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2000

Lou Rawls Makes his Festival Debut and Leaves the Audience Clamoring for More: Making his long-awaited Festival debut, vocalist Lou Rawls proved his is still the personification of cool. Elegant in an all-white suit and alligator shoes, Rawls left the audience clamoring for more in a closing set that included such Rawls favorites as Groovy People, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine and Lady Love.

Ozomotli Wows the Crowd: Afro-Latino band Ozomotli wowed the crowd as they made their way to the Festival stage, traveling through the audience from the top of the Bowl. The Afro-Latino band had fans on their feet and dancing in the aisles for the duration of their show-stopping debut performance.

Multicultural Cameroonian Bassist Richard Bona Makes Debut: In a multicultural lineup that brought world music center stage, young Cameroonian guitarist Richard Bona more than lived up to the hype preceding him in a standout performance that was a surprise hit with the audience and critics alike.

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