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(tlje JJcirtlanb OOhseruer Page A6 July 09. 2003 Zoo Tunes Concerts Open Sunday Ghanaian drummer Obo Addy founded Portland's Homowo. Rosanne Cash kicks off a summer of music at the Oregon Zoo RosanncCash, Grammy-winn ing singer and songwriter will reignover the Oregon Zoo as part ofthe Wells Fargo Summer Concert Series on Sunday, July 13 at 7 p.m. She will perform with Iris Dement at the Oregon Z oo's concert lawn. Cash isaGrammy-winning singer and songwriter who has released 10 albums over the last 20 years, chart ing eleven number-one singles and earning numerous accolades for songwriting and performance. The contemporary release fea tures guest tracks with Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Teddy Thompson and Jakob Dylan. Concertgoers can try the zoo’s summer barbecue and nightly spe 1 Dark Star Orchestra. For ad d itio n al in form ation, please visit the zoo’s web site at www.orcgonztxi.org or call 503-226- 1561. cials, then sit back and enjoy a diverse mixture o f musical styles throughout the summer. Upcoming performances include Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann, and Music Share Users Targeted African Traditions to Come Alive Park Blocks on the Portland State University Campus between South- w est H a rriso n and C o lle g e Streets. Admission is a suggested donation o f $5; children are free. Portland’s Homowo (pronounced Its roots lie in the heart o f West I lo-mo-wah) Festival replicates the Africa, yet its heart is in the North traditional Ghanaian harvest festi west. Each year, the Homowo Fes val held annually in West Africa. Obo Addy, a master drummer tival o f African Arts transcends cultural boundaries and celebrates from (ihana, established the Port community in the middle o f down land version in 1989. blending Af town Portland. rican music, dance, pageantry, The festival will return for its crafts, food and demonstrations to 14th year A ug.9and lOat the South create an authentic ethnic celebra- Annual festival to fill PSU Park blocks Aug. 9-10 tion. The weekend draws in thou sands o f spectators with its thun derous drumming, colorful cos tumes and exotic aromas. There’s plenty o f joyful dancing in the crowds, often by toddlers feeling their first beat! The event attracts patrons from all parts of the Pa cific Northwest who come to feel the energy and experience the heri tage o f this vibrant festival. For more information, call 503- 2 8 8 -3 0 2 5 o r v isit w w w . Homowo.org users w ho o ffer "su b stan tial” collections o f mp3 music files for dow nloading. It expects to file at least several hundred lawsuits seeking financial damages within eight to 10 weeks. (AP) — The embattled music Executives for the RIAA, the industry has disclosed aggressive W ash ing to n -b a s e d lo b b y in g plans for an unprecedented escala group that represents m ajor la tion in its fight against Internet bels, would not say how many piracy, threatening to sue hundreds songs on a user’s com puter would o f individual computer users who qualify for a lawsuit. The new illegally share music files online. cam paign com es ju st weeks after The Recording Industry A s U.S. appeals court rulings requir sociation o f A m erica, citing sub ing Internet providers to identify stantial sales declines, said it subscribers suspected o f illegally w ould begin to search Internet sharing music and m ovie files. file-sharing netw orks to identify The RIAA’s president, Carey Sherman, said tens o f millions o f Internet users o f popular file-shar ing software would expose them selves to “the real risk o f having to face the music.” “ It’s stealing. It’s both wrong and illegal," Sherman said. Alluding to the court decisions, Sherman said Internet users who believe they can hide behind an alias online were mistaken. “You are not anonymous,” Sherman said. “ W e’re going to begin taking names." Critics accused the RIAA o f re sorting to heavy-handed tactics likely to alienate m illionsof Internet file-sharers. Label increases fight against Internet piracy ■MMMMMNMNNH Legend Barry White Dies Need Car Loan ? Bad Credit? You are Approved!! Job + Driver License=Car Loan & Choose from 500, Cars, SUV, Vans & Trucks Call Now: 971-570-1233 "Local Call" A Day in the Country Leam about Oregon's past and enjoy a day in the country at the historic James Bybee House on Sauv ic Island, open each weekend through Labor Day. Visit the Agricultural Museum. Pioneer Orchard, wetlands and picnic grounds, and join in tours and educational programs presented by the Oregon Historical Society. Operated by M ETRO Suggested donation $3 per visitor No pets please For program information and directions, please call the Oregon Historical Society at 503-306-11 98 or click on 'Bybee House" at www ohs org/educatiorV With his unique baritone-a mix o f velvet and gravel - R&B great Barry White was the voice of America's bedroom, his throbbing compositionsconspiring with purr ing vocals to seduce fans for over threedecades. White, who had kid ney fai lure from years ofhigh blood pressure, died Friday at age 58. He had been undergoing dialysis and had been hospitalized since a Sep tember stroke. His songs were in fused with sexually charged verbal foreplay, I ike on l975’s “LoveSer- enade,” which began with the low, intimate whisper: “I want you the way you came into the world, I don’t want to feel no clothes ...” That year W hite’s chronic blood pressure forced him to can cel several live performances with the group Earth, Wind & Fire and he w as b riefly h o sp italized . W hite’s survivors include eight children, grandchildren, and his companion Catherine Denton. 1 Rose Kogeman, attorney for Rap producer Marion “Suge " Knight (left) and Minister Tony Mohammed, speak at news conference July 2 in Claremont, Calif., following his arrest for allegedly assaulting a parking lot attendant outside a Hollywood nightclub. (A P) — A law yer for w itnesses that the rap mogul M arion “ Suge” K night said did not punch a parking valet, she has statements from eight an incident that could return him to prison. ft “ U nfortunately for Mr. T.B. E n t e r p r is e s P r e s e n t s Knight, it appears that he was T h e I s l e y B r o t H E R S arrested prior to a full inves tigation ofthe al legation,” at #1 Selling Album torney Rose Kogeman said at "Body Kiss" a new s conference July 2. Kogeman said it was another patron, whom she did not identify, who got angry and shoved the valet while waiting fora vehicle. K night, 37, was arrested / iekets go on sale July 14. 200 I Available (u I be ( 'rystal Ballroom. I errell Brandon's liarbersbo/t and any I ieketmasters outlets. last m onth for a lle g ed ly Pru e $40.00 punching the attendant. 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