Dear backers,

Oh Yes we did it!...
I am still speechless... I pray this does not carry through to my recording sessions..lol!
Thank you all again from the bottom of my heart for making my project a success.
BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS PLEDGES ......I shall now be able to book my studio time, confirm musicians and yes..... sit down and begin writing....

This next week KickStarter and Amazon will be collecting and processing your pledges. If any of you have declined, pending, or error transactions the nice people from KickStarter will be in touch with you. Please do your best to follow through with your pledge. Kickstarter will also be getting in touch with you in the coming weeks to get any needed information for your rewards!

Do please bare in mind that as my album has yet to be written! So I am really starting from scratch........ my main goal for the next 2-3 months is to focus and work diligently on creating this album..... You will all receive updates as the album progresses via kickstarter , Face book , myspace and my website. As the album gets closer to completion.... I will be preparing packages for each of you based on your contribution. I ask in advance for your patience on this.
I will do my very best to be in contact with you throughout the process and make sure you get everything that comes with your pledge. I will make sure before the final artwork is submitted that I have everyone's names listed correctly in the booklet as they desire. Once we get the CD's back from the manufacturing plant we will start mailing out the packages along with all the other goodies!

At the beginning of this project I said that as well as doing volunteering work while in Ghana ....if we achieved our $15,500 goal I would donate all of the profit from my next show In Ghana to Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). I absolutely plan to stay true to this. I will keep you posted on when and where this show will take place.

A powerful wind of change is blowing through the music industry and for many independent artist like myself our fans and supporter are the key to our success.......
Having the money to make a new album is Truly a blessings, and I'm excited to make it and will do my very best to make you all very proud.

Back in Nov 2009 i made a wish and 3 months later you all made my wish come true... once again, thank you all for being a part of this. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL gift you all have given me.

Blessings always,

Wunmi

Congratulations to all my backers....YOU ALL ARE MY ANGELS.....

Yes we made our goal of $15,500,
We now have less than 20 hours to go.. before the final bell rings, at 11.59pm EST tonight Feb 7th!
Lets really make that great big push to the finish line...... there is more than enough time for folks who would still like to make a pledge..... Every bit counts!....

As we approach the final stretch of this truly bless campaign.
I must admit there were a few times that i did ask myself what would i do if i did not make my target!.. each time this question popped up ...the little voice in my head would say For real WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS ALWAYS A WAY!.
So i continued to reach out for your support and you all came through BIG TIME!....
I can't thank you all enough for believing in me. Your generous pledges and support has further inspired me!.

Now It is my turn....I am so ready to begin working on the album...... Since my arrival in Ghana I have gotten to meet some of the musicians who will be working with my producer and I on some of the songs...And i mean new songs totally brand new from scratch!

I look forward to sharing with you all my journey to creating the songs for my still untitled album!.. internet connections permitting I shall up load a weekly update once my studio session begins....
My recording goal is to record at least 11 songs... Once all songs are in the can.. then the listening party to determine which songs makes it to the album!... oh yes and the album title..
Next step is to have them mixed and mastered!.... once this is done we will proceed to manufacturing cd's! Plan is to have album ready by July! barring any technical delays!

During this period I shall be putting together a PR team ..and tour plans
Out side of the recording of the album the other major expense is the promoting of the ALBUM!

Also, this next week KickStarter and Amazon will be collecting and processing your pledges. If any of you have declined, pending, or error transactions the nice people from KickStarter will be in touch with you. Please do your best to follow through with your pledge if any problems occur while processing.

Again i thank you all from the bottom of my heart!..
OH YES WE DID IT!.
BELIEVE!...

My love always,

Wunmi

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR CONTINUING TO SPREAD THE WORD ON MY PROJECT..
We are now approx 67 hours to make $8,490!.....

Do you know someone who has a special event coming up and would be in need of a great band!?
Please tell them about me.. if you have seen my band and I..
You know we are a fabulous band to entertain any crowd...your friend / friends will be too thrilled..
for a generous pledge of $5000 !...My band and i will bring HOT PEPPER SAUCE to your party!.
2 such bookings / pledge BEFORE 11.59pm on Feb 7th will bring us on target!.........

If you and your friends have not tasted Nigerian dishes... all for a generous pledge of $2000! have me come serve up dinner or lunch for you and a few friends..... yes WUNMI in your Kitchen or you come to my place.... and I will treat to mouth watering dishes from my Native country!...

It is a new year and dance is one of the best tools for getting back in shape...
I will be more than happy to come teach a dance workshop!..
For a generous pledge of $3000... i will provide life musicians!... and you and your friends can enjoy a great workout with live music..

This are just some of the great rewards still available!..

I look forward to performing, cooking or teaching anywhere!.. for the Generous pledge!..

I am waiting..

My apologies for being out of communication for the past 2 weeks..
I have like everyone been in a deep state of shock since the Haiti earth quake..
I continue to pray that HAITI finds peace in the mist of this nightmare.

Much as i so believe in my project and need everyones participation.. I did not feel comfortable soliciting for backers in the mist of the crisis in Haiti..
Just as i continued to struggle with what next.. I received a beautiful email from a dear friend who asked me to go back to the comments and positive reinforcement i have received from all of you who have backed my kickstarter project....he reminded me that there were people looking to help me fulfill my dream. he said "Believe it or not, their dreams are fulfilled as well. Accept graciously, give graciously. It's the breathe of our psyche."

And as i have been reminded i do have an album to record and dreams to fullfill!
SO HERE I AM - GHANA OR BUST!. 9 DAYS AND COUNTING TO DEADLINE!.

Oh yes it is tight.. $10,055 dollars to raise by Feb 7th..
But i know we can do it..... and on this i make a promise to you all that as well as doing volunteering work while i am in Ghana recording .. i make my own pledge to you... If we do reach the full $15,500 before Feb 7th, i will dontate all of the profit from my next show In Ghana to Doctors without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
To their Emergency Relief Fund, to be used in the Haiti earthquake emergency and in future emergencies.

I am ready to finish what we started.. Lets do this..Please email your friends share my project with them.. Let them know about me..I need everyones participation for real!...

I will be online everyday feel free to reach out to me..Emails, SKYPE, FACEBOOK, MYSPACE, KICKSTARTER...

We can do this...in times of urgency all we need is someone to lean on.. I can't thank you all enough for your love and support..

love and more love,

I have been in Lagos , Nigeria for the pass week but sadly due to daily power cuts and fuel shortage I was not able to access internet /emails/ Kickstarter.
I traveled by Ground Yesterday to Ghana and finally went online to see new pledges !..
My gratitude to everyone for your generous support.

What with new world crises..... I know even more how truly bless to have you all support my project.
I can't thank you all enough..
To my new backers welcome on board the Ghana or Bust train.. I look forward to taking you all on a magical African fusion sound plain....

I'll also like to thank everyone who attended Jan 4th Sabar dance class fund raiser! in NYC
thanks to my master dancer teacher Babacar M'baye....
They raised $350 dollars
3 people who didn't come but sent in donation Shurla, Florelta and Maleuka ,
and folks who danced their lovely butt off!..Susanna, Aveila, Sandy,Lahi, Connie, Suko, Tobie, Cayenne, LIlte, Magali, Beth, mayo. Shirin, Hikaru, Assikero ,Kuddara, Shatina,Rajonna, Dion,Elthera,Oinuka, Annie, Kern, Tiffany, Shakuntala, Sabine, Florelta, Maliaka, Marianne, Jeffrey, Joan ,Ali, Elaine and Kori who also donated in advance.

I thank you all from the bottom of my heart... i felt you all... Babacar thanks for making this happen.
with every step my goal inches forward.... Please continue to spread the word.... Let folks know
they too can hold fund raise on my behalf and then pledge it on my kickstarter!

The coming together of people to make dreams come true is a powerful affirmation of the power of the collective.... I am truly touched by all your support and love.
With this blessings i will create an album filled with positive,inspiring energy!

I look forward to sharing the making with you all!.

One love,

Wunmi

Dear All,

Firstly, THANK YOU to all the backers and WELCOME to those who have most recently joined the train to Ghana!. Wishing you all a Peaceful, Happy, Healthy,Productive Bless New Year!.

I am happy to announce despite catching a cold that almost robbed me of my voice. I was able to complete my 6 days feature guest with Roy Ayers at Jazz Cafe London Uk!. as well as singing back up on Roy's 'Everyone love the sun shine' and 'Black Family'
They also played my version of Fela Kuti's 'Upside down' ... wicked way to see in the New Year on Stage... Priceless!

Holidays are over......
So it's time to ramp up the energy and get some money flowing!!!

And it begins tomorrow Monday Jan 4th My Sabar Dance teacher Babacar M'baye (Senegalese traditional dance class in New York) has kindly offered to donate all the proceeds from his first Monday night class to my project!
Class takinf place @ DANCESPORT-22 West 34th Street/ 4th Flr,
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Cost: $14.00
Please spread word and if you are in town go support ! Class is wikkid i love love love it!.. and the energy is out of this world..wikkid way to begin the year..

Other news this is my Birthday month... My big day is Jan 18th!.. this will be the first year in a very long time that I shall not have a birthday show... well not in NY or London.. but i am working on a way to upload the life recording of my first show in Ghana!
As soon as i figure this out you all will get to see this..

So okay we are now 35 days to deadline Feb 7th!...I am optimistic that we can reach our goal in time. However, I now strongly urging you to get in touch with anyone whom you think might be interested in backing "Ghana or Bust" and send them to this page. The countdown is on......

Sending you all best wishes!..
may this year bring forth more blessings for all.

love always,

Wunmi

Waoh it is exactly a month since i launch my project!..
We now have 45 days to go!
The lessons and blessings intermingle with ease... what ever doubt i had before i launch
has gone for good...
Everyday i marvel at all the love and blessings shared with me.. I am truly humbled......
Thanks again to everyone of you for backing my project....Feed back is very positive!..
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One thing i do know for sure..I AM LOVED and this is a BEAUTIFUL thing!
Please continue to spread the word..!
I am going to be BBC radio this Sun!. on Dotun Adebayo programm!

Wishing everyone a bless and joyous holiday season.. May the New Year bring forth more peace, clarity, understanding, love and abundance of happiness...

Love always..

Thanks again to everyone for being so kind and generous... everyday i receive encouragement.. I am so grateful...I would like to share with you my latest news..

As my dear Grandma reminded me this morning....the blessings one gets when one does good is not to be expected from the receiver...When i decided to go forth with my Kickstarter Project.. i wanted to also be able to give back more than just the rewards for my backers..I have had the blessings and support of many of you in more ways .. and it is with this in mind that i have been working on an idea i had during my convoy trip to South Africa with an organization call White Ribbon Alliance...
on this trip i was one of 10 artist from UK and SA. who took this convoy from Joberg to Cape Town to raise awareness of maternity death.....My greatest joy of the trip was watching and seeing the children we met respond to our performance and even more so when we invited them to join in. Priceless.
I have been working diligently on being able to go back to Africa and continue the journey of sharing with the kids/youth the power of finding ones own voice and blessings .......

I love sharing and teaching dance to kids has been one of the most rewarding things i have done to date..I have made some enquiry about organization in Ghana that i could offer my services to for the 3 months i shall be in Ghana... and i am close to settling on a couple.. one an orphanage the other a home for street kids....... More news on this to come....
One other good news in the spirit of giving.. i have found an organization that has agreed to sponsor my trip by offering to send a whloe lot of books that they have collected.....
to give away.. as soon as i confirm the organization they will ship all the books to Ghana for me to deliver!.. how wikkid is this!.....
We know knowledge is power no matter where you are in the world.. My dream outside of the completing of my album is to find liked minded people who will help me to collect literature by Africans in and out side of Africa........... to give away!.. You will be amazed how difficult is it to find such books in Africa...

I thank you all again for pledging and spreading the word..
66days to go!..I know we can do this!...

cheers