Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, February 28, 1996, Page 12, Image 12

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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 o f "ole" school soul and R&R. 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 tail buildings with a
single, hip hop tinged syllable.
When the history o f dance music
is written, few acts will have had the
everlasting and widespread impact
o f Columbia Records artists C+C
music Factory.
I n the space o f four brief years, the
brainchild o f 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 o f 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 o f 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 C ole’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 o f 19 9 1, C+C Music
Factory started as a breeding ground
for the budding gifts o f singer Zelma
Davis and rapper Freedom Williams,
as well as a playground o f seasoned
siren Martha Wash. Fueled by jagged
rock guitar licks, a wriggling bassline,
and an anthemic chorus, the No. I
single “Gonna Make You Sweat” be­
came the undisputed soundtrack ofthe
youth culture o f the moment. Before
the year’s close, the album o f the same
name had begun to draw a larger audi­
ence to the act, e ventual ly sel ling more
than 6 million copies worldwide and
becoming the best-selling pop/dance
album of the 90s so far.
I he 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, 1996
6:00 p.m.
Annie Pearl’s
Restaurant &
Lounge
315 SE Pine
(behind Office Depot)
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 F M Burch
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Associates
Tickets: $25.00 (includes lite meal)
available at the following locations:
NECOC • 4114 N Vancouver
SEI • 1730 N. Flint
Urban League • 10 N. Russell
YEEC • 1818 NE MLk Blvd.
Music Factory’s videogenic irr
paid off in the form o f clips
saturated MTV airwaves and I
gered countless fashion stateme
In the wake o f a sold-out world <
cert tour, the list o f accolades be
to lengthen, with the act game:
live American Music Awards,
Billboard Music A w ards, an
Grammy nomination for Best F
Artist before the w orld stop
“sweating” sometime in 1992.
- or call -
FM Burch & Assoc. 281-3771
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