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Page 6 Portland Observer, October 8, 1981
E N TE R TA IN M E N T
[HAPPENINGS
Cameron
Salsoul recording artist Cameron’s second album, Cameron's In Love, is
“ an anthology o f sorts” according to the singer, who was named the “ Best
New Black Male Vocalist" by Record World magazine in 1980. When Cam
eron (the voice behind such hit songs as “ Manic O f Y ou ” and
"Funkdown” ) was putting together his new album, he and his collaborator-
producer Randy Muller (leader and producer o f million selling Brass Con
struction and producer o f the hit act Skyy) realized that the songs formed a
theme that explored “ the different phases o f love relationships.” Hence the
title, Cameron‘s In Love.
But growing up in Guyana, South America, Cameron learned about love
through experiences which were vastly different from the average American
style o f dating and couting. “ 1 wasn’ t a lady-killer, basically,** confesses the
attractive recording star. “ I was pretty shy in school, mainly into books and
studying until I got to high school."
When Cameron did meet his “ first love” at the rehearsal o f a friend’ s
band, he didn’ t ask her out to a dance, a movie, or for a night on the tpwn.
Dating in Guyana is governed by a completely different set o f rules.
" In Guyana, back then you didn’t jus, take girls ou, on dates like that,”
explains Cameron. “ First o f all. you have to have the parents’ consent. And
o f course, they may not approve o f you, or they might think that the girl is
too young.”
M ol B row n dem onstrates technique to children of the Children's
C lu b . The M e l B ro w n T rio , along w ith Jim P epper and Friends,
Sounds of Jefferson. Joyfull Sound, and Rhythm M ethod w ill p er
form a b e n e fit for the Children's Club on Friday. O ctober 9th, 7:00
pm at Jefferson High School. Donation is $6.00 for adults. $3.00 for
children (free child care provided).
Welcome Home Concert
Peggy Houston Shivers, (soprano), in concert, Sunday, October 18,
1981, at 4 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 N.E. Hancock.
Tickets on sale a, G.l. Joe's, 8900 N. Vancouver; Stevens & Son Jewelers.
Lloyd Center. Ticket cost: $10 per person.
PRODUCTIONS’
Even if the parents do approve o f the relationship, that doesn’ t mean that
they don’t keep a watchful eye on the courting lovers. “ Seeing girls is more
or less confined to her house under the supervision o f the parents. They are
always there, so there’s no room for hanky-panky.”
( onsequently, the suitor spends as much lime and effort courting the par
ents as he does the girl. "In fact, you really don't go to see the g irl—you go
to see the parents under the pretext o f seeing the girl, or vice-versa."
The parents of Cameron s first girlfriend obviously must have approved
of him. The couple stayed together for seven years, building a solid bond of
love that continued even after Cameron moved to the United States, leav
ing his love behind, but carrying on the relationship for a while with letters
and phone calls.
Listeners to Cameron s In Love will note that Cameron has an almost
universal understanding o f love relationships that is human, sensitive, and
down-to-earth, and se, in a wide variety o f musical styles that are danceable
and appealing. Cameron has learned a Io, about romance since his very firs,
love. If that same g irl’ s parents got a taste o f Cameron’ s captivatingly ro
mantic m usic- which took him to the top o f the charts in his native Guyana
— no doubt they would still approve.
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