC Radio Show “Outlook.” 12 has also played at the Birmingham Carnival, Nottinghill Carnival and the Yaashantewaa Calypso Tent which is the first and only calypso tent in London. 12 has performed in the Alliance Francaise Fete de La Musique opening for international recording artists such as Chris Combette and Orange Sky.

12 The Band fuses Alternative Rock with indigenous Caribbean influences such Calypso and Reggae, as well as other popular forms such as Soul and Jazz… a unique sound they affectionately call Earth Force Music.

Websites:

http://www.12theband.com

http://www.myspace.com/12theband