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3:15pm Brand New Unit « Local hardcore legends

4:o0pm Jeet K & Third Eye Tribe « Slant-Eyed ”
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Friday, August 8, 1997 — North Shore News - 15

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By Layne Christensen

News Reporter
layne@nsnews.com

UNDER the Volcano
Festival has returned to
its roots.

The day-long festival of art
and social change has rocked
Cates Park every second
Sunday in August since 1990.

That first rent eight sum-
mers ago was billed as “a
in the park,” says festival pany
founder Irwin Gostindie. It
grew from a government-
funded, volunteer-run youth
project. The aim was to pull
youths from the community
and give them production,
promotion and management
skills. The musical program
was purposely diverse to
encourage teen festival-goers
to break out of their musical

" cliques and open their minds

to new views and new sounds.

“Our subile goal was to
inspire young people to get
together to listen to music in a
positive, alcohol-free space,”
says Oostindie.

Three hundred youths
attended the first festival.
Subsequent festivals attracted
proportionately smaller num-
bers of youth as more and
more young adults were
attracted to the event's.
expanding focus. .

en’s programming
and family activites were.
added. Cross-cultural pro- -
gramming fearured First
Nations performers from
around the world. Attendance
grew to 8,000 in °94 and °95
then fell to 5,500 last year.

Oostindie blames the drop
cen poor promotion. This year,
he’s expecting attendance to” |
retum to previous heights. |

New main-stage acts like: .

West Coast rappers Rascalz
target teens. Loud, Brand
New Unit and Hellenkeller are
other local acts with strong
followings.

While the festival has refo-
cused on youth, First Nations
programming remains a strong
component.

James Bay Cree performers
Chisasibi Warriors play the
main stage. Lil’Wat Hand
Drummers from Mount
Currie return this year. Chief
Leonard George and Children
of Takaya of the neighboring
Tsleil-Waututh Nation honor

‘the festival site with song and: -

dance. The Squamish Nation
hosts a salmon BBQ...
Oostindie is optimistic of
the festival’s furure: Plans are
to expand the Cates Park festi-
val to two days next summer.

Unde? The Voicano >

is honoured’ to. present ,
Chief Leonard :George
& Children of Takaya of the
Tsleil-Waututh Nation at thi
year’s Festival. {3°

We would like te recognize. ;
the support of the District of 2 |

North. Vancouver. Parks

: Department-and the North’

' Shore Arts Commission; aie

“the financial assistance of the»
- District of North Vancouver,.:: ©

City of North Vancouver and ©
District of West Vancouver.:,

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