Portland Observer April 9.1981 P
entertainment
HAPPENINGS
ENTERTAINMENT
Art benefits Ballet Society
Sixty w orks by pro m in en t N orthw est artists w ill be e xhibite d A p ri
in a benefit for the Portland Ballet Company. The exhibit opening, inclu.
music, guest artists and refreshments w ill be at Town H all, 3425 N. Mom
Avenue, Portland. This opening, which runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m ., is m
possible by the assistance o f Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program.
The art is part o f a collection o f more than 150 o rig in a l w orks acquit
since 1959 by Kaiser-Permanente as part o f the interior decor o f their medit
facilities. Most have never been viewed in a gallery-like setting by the public
Music w ill provided by the Kaiser Arts Players - Betty Perkins, piano; Di
Rex Underwood, violin; Julie Underwood, cello; Dr. W illiam Dc’ ak, rccor
der, and Dr. Harvey Klevit, clarinet.
A donation o f $10. per person includes refreshm ents. The public is in
vited.
KWAME
The signing o f reggae artist Kwame Heshimu to the Polydor roster is an
im portant step for the popular, native Jamaican music to achieve commercial
success here in America. W ith the release o f Kwame's debut album. Follow I,
produced by the famed team o f Lee Jaffe and Karl Pitterson, this potential
becomes vin yl rea lity. Jaffe and Pitterson, the pair responsible fo r such
albums as Peter Tosh’ s Legalize It, Bob M arley and the Waiters Exodus,
Rastaman V ib ra tio n and Kaya. as well as other L P ’ s by Toots and the
Maytals. Steel Pulse and Robert Palmer, work w ith one o f the to p -flig h t
assemblages o f raggae talent gathered anywhere. Included in Kwame’ s stand
o u t band are bassist Winston Gardner, drummers "B U F ” and Steve Ferrone
o f the Average W hite Band, lead guitarist Joe O rtiz, keyboardists Dean Gant
and M ikey Ranglin, rhythm , ryhthm guitarist Cleon Douglas, and vocalist
Clarence Burke, Janice Burke, Brenda M adison and Evonne W rig h t. A ll
playing the songs o f Kwame Heshimu, a talent in the great tradition o f raggae
artists, with the experience necessary for musical success.
Kwame was born January 17, 1954 in St. Anns, Jamica — the birthplace o f
Bob M arley, Burning Spear’ s W inston Rodney and Marcus Garvey, some
pretty heavy company, mon. His mucical career started out at the age ot six
teen when he became musical director for "S ing O ut Jamica, a c u ltu ra l
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choral group which not only toured the island but the Caribbean as well.
Soon afterw ards, Kwame travelled to New Y o rk C ity , but, a year later,
returned to his native land to produce early recordings o f Augustus Pablo
and Linval Thomas for Randy’ s and Harry J’ s Recording Studios, renowned
in Jamaica fo r producing to p -flig h t raggae. Both artist went on to have
m ajor hits in Jamaica. When he came back to the States in 1974, Kwame at
tended the H artford Conservatory o f Music, where he studied for a year.
Following his studies in H artford, Kwame moved to New York C ity once
again, and, in 1975, formed the Full Hand Band, which played out ot Port
Jefferson on Long Island. The group began to play the club circuit consisten
tly on the East Coast, when, in 1977, they were joined by current legendary
Wailer lead guitarist A1 Anderson. This o u tfit continued touring until 1979,
when Kwame split to start his own local independent label, " C H A N T I” un
der w hich, on the th ird , the female raggae artist “ N adine” hand-led the
singing chores. A ll three 45’ s were written, arranged and produced by Kwame
Heshimu, and indicated a new raggae talent was on the horizon.
W ith its authentic feel and talented players, Follow /. could be one o f the
most im p o rta n t raggae albums ever released in Am erica. It represents the
first real e ffo rt, outside o f the established stars like M arley, Tosh and Toots,
for an American label to work closely with raggae music. Kwame Heshimu’ s
Follow ! more than fu lfills its side o f the bargain. Just listen.
A t this m om ent, Kwame is busy at w ork c o n tin u in g to compose and
rehearse intensively. He says these activities w ill lighten his path to more
musical success. From the evidence o f F ollow /, that path is already a shin
ing beacon.
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29th. The show was put on by the Oregonian Ladies. Com ing Soon
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