Soca   •   Trinidad and Tobago

Kes

Calypso melody. Island soul. Pure release.

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Kees Dieffenthaller, vocalist of Kes — artist photograph
Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture / Lance Cheung · Credit & source ↗

Behind the music

The story so far.

Kes is a band from Trinidad and Tobago, fronted by singer Kees Dieffenthaller. The band's official biography describes a musical combination of calypso melody, rock guitar and Caribbean rhythms. Its listed lineup includes Jon Dieffenthaller on guitar, Riad Boochoon on bass, Dean James on drums, Mario Callender and Geiron Mang on keyboards, and Robert Persaud handling DJ work and samples. These are the roles recorded on the band's own page, rather than credits automatically assigned to every studio recording. The same biography documents performances across the Caribbean and in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium and China. Hello and Wotless provide two listening entry points. When exploring the catalog, distinguish the band name Kes from vocalist Kees Dieffenthaller and check the credits attached to each release.

Sources & further reading
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In the collection
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Beyond the listening picks

EXPLORE THE CATALOG.

Browse the release editions collected so far, with complete tracklists, dates and direct listening links. The catalog explains its source coverage and remaining gaps.

Browse the release catalog

Credits, versions and context

BEHIND THE SONGS.

A place to start

GET INTO
THE SOUND.

Two tracks to begin with. Listen on the original platform, then explore the rest of the catalog.

01

Hello

Kes · YouTube

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02

Wotless

Kes · the music platform

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