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ENTERTAINMENT
ANTIQUE &
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SHOW
c+c
Music
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Factory
EXHIBITORS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
EXPO CEW ER
TAKE EXIT 306B OFF I-5 NORTH or SOUTH
Saturday, March 2 8am to 7pm
Sunday, March 3 9am te 5 p m
ADMISSION $5 00
Good For Both Days
SPECIAL SUNDAY DISCO UNT Bnng this ad and admit 2 for the
price of one G OOD SUNDAY ONLY
Produced by Palmer/Wirfs & Associates
(503)282-0877
Heather Perkins (from left), Keitha Shepherd, Kirstin Hall and Shawn Allen are the ladies o f "Pure
Soul." Echoing the golden era. the ladies give audiences what they've been missing and asking for:
Real singers, singing a healthy dose of "ole" school soul and R&B. Their debut album is on
Interscope Records.
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An Evening of
Comedy
Music and
Dancing
The Fugees (Refugee Camp) are hot on the hip hop music Trail. The
group features Wyclef “Clef" Jean (from left), a Haitian-blooded,
rhyme-sayin' guitar hero; Lauryn “L" Hill, a sweet-sounding African-
American rapstress and soul singer; and Prakazrel “Pras" Michel,
an amazing verbal acrobat, capable o f leaping tall buildings with a
single, hip hop tinged syllable.
When the history of dance music
is written, few acts will have had the
everlasting and widespread impact
of Columbia Records artists C+C
music Factory.
In the space of four brief years, the
brainchild of producers/DJs Robert
Cliville’s and David Cole not only
ignited the presence o f streetwise
rhythms on pop radio, it also altered
the creative direction of the dance
music genre as a whole. For proof, all
one needs to do is examine The Ulti­
mate: Greatest Remixes and discov­
er a body of work that still sounds
fresh and innovative. More than a
mere singles retrospective, this al­
bum deftly illuminates and chroni­
cles the unique elements that made
C+C Music Factory special — most
notably Clivilles and Cole’s talent
for concocting concise and instantly
memorable pop hooks that were com­
fortably accessible to a musical land­
scape wherein hip-hop, house, and
even heavy metal were harmonious­
ly interwoven.
Born into public consciousness
during the summer of 1991, C+C Music
Factory started as a breeding ground
for the budding gifts of singer Zelma
Davis and rapper Freedom Williams,
as well as a playground of seasoned
siren Martha Wash. Fueled by jagged
lock guitar licks, a wriggling bassline,
and an anthemic chorus, the No. 1
single “Gonna Make You Sweat” be­
came the undisputed soundtrack ofthe
youth culture ofthe moment. Before
the year’s close, the album of the same
name had begun to draw a larger audi­
ence to the act, eventual ly sel ling more
than 6 million copies worldwide and
becoming the best-selling pop/dance
album of the 90s so far.
The hits began to pile up, includ­
ing the smashing “Things That Make
You Go Hmmm...” and the riotous
“Here We Go (Rock & Roll).” C+C
Sunday
March 3 ,1 9 9 6
6:00 p.m.
Annie Pearl’s
Restaurant &
Lounge
315 SE Pine
(behind Office Depot)
I n the I ntermediate
T heatre of the
P ortland C enter
FOR THE
P erforming A rts
Box
Robert Clivilles (above), and
David Cole (below).
O ffice :
(503) 274-6588
T ickets :
$11.00 - $33.00
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE
FASTIXX 224-TIXX
s SOUTH
JAMES STEPHENS III is a featured
Grand Slam Comedian, a regular
on Showtime. ABC, NBC and MTV.
He has been featured on the Ray
Charles ” 50 Years in Music Uh-Huh”
Special and Whoopi G oldberg’s
Comedy Shows.
This event will sponsor ten Oregon
Students to join students from New
York and tour 33 historically Black
Colleges.
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Events by FM Burch « Associates
Tickets: $25.00 (includes lite meal)
available at the following locations:
NECDC • 4114 N Vancouver
SEI • 1730 N. Flint
Urban League • 10 N. Russell
YEEC • 1818 NE MLk Blvd.
- or call -
FM Burch & Assoc. 281-3771
Sponsored by:
Durham Construction
kaiser Permanente
Nike. Inc
Providence Portland Medical Center
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Music Factory’s videogenic image
paid off in the form of clips that
saturated MTV airwaves and trig­
gered countless fashion statements.
In the wake of a sold-out world con­
cert tour, the list of accolades began
to lengthen, with the act gamering
five American Music Awards, five
Billboard Music Awards, and a
Grammy nomination for Best New
Artist before the world stopped
“sweating” sometime in 1992.