Rocking in Niger

Quick update here folks from Niamey, Niger. I just recorded

two of Niger's most exciting and soulful musicians at the

Grand Hotel on the Niger river at sunset--huge success, great

quality recording and video, and we all had a

blast. The artists were very happy to hear a studio quality recording of

themselves as they simply don't have real good studios here

and they are a fortune for them. A triple win--win for them,

win for you future viewers of the show, and win for me who

hopes to make a living from all this hard work :)



I said goodbye to my hosts for one week Sascha and Judith and

decided to give them some space while I continue my

fundraising campaign from Niger with a goal to raise enough

cash this year to take me all the way to 2009 in N. America.



I'm working my tail off--12-15 hours a day on the net,

PowerPoint proposals going out to sponsors, website,

newsletters, fundraising party, video editing/screening

project, filming, planning, etc. But it's all flowing from

within and a power greater than me is driving me so it's not

really work, just life.

My plan is to be riding in next 48 hours or so with all the

wheels turning and balls up in the air so I can catch them

when I get to Mali, readjust, and toss more up till Burkina

Faso then Ghana then USA for the real show. Exciting times

indeed.

The next posting will be a bit more culturally focused, for

now, this is my life--gotta take care of the adminstration to

make this show go on to the end!

Big love to ya all from Niger!

Jamie