Ashanti added to fall concert line-up at Fallsview Casino

    Award-winning R&B artist to perform one show only in October



    NIAGARA FALLS, ON, Aug. 13 /EMWNews/ - Fallsview Casino Resort

announced today that award-winning R&B singer/songwriter Ashanti will

perform one show only in the resort's Avalon Theatre on Saturday, October

11.



    A multi-talented singer, composer, dancer, actress and model, Ashanti

burst onto the popular music scene in 2002 when her self-titled debut album

landed in the # 1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200 and R&B album charts.

The album sold over 500,000 copies in its first week alone and spawned

three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. It also won a

Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B album.



    In June, Ashanti released her fourth studio album, The Declaration, a

collection of songs she wrote herself.



    She has appeared in several motion pictures, including Resident Evil

Extinction, John Tucker Must Die and Coach Carter.



    She has also published her first book of poetry, Foolish/Unfoolish:

Reflections on Love, which is currently in its sixth edition.






    Ashanti

    Saturday, October 11

    Showtime: 9pm (Doors open at 8pm)

    Tickets start at $55

    Award-winning R&B artist Ashanti takes the stage with hits like

    "Foolish," "Always on Time," "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)," "Only U" and "Rain

    on Me."

    Tickets to see Ashanti at Fallsview Casino Resort will be available

beginning at noon on Thursday, August 14, at all Ticketmaster outlets, by

calling Ticketmaster at 1-877-833-3110 or by visiting http://www.ticketmaster.ca.



    Built on a cliff overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls,

Fallsview Casino Resort is one of the largest and most elegant gaming

resort facilities in Canada and the crown jewel in Niagara's stunning array

of wonders. In addition to the intimate, 1,500-seat Avalon Theatre,

Fallsview features a casino with over 3,000 slot machines and 142 gaming

tables, a 374-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness centre,

dozens of dining and shopping options and over 30,000 square feet of

meeting and convention space.