Hey! New project: Heather A Maxwell\’s Afrika Soul
Heather A Maxwell
Heather A Maxwell is a musician, ethnomusicologist, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and a new client of mine. I\’ll be helping her set up a website to promote her band\’s February trip to Mali to play at the Festival on the Niger as well as to serve as her \”web presence\”.
The coolest part about this band, to me, at least has to do with the songs they\’re singing. I\’ll tell you the details but since they\’re going to be on the same stage as Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangaré and other artists of their caliber, this should tell you what a Peace Corps nerd I am. The lyrics of there songs include some Heather wrote as a Peace Corps Volunteer in health education and so the songs are basically health education lessons, with a good beat you can dance to.
Fund raising
They were invited to Mali by the Prime Minister, I believe. But, if this trip isn\’t going to leave Heather flat broke, she needs a good bit more money. Anyone know of any quickly available grants or sponsorships? She\’s planning on talking to USAID via contacts in Mali, local Dave Matthews Band related juggernaut Music Today, local tv news outlets, AfroPop.org and possibly talking directly with pro-Mali musicians Ry Cooder and Robert Plant (well you know through their \”people\”).
Let us know any ideas you have!
In Charlottesville, Virginia (US):
Jeff Lavezzo