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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:47:39 -0500
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For Immediate Press Release!
Steady Bongo Returns to Madison

On his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, De Great Steady Bongo, Sierra Leone's
premier Cultural Heroes Band lead singer and his troupe will return to
Madison on Thursday, September 28, 2000 for a performance at the Crystal
Corner Bar, 1302 Williamson Street.   Steady Bongo performed at the Memorial
Union on Friday, August 18 followed with another performance at the African
Festival on August 19.  Both performances were greeted with enthusiasm.

This is the final lap of De Great Steady Bongo's "Born 4 Surfer Tour",
Madison's newly discovered favorite Band show and entertainment.  Steady
Bongo and the Cultural Heroes will give a non-stop three hours musical
entertainment at the Crystal Corner Bar.  The Madison and Milwaukee
performances are the last in a six months tour of the Bands U.S. visit.
They will return to Africa on October 30.  This great entertainer, Steady
Bongo, is a must see and Crystal Corner Bar offers a perfect venue for their
return and final visit to Madison before departure to Africa.  The cost for
the Madison appearance is $7.00 and the show starts at 9 PM. The Crystal
Corner Bar is located at 1302 Williamson Street.

 "De Great Steady Bongo combines the best of a new generation of African
Musicians.  He emerges from the turmoil of civil strife with a high tempo
that reflects in his music and songs, making them philosophical and dance
hall.  It is a combination of both message and function that makes De Great
Steady Bongo a star musician, performer and entertainer.  Once you see and
listen to him, his humor is contagious and very difficult to forget.  For a
preview of Bongo's popular music style, stay tuned with Madison's owned,
community support, FM Radio station, W O R T.

The "Born 4 Suffer" tour will end in Wisconsin on Thursday, September 28 at
the Crystal Corner bar 1302 Williamson Street and on Saturday, September 30
in Milwaukee. In Milwaukee, the show will take place at the Empire Room,
5401 N. Lovers Lane Road.  The Rising Star, STEADY BONGO with his cultural
heroes, will provide the latest dance hall craze from the continent again,
right here in Wisconsin. If you get the fever, then follow them to Milwaukee
for more cultural cure.

Join us on Thursday, September 28, 2000 at the Crystal Corner. Please do not
forget.  The show starts at 9 PM with three hours of continuous hits.  Just
come, you'll be glad you did.

For further questions, call the Crystal Corner Bar at 256-2953. For the
Empire Room, call 414-616-4668.   For more on Steady Bongo, check our
Web-site at www.tegloma.net.

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