Album Fund: Afrobeat Forever - N&OP

My name is Najite Agindotan. When my father passed in 1991, my mentor Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the creator of the Afro-Beat music genre, took me as a spiritual god son. After he died in 1997 I vowed to carry on the Afro-Beat music that he fought so hard to have accepted and established as a music genre. Afro-Beat is a dance music, rooted in Funk, and fueled by traditional African rhythms as well as Jazz. It was created to help empower those who are oppressed and in need.  My sons and I are currently producing our new album "AfroBeat Ti Ti Ayeraye" in July to be released in August. The album is a call for peace that continues the legacy of Fela, addressing the crucial social/political issues of our time with through new original afrobeat songs written by myself and my sons Onome and Metebrafor. The album will be released at our annual Fela Kuti Day celebration on August 27th, the anniversary of Fela's passage to the ancestral land. We need funds in order to record and produce the album. Your donation will go towards paying recording costs (i.e. studio time and some of the artists' recording fees), mixing and mastering the album, and any other post production costs (album art, product manufacturing, etc). We are very greatful to all those who help by condtributing, and we are offering the following gifts to those who help:

*Until August 20th, a donation of at least $10 will also get you 2 tickets to the album release concert at our annual Fela Kuti Day celebration, which will be in Venice Beach, CA this year at the Townhouse/Del Monte Speakeasy. (After 8/20, a $10 donation will still get you one ticket.  A donation of at least $20 will get you two tickets)

$10 or more- 2 track early release download w/ album art
$15 or more- Whole album download w/ art + performance photos
$25 or more- Digital album w/ art + performance photos + signed poster
$40 or more- Signed album w/ art + performance photos + signed poster + music video download
$55 or more- . ...↑ + signed copy of "Ogun Prophecy: Africa's Cry"
$70  or more-.  . . .↑ + signed copy of "Africa Before Invasion"
$85 or more-. . . . . .↑ + Signed live Album + Drum CD
$100 or more. .  .  . . ↑ + 2 tickets to the next 2 Najite & Olokun Prophecy shows in Southern California
$200 or more-. . . . . . .↑ + Name on CD thank you credits
$250 or more- . . . . . . . .↑ + Free drum lesson (only SoCal area)
$500 or more- . . . . . . . . . ↑ + Drum performace (SoCal)
$1,000 or more- . . . . . . . . .↑ +Drum + Dance ensemble  performance (SoCal)
$2,000 or more- . . . . . . . . . . ↑ + Drum circle & dance workshop w/ African catering (SoCal)

(For all performance based gifts, extra travel costs will be required to fullfill gift if located outside of Southern California area). For all physical gift items, additional shipping fee is required if shipping outside the US)