Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Victor V. Gurbo & Co. authentically reflect the diverse tapestry of experiences and influences that inspire audiences with heartfelt storytelling and captivating performances.

Victor V. Gurbo is a New York City-based musician, artist, writer, and luthier. His songwriting is inspired by traditional folk music, as well as its revival. Victor studied literature at the Macaulay Honors College, intending to focus on lyric writing. He later formed Victor V. Gurbo & Co. in 2012, collaborating with other local musicians from different genres and walks of life. As Marion Caffey (Producer of Amateur Night at The Apollo Theatre) said of the band: “I would never see the group of you walking down the street together, which makes it so amazingly wonderful that you're so together - which is the world that should be the world.”
 

Victor’s band was accepted into the WNYC & WQXR’s 2013 Battle of the Boroughs, where they won the title of “best band in Brooklyn.” John Schaefer (host of NPR's Soundcheck) said of the band: "I liked that it wasn't just a nostalgia trip. There was the sound of old New York there, but there was also the sound of modern New York. And it wasn't just because you were playing electric...There was kind of an edge; a snarling punk edge to this music - and at the same time, it was really evoking sounds we probably heard in New York City from the late 20s early 30s...you pulled that off and made it."

Victor and his band have been actively putting on performances and selling out shows in New York City since then, playing at prestigious venues such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, NPR’s Greene Space, City Winery, The Highline Ballroom, and Jalopy School of Music & Theatre, among many others. They also participated in the “No End For The Bitter End” fundraiser to help save NYC’s iconic Bitter End, which resulted in $100,000 to help keep the venue afloat.