The SLAMjamz Relief Project Album To Benefit Haiti's Lambi Fund
Available January 26 on iTunes and TuneCore
New York, NY (January 26, 2010) – Hip hop legend Chuck D and the artists on his SLAMjamz digital record label have created a benefit album of new songs to raise money for Haiti's recovery efforts in record-breaking time.  KOMBIT pou HAITI (which loosely translates to "coming together for the good of Haiti ") will be released via iTunes and TuneCore on Tuesday, January 26th.  The collection includes a track by MC Hi- Coup, a solo song from Chuck D (featuring Kyle Jason and Public Enemy DJ Johnny Juice Rosado), and Dominican roots band Pa'lo Monte.  100% of the proceeds from the sale of KOMBIT pou HAITI will directly benefit the Lambi Fund of Haiti (www.lambifund.org), an organization dedicated to helping Haitian communities rebuild and recover through building economic community enterprises such as sugar mills, grain mills and small businesses and planting crops to sustain local communities.  The organization is coordinating second responder efforts, to begin once emergency rescue and assistance operations have stabilized and was brought to Chuck D's attention by activists Kevin Powell and April Silver.
In the hours following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Chuck D began contacting the artists on his SLAMjamz label and tapped longtime PE DJ Johnny Juice Rosado to quickly assemble and produce the benefit album.  "In this age of technology and communication we can come together with extraordinary urgency to address an emergency like this," said Chuck D. "Since many cannot be there to physically help, the gift of music is something that we realized can give for fundraising efforts. There are many organizations reaching out to the call – Wyclef Jean and his Yéle Haiti, in particular, have been working tirelessly for the Haitian people for many years – we hope you support any one of these organizations.  It will take an infrastructure of many to help bring Haiti back up."  Chuck's song, "This Bit Of Earth," can also be found at the following link along with a personal note about his feelings behind it and the lyrics: http://www.slamjamz.com/music/viewdlsingle/465
All of the artists on KOMBIT pou HAITI contributed their songs within 24 hours of being asked, while all mastering costs and studio time were donated (by Earle Holder of HDQRTZ) as well as the album artwork (by graphic artist Kelvin Fonville).  The powerful liner notes were contributed by Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, a noted Professor of Chicano and African American Studies at UC Santa Barbara.  Every song on the album, with the exception of "Candelo," is a completely new track that was recorded specifically for KOMBIT.
About SLAMjamz:
SLAMjamz was founded by Chuck D in 1996 as a highly innovative, digital-only record label, dedicated to discovering and distributing underground hip hop and new urban music to a global audience.  SLAMjamz artists uniquely retain the rights to their work, allowing for them to own the master copies of their recordings as well as their own publishing rights, making it truly a 21st Century recording label.
KOMBIT pou HAITI
Tracklisting
1.             This Bit of Earth                                  MISTACHUCK featuring KYLE JASON and DJ JOHNNY JUICE ROSADO
2.            Help Is On The Way                        HEET MOB
3.            Knockin' On The Lord's                   HI-COUP
4.            Find My Way Home                        KYLE JASON
5.            Faith                                                 DONTIQUE
6.            La Misere                                               LOWDOWN
7.            Why Y'all Wanna Kill GOD?          PROFESSOR GRIFF featuring THE 7TH OCTAVE
8.            Raise Up                                                SON OF BAZERK AND THE NO SELF CONTROL BAND
9.            Candelo                                            PA'LO MONTE
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For further information on KOMBIT pou HAITI , please logon to:
http://www.slamjamz.com/music/viewalbum/53
or
www.SLAMjamz.com
