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Dennis Springer to
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A frican Americans had the opportunity to share African culture w ith all
races at the .African Harvest Festival on Sunday. August 26.
The Five hour festival took place at Pioneer Square, and was free o f charge.
It featured colorful A frican dress, as well as engera-traditional A frican fo o d -
served bv the Portland chapter o f the Eritrean R elief Committee, as a fund raiser fo r
Eritrea Ethiopian refugees.
The event also featured Obo Addy and his band Okropong, playing African
music and performing traditional dances.
The photos below, at right, and on the front page are scenes from the
festival. They were taken by for the Observer by Paul Cone, a photographer for the
Oregon State U niversity A lum ni newspaper, distributed nationally.
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Jazz saxophonist Dennis Sprin­
ger, fresh o ff the release o f his new
album , R io" w ill close out the K1NK-
F M Sum ner Concert Series Friday Night,
August 31, 1990, from 5-8 p.m. The
recording is produced by ' jio n McClain, I-»
w h o -a lo n g w ith M ike ‘ !avolas~owns
Dark Horse Entertainment/Nu Vision
Records
N e x t week, the O bserver e n te rta in ­
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