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Zoo will feature entertainer Aimee
Mann, a renowned singer-songwriter
who has achieved great success
independent from major record labels.
Oliver “Tuku" Mtukudzi will bring African sounds and
socially conscious content to a special summer
concert series at the Oregon Zoo.
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir performs Thursday, July 31midway through a week of
summer concerts at the Oregon Zoo, sponsored by Wells Fargo bank.
A im e e M ann t o I g n i t e S u m m e r C o n c e r t S e r i e s
Top performers to
fill zoo lawn on
three consecutive
nights
T op national entertainers will fill
the terraced law n at the O regon
Z oo w ith m usic lovers for three
consecutive nights this m onth as
part o f the W ells Fargo Sum m er
C oncert Series.
O liver “T uku” M tukudzi per
form s on W ednesday, July 30, fol
low ed by Linda T illery and the
C ultural H eritage C h o ir on T hurs
day, July 31 and A im ee M ann on
Friday, A ug. 1.
T uku is noted for uplifting and
hope-infused perform ances. With
40 album s to his credit, he perform s
in the Shona language o f Z im ba
bw e as w ell as English. His lyrics
invariably deal with social and eco
nomic issues. In the face o f political
turm oil and a horrific A ID S epi
dem ic that has sw ept the African
continent, T u k u ’s hum or and opti
m ism creates an appeal that crosses
generations.
B onnie R a itt,o n e o fT u k u ’sb ig -
gest fans, has not only called Tuku
“a treasure,” but has also used his
m usic as inspiration for the song
“O ne B elief A w ay” on her album
Fundam ental. The Utne Reader has
d e s c r ib e d M tu k u d z i a n d th e
B lackspirits as "O ne o f the G iants
o f A frican pop.”
Linda T illery and the C ultural
H eritage C h o ir will bring A frican
A m erican sounds to the concert
series. T illery is a veteran vocalist,
percussionist, producer and cul
tural historian. Since the 1960s, her
powerful, shimmering alto voice has
been show cased in such groups as
T he L o ad in g Z one, Z asu P itts
M em o rial O rch estra, the S olid
S en d er’s and Bobby M cF errin’s
V oicestra. T he ch o ir’s collection
includes intoned sermons, folk tales
and dance.
Singer-songw riter A im ee M ann
has achieved recognition in the
m usic industry for both her talents
and her notorious independence
from m ajor record labels. A cru
sader for the fight o f unfairly treated
artists ag ain st co rp o rate labels,
M ann has found success in her
ow n w ay. C ritics gushed over her
1993 debut. W hatever, and m ain
stream attention has follow ed her
through contributions to TV show
M elrose Place (“T h at’s Just W hat
Y ou A re” ), the soundtrack to Paul
Thom as A nderson's M agnolia, and
the them e song for Jerry M aguire
(“ W ise U p” ). M ann has also taken
a turn on the Lilith F air tour.
The W ells Fargo S um m er C on
cert Series is P ortland’s longest
running outdoor series.
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Sax Sensation to
Perform at Mt. Hood
Saxophonist Greg Osby
will perform at the Mt.
Hood Jazz festival on
Sunday, Aug. 3. Osby is
considered one of most
important bandleaders
and record-makers in Jazz
today. He has produced
13 acclaimed Blue Note
albums and performed at
clubs, concert halls and
festivals around the world.
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