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For the past two decades, UB40
have consistently proven the power of
pop-influenced reggae music. Their
smash hit singles, sold-out concerts
and global popularity are the stuff of
legend-resulting in U.S. salesofeight
million albums, and worldwide sales
in excess of 30 million units.
With the release of their 16th al­
bum, Guns IN The Ghetto, UB40
proves how far a band can go by
staying true to their roots. Though
they started writing songs for their
new disk while on I994’s “Promises
For th e p a s t tw o d e c a d e s -U B 4 0 : A s tro (to a s te r/v o c a ls /g u ita r), A li
C a m p b e ll (b a s s g u ita r), B rian Travers (sa xo p h o n e ), Ja m e s Brown
(drum s), R obin C a m p b e ll (le a d g u ita r/v o c a ls ), N orm an H a ssa n
(p e rc u s s io n ), M ic k e y V irtue (k e y b o a rd s )
U B 4 O
And Lies” tour, the album was prima­
rily written and recorded at Kuff stu­
dios in Jamaica, and at the group’s
own Dep International Studios in Bir­
mingham, England. Aside from be­
ing influenced by Jamaica itself, Guns
In the Ghetto was profoundly influ­
enced by the special aura of Kuff
Studios-the studio Bob Marley was
building when he died of cancer in
A rt A dvisory C ommittee V olunteers
Tri-Met is seeking volunteers from
Clackamas, Multnomah and Washing­
ton counties to serve on the firs, Tri-Met
Public Art Advisory Committee. The
committee will oversee the new agency­
wide Public Art Program. Service on the
committee will begin in September 1997.
In March 1997, the Tri-Met Board of
Directors adopted a “Percent for Art”
policy which sets aside a portion of
capital projects for art works and art-
related activities. The committee will
oversee the implementation of the policy
including selection o f art projects, art­
ists, and aesthetic review of proposed art
works.
Those interested in serving on the
committee must demonstrate interest or
experience in public art, community in­
volvement, Tri-Me, or urban design is­
sues. Committee members are expected
to serve a minimum of two years and
attend monthly meetings.
If interested, please send a letter to
Rhonda Danielson, Marketing, Tri-Met,
4 0 12 SE 17th Ave., Portland, OR 97202.
Please state your interest in serving on
the Public Art Advisory Committee and
relevant art or community experience.
The letter must be received by July 15.
1981.
The first single and video from
Guns In The Ghetto, “Tell Me Is It
True,” is featured in director Jan De
Bont’s film thriller “Speed 2: C ruise
Control,” starring Sandra Bullock,
Jason Patrie, and Willem DeFoe.
The filmmakers heard a demo of the
song and loved it so much they actu­
ally wrote a cameo appearance by
the band into the script — in UB40’s
motion picture debut, they perform
the song aboard the cruise ship where
all the action takes place.
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Once I rhymed, they took me in—
not because I was good for a girl’
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have to do better than them.” That’s
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game. "I leave them something for
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Homowo Festival volunteers wanted
The Eighth Annual Homowo Festival for African Arts will be held
on Sunday, August 17th, beginning at I p.m. in Cathedral Park in
North Portland. This African harvest festival is the largest culturally-
based African/African-Am erican festival in the Northwest. Obo
Addy’s Okropong and Kukrudu as well as other regional artists will
present a great variety of music and dance from various African
countries. The festival will also include crafts, workshops, children
activities and food. Each year the Festival begins with a traditional
processional in which many people from the African and African-
American community take part, filling the roles of kings, queens, and
the royal family. The pageantry of an authentic African processional
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