Kickstarter

Greetings friends, fans and Family,

To those of you who don't know me, I am an independent British/African singer/songwriter, dancer and fashion designer living abroad in Brooklyn, NY.
I am going to Ghana, Africa to record my sophomore album. Over the next 2 and a half months (Nov 21st - Feb 7th), I will attempt to raise $15,500 with your help. Kickstarter.com website allows fans like you to pledge at different levels and in turn receive cool stuff. Your generous support will enable me to record and release this album with enough financial backing to make it the success it deserves to be.I need EVERYONE'S participation, otherwise my next album might not come out for a while. Just think you will be part of creating wikkid, innovative music with meaning and message.

My musical journey began as a dancer with Soul II Soul in the UK. This led to the beginning of my recording and live performance career with some of House Music’s leading producers such as Masters at Work (US), Osunlade (US), Truby Trio (Germany), PastaBoys (Italy) and Bugz in the attic (UK). Further collaborations included funk master Roy Ayers and Jazz legend Ornette Coleman. In the middle of all this I taught African Dance to amazing students at St Ann’s in Brooklyn for over 8 magical years.

Yes.... it can be a major struggle making an album successful without the proper funding, especially when so many these days opt not to buy music. Without the support of my fans, I wouldn't be where I am today. It is a great blessings having a loyal fan base, who show their support by buying my music and merchandise at my live concerts and online. Beside the standard costs of recording, mixing, mastering and manufacturing a CD, it costs just as much again to promote and publicize the album.

Here's where you come in; your generous pledges will help me to facilitate the making of this Album, covering such costs as:
-Studio hire expenses
-Local Musicians fees
-Travel to and accommodation in Ghana
-Mastering and manufacturing of the digipak CD
-Hiring a PR team (publicist) to help promote and market the release of this album.
With your help we can get this album to people that may have never heard of Wunmi !
I know we can achieve this goal together, even surpassing it! Anything more will be put towards filming a music video and towards tour support to promote album over the summer!

You'll notice the rewards listed to your right: Everyone who makes a donation will get access to exclusive updates via Kickstarter.com . With every donation there is a prize in return. This ranges from a signed advanced copies of the album (so you can hear it before anyone else does!), an outfit from my Wunmgiirl summer collection, a private dance class with your friends.The rewards gets better and better! Really wikkid stuff! The more you donate the more you will get in return!

However, if we do not raise the full $15,500 by Feb 7th, I will get nothing, you will not be charged and you do not get your prize, and all will be lost! So i really do need you to become a part of my project here. I'm confident that with your help we can make a really amazing album together! So let's do this!

I am planning to record from mid February 2010, in Accra, Ghana with Kwame Yeboah (awesome Ghanaian producer, programmer, multi-instrumental musician. He produced the latest album by the amazing 70's Afro Funk Band Osibisa), and along with Jeremy Mage (wikkid Producer and my New York Musical director). All goes well Album would be available by mid Summer! I am too excited!!!!!!!!!!!

The currently untitled album will be presented in an eco-friendly digipak format. It will feature photographs I've taken during my time in Ghana, a write-up about each song, brief bios of the musicians involved, a short essay summarizing my journey recording the album and my thank-you’s with your name listed. In the way that my first album, A.L.A, was a heartfelt collection of songs, so too this record will be a moving 'expression in sound and story telling' capturing the feel of Africa funk meets techno progressive.

Thanks to lots of love from dj's and producers, I have been doing some really amazing things independently and without a record label. In 2007, with the help of 11 wikkid producers, friends and family, I recorded my first solo Album A.L.A ‘African Living Abroad’ to rave reviews in the music press, including DJ Magazine and the London Independent. The album is in Gilles Peterson's regular rotation on BBC radio,France's largest world music station, Radio Nova and NPR in the US.Dance. The video for the first single, Crossover, became a hit on Channel O, South Africa's music channel and US's BET. My songs were licensed on HBO's Weeds, NBC's Lipstick Jungle, and by Jazztronic in Japan. It was a proud moment when I was invited by Gilles Peterson (who called A.L.A an "Essential" new release) to record a live set of some of the songs at the legendary Maida Vale studios for BBC broadcast. My music is highly sort by dance dj's from all over the world.

After touring my first release from Morocco to Miami, I took a personal expedition this summer to Accra, Ghana. I was blessed to meet fellow artists, DJ`s and producers. The energy, vibrancy, culture and spirit of the people thrilled me and brought me back to my African roots. I soon realized that this was where I needed to be to record my next album.

So come help me make my dream come true! You are the reason I am able to continue to make music. Let's continue to work together to make my next album everything it can and should be!
Please spread the word as far as you can and tell your friends about this project on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Email and everywhere else. I know you're out there. I can't do it without your help!

Yours always,

Wunmi

A.L.A 'African Living Abroad'
www.wunmi.com
www.myspace.com/wunmigirl
http://www.youtube.com/superwunmigirl
http://www.facebook.com/WunmiakasWunmigirl

**If you decide to back, please be sure to complete the entire process (register with Kickstarter) as well as sign in/register to Amazon.com, where you can pledge your amount**
**The way Kickstarter works for shipping addresses-- at the end date of the project (Feb 7th) all backers will receive an individual message asking for your shipping address.**
Here is the pledge List!