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The Afro Celts, having recently released their newest ablum, “Seed," bring their unique sound to
the Oregon Zoo on Friday, July 18.
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M u s ic a l F u s io n
The Afro Celts are going to rock
the lawn near the Asian elephants
at the Oregon Zoo on Friday, July
18. Afro Celt Sound System iselec-
trifying audiences across the na
tion with their innovative fusion o f
West African rhythms, Irish tradi
tional m usic, and cutting-edge
dance grooves. Tickets for the Afro
C elt’s July 18 performance are on
sale now.
Considered pioneers o f the glo-
bal beat movement and originally
called the Afro Celt Sound System,
the sound o f the Afro Celts has
evolved in the past seven years
from an emphasis on programmed
beats and grooves to real instru
mentation and song craft. The lat
est album in their continual musical
exploration, Seed, has an organic-
feel throughout.
Tickets for the Afro C e lt’s per
form ance are on sale now. Ticket
price is $ 15. Tickets are available
at the zoo reception office and
S afew ay T ic k e tsW e st T ic k e t
C e n te r s ,
o n - lin e
at
T ic k e ts W e s t.c o m
( s e r v ic e
charges apply) or by calling 503-
224-8499or 800-992-8499. Doors
open at 5 p.m. and the concert
begins at 7 p.m. For additional
in f o r m a tio n ,
p le a s e
v is it
w w w .oregonzoo.org or cal 1503-
226-1561.
Macy Gray ’s Return to Pop Judge Throws out Felony
Only two years ago, Macy
Gray was on top of the music
world - a critical and commer
20arrest in Philadelphia, when police after intervening in an argument
cial darling with a multi-plati
said Sigel threw a gun from his ve between Speller and two women
num debut album, a Grammy
hicle during a traffic stop, Perri said. outside the Pony Tail Bar. Speller
and a ubiquitous hit single.
The 29-year-old also has a pre- was expected to recover.
Then her second album
In the court hearing last week, a
landed a week after Sept.
Philadelphia judge threw out a
Police said Sigel fired
1 1, with a resounding thud.
twoshots after intervening felony assault charge but upheld
Now, as Gray prepares to
two misdemeanor charges against
in an argument between
release her third album ,
Sigel for a January assault. The
“The Trouble With Being
victim, Wendall Mathis, testified
Speller and two women
At the close o f a state court
M yself,” she finds herself
that Sigel punched him in both eyes,
outside the Pony Tail Bar.
hearing
on an assault case, rap art
breaking the orbital bone around
in the uncom fortable posi
Speller was expected to
his left eye, according to Assistant
tion o f having to re-estab ist Beanie Sigel was arrested by
federal officials and charged with recover.
District
Attorney Crystal Scott.
Js
lish h erself as a pop suc
being a felon in possession o f a
Sigel’s
1995 drug conviction is
cess.
firearm.
liminary hearing on a charge of the basis for the federal gun-pos
“ Music is all about timing.”
Sigel, a South Philadelphia na shooting a man outside a West session charge, Perri said.
reflects the 32-year-old singer- tive whose real name is Dwight Philadelphia bar. Last week, Sigel
A protege o f Jay-Z, Sigel gained
songwriter. “You could put out Grant, was to remain in custody on surrendered to police on an at a following in 2000 with his gold-
the hottest record in the whole the weapons charge until a federal tempted murder charge for alleg certified debut CD, “The Truth.”
world - if it’s not the right time detention hearing, said his lawyer, edly shooting Terrence Speller in His second album spent several
Fortunato Pern Jr.
the stomach and foot on July 1.
for it, it won’t work.”
weeks in the top 10 o f Billboard’s
The
charge
comes
from
an
April
Police said Sigel fired two shots R&B/Hip-Hopchart.
Timing was certainly part of
the problem surrounding Gray’s
“The Id.” In the wake of the
E N JO Y O NE OF T H E H IG H E S T FO R M S OF E N T E R T A IN M E N T
terror attacks, Gray’s sexy,
exuberant attitude didn ’ t mesh
with the somber, healing tone
of the times. “The Id” sold
about 585,000 copies - decent
for some artists, but a flop
The C ipizzaner Stallions are horses o f nobility - the ultimate
compared with the 3.3 million
expression
o f an art form which fa tes b a efto the 16th century.
copies sold for her debut.
Charges Against Beanie Sigel
Rapper with
firearms
possession
charge had prior
charges dropped
THE “ WORLD FAM OUS”
Singer Macy Gray poses is preparing for the release of her third
album, “The Trouble With Being Myself." The 32-year-old singer-
songwriter finds herself in the uncomfortable position o f having
to re-establish herself as a pop success.
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