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Blazing Guitars
and Arena Rock
Like toast and jam,
or a wink and a smile,
so g o es to g e th e r
Rodrigo y Gabriela's
unlikely blend of Latin
m usic and heavy
metal, coming to the
Oregon Zoo, Friday,
Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. as
part of the Wells Fargo
Summer Concert Se­
ries presented by Fred
Meyer.
"R o d rig o
y
G a b rie la "
hard ly
sounds like the name
of an Irish metal band
- but while Rodrigo
(S a n c h e z )
and
Gabriela (Quintero) are
M exican and play
acoustic guitars, the
duo, now based in
Heavy metal and Latin duo Rodrigo y
Dublin, still channels
Gabriela perform Friday, Aug. 31 at the
the blazing guitar riffs
Oregon Zoo.
and arena-rock ambi­
tions of the metal bands they grew aries of either genre."
With their unique combination.
up listening to.
"R odrigo y G abriela are more Rodrigo y Gabriela have earned
than a tribute to heavy metal or praise from fans, peers and critics
Latin m usic," said Krista Swan, alike. They have played alongside
event coordinator. "Their instru­ Damien Rice, an early fan of the
mental experim entation has pro­ duo, and acts as di verse as Courtney
duced a unique blend that goes Pine, the Buena Vista Social Club
above and beyond the bound­ and Murray Lachan Young.
Sat, Sept 8*8p
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‘Zap Mama’ at the Aladdin
The A frican m usical entity reached #1 on the Billboard Top
known as Zap Mama' will feature World Music Albums chart.
their first new material in more than
The group is best known for its
three years when they perform Sat­ engaging blend of World. Jazz, Funk
urday,Sept. I at9p.m. at the Aladdin and R&B music.
Theater. 3017 S.W.
Tickets are $25
Milwaukie.
at the theater and
W hen
v o c a list
ticketmaster.com.
Marie Daulne started
the Z ap M ama 15
Afropean Zap
years ago, it was a fe­
Mama' brings
male a cappella group
her blend of
that drew on Congo­
world, jazz, funk
lese pygmy music.
and R&B to the
Since then, Daulne
Aladdin Theater
has added a band,
stage Saturday,
sco red a G ram m y
Sept. 1.
n o m in a tio n
and