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Funk Aid for Africa
- Posted on 06.05.09
dubSpot, New York City’s one-of-a-kind electronic music production and DJ training institute, has undertaken its first nationwide philanthropic project with a series of charitable mix CDs. The first, Funk Aid for Africa, will benefit Los Angeles-based humanitarian organization, NextAid. An inspired collage of funk, soul, and Latin tunes created by DJ OBaH, Funk Aid for Africa features songs by twenty different artists including Ticklah, Ursula Rucker, King Britt, Chico Mann, The Lions, and Ocote Soul Sounds.
Go to www.funkaid.com to take a listen and purchase!
100% of the sale of this compilation are going directly to the NextAid cause. These funds will aid in the construction a ‘green’ environment, including a playground and nursery school, for the children of Youth with a Vision (YWAV), a South African organization that runs AIDS prevention programs in Dennilton, South Africa. These facilities are part of the NextAid/Youth with a Vision twenty-structure children's village that will house 30 kids orphaned by AIDS, an after-school center for hundreds more living off site, and an economic hub for the surrounding community.
Funk Aid has been incredibly well received by the musical community, both for its motives and its quality. Gunnar Hissam of Om Records says that “Funk Aid for Africa is everything a good mix CD should be, funky, uplifting and for the children. Props go out to all the musicians for donating the amazing music and for dubSpot and NextAid for making it all happen.”
About dubSpot
dubSpot is a world-class electronic music production & DJ institute in New York City. As one of the first Ableton Certified Training Centers in the world, dubSpot has become the premier music school for both aspiring and experienced producers and DJs. Most importantly, dubSpot is a growing community of musicians, visual artists, DJs, audio technology professionals, industry veteran producers, and enthusiasts of all genres who all have one thing in common: a love for music. www.dubspot.com
About NextAid
NextAid is a Los Angeles-based non-profit humanitarian organization committed to developing and implementing innovative solutions to the challenges facing African children. Their mission is to promote community-driven, environmentally sustainable, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic by collaborating with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce creative, culturally-rich, awareness-raising projects and music events involving technology, the arts, public education projects, and volunteer opportunities. www.nextaid.org
Related causes: Arts, Community, Environment, Youth
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