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“Soul Boat Express”
3rd Annual cruise
down the mighty Willamette River
August 15, 2018
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Obo Addy Legacy Project Farewell
Celebration to
honor 32 years
of outreach
Wednesday evening, August 22nd 2018
Cruise liner sets sail promptly at 7:00 pm from
110 SE Caruthers Portland Spirit Fleet Dock
(down the street from OMSI)
Complimentary guest parking in the lot
Cruise length: approximately 3 hours
Special Guest: Sunny Blue Bland
Cruise package includes hors d’oeuvres, dancing, live DJ
and a surprise celebrity guest host. Come see the sights
& listen to the soulful sounds of “Old School R & B”
Cost: $125 per person
For ticket information call 503-757-6017
“Don’t Miss the Boat”
Attire: Summer White & Comfortable Shoes
After 32 years of introducing
people to the positive music and
culture of Ghana, the
Portland-based Obo Addy
Legacy Project will be closing. A
celebration to honor the work of
the late African musician and his
wife Susan Addy, will be held on
Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. at the Lagunitas Com-
munity Room, 237 N.E. Broad-
way, Suite 300.
The Obo Addy Legacy Project
was the Pacific Northwest’s first
African arts organization oper-
ating under their first name Ho-
mowo African Arts and Cultures.
Susan Addy recently decid-
ed to retire after a serious illness
and subsequent recovery. She has
been the executive director of the
non-profit group since its incep-
tion in 1986. Obo Addy died in
2012. The music and curriculum
were based on his teachings as a
legendary master percussionist,
composer, and educator.
Over the years, the project
sponsored events and activities
that allowed audiences and stu-
dents to see the African roots of
more familiar, popular music and
how musical forms are intricately
woven into the fabric of everyday
life. Working in local schools, the
organization gave kids an over-
view of rhythm, movement, story-
telling, and singing in traditional
Ghanaian culture and workshops
to introduce the drumming and
dance in their techniques specific
The late Obo Addy was a Ghanaian drummer and dancer who
was one of the first native African musicians to bring the fusion of
traditional folk music and Western pop music known as worldbeat
to Europe and then to the Pacific Northwest in the late 1970s.
to Ghana, West Africa.
who made their home in Portland,
The organization’s resident had their final performance July 5
performing troupe Okropong, at the Waterfront Blues Festival.
comprised of 29 drummers and
For tickets and more information,
dancers originally from Ghana visit oboaddylegacyproject.org.