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Homowo African Arts Celebrates 25 Years
Name changes
in legacy nod
to Obo Addy
ing direction o f its founder Obo
Addy, while focusing on creating,
performing and teaching African
arts.
Addy, a long-time Portland musi
cian and master drum m er from
Homowo African Arts and Cul Ghana, is renowned as a leader, a
tures will celebrate its 25th anniver teacher, an entertainer and an artist
sary with a new name and a more of numerous genres. In the future,
focused direction. Hereafter known he will concentrate its efforts on
as The Obo Addy Legacy Project, producing major artistic perfor
the Portland non-profit will carry mances, teaching in both K-12
forth its mission under the continu schools and at the college level, and
writing compositions.
"Through his music and teach
ing, Obo has affected hundreds of
thousands of lives in the Pacific
Northwest and beyond," said Su
san Addy, executive director of The
Obo Addy Legacy Project.
Founded by Obo and Susan Addy
in 1986, Homowo African Arts &
Cultures originally existed as a vir
tual cultural center with offerings in
schools, parks and performance ven
ues all over the country.
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True Shine
Freedom Celebration
In Honor of Juneteenth
Obo Addy, a long-time Portland musician and drummer from
Ghana, is known for his charismatic spirit, rapid-fire hands and
powerful voice.
11 TIME GRAMMY WINNER
1st Visit to Portland
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Sachal
Vasandani
PDX Jazz Night
presents Rising Star
Vocalist Sachal Vasandani is set
to make his Portland debut during
PDX Jazz night at the Tony Starlight
Supper Club-Lounge on Saturday,
June 18 at 8 p.m.
The performance will feature his
New York-based working ensemble,
consisting of pianist Jeb Patton,
bassist David Wong and drummer
Kendrick Scott.
With two albums on Mack Av
enue Records, Vasandani - a 2010
DownBeat "Rising Star" poll win
ner - established himself as one of
the most promising voices in mod
em jazz, with a distinctive blend of
jazz and pop.
His third release, Hi-Fly, confirms
the high p raise and m akes
Vasandani one of the freshest, most
versatile artists to emerge onto the
jazz scene.
Tony Starlight’s is located at 3728
N.E. Sandy Blvd. For more informa
tion, phone 503- 517-8584 or visit
the website tonystarlight.com.
LAND
J U N E 16 2011 7 P M
N E W B E G IN N IN G S
3300 Northeast 172nd Place Portland OR 97230
Tickets at www.ticketswest.com 800-992-TIXX
www.trueshineentertainment.com 503-501-1864