Aaron Appleton

Location:
Franklin, Tennessee, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Roots Music / Other
Site(s):
Hello! I am an ethnomusicologist, producer, and a musician that has fallen in love with the purity and truth portrayed in the music of the third world. Over the past few years I have been blessed with many opportunities to serve in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Guatemala & Belize through various freelance music/development projects with Food For The Hungry, SIL International, The National Kriol Council of Belize, Restore International, African Children's Choir and most recently the Remix Artist Collective. For the last 3 years though I have been developing a vision for an organization named "ensigo" which focuses on empowering African musicians to utilize one of their continent's greatest resources (music) to end all forms poverty (spiritual, economic, social & physical).



I'm currently working on a collaborative project between talented vocalists from the developing countries of: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belize and Guatemala, and RAC (Remix Artist Collective) producers and guest artists from the countries of: U.S.A, Portugal, The Netherlands and Canada. The album is due out in January 2010. 100% of the album royalties will be given to the contributing vocalists from the developing countries in the form of recording equipment instead of cash. We have chosen to make the royalty payments in recording equipment so as to provide a sustainable and stable way for them to generate income, stimulate their local economy (one of the requirements is that the recording equipment be purchased locally), create more jobs, and promote their local music.



Over the past 12 years I have been blessed with the opportunity of traveling the world with some of my closest friends in the name of music. Here are some select people and bands I have worked with, whether on stage, in the studio, or behind a board (and yes I am available as a contract bassist in the live and studio formats e-mail me at aaronappleton (at) gmail.com):



Brandon Heath



Brian Lee & His Orchestra



Stephanie Smith



Kawesa



Albert Bisaso Ssempeke



LeRoy Mack



Maurice Kirya



African Children's Choir



Lexington



Amnesty Letters,



The Belize City Garifuna Choir



Aria Eaton



Nate Henricks



East On Oakland



Enoke,



Jadiid



Myenga Church Mountain Movers



Waking April



The Feens



Berry



The Silent Film



Terrard Robinson



Katie Kapteyn



paris|metro



Kelly Latimore



Steph Plant



The Diversity League



The instruments I play are: Bass (electric & upright), Drums & Percussion, Vocals, Amadinda, Guitar, Akogo, and Adungu.



Love,

Aaron



To join me as a financial partner in my music projects in Africa, send your gift (made out to "First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro") with a note indicating the gift is for "Aaron Appleton's Africa Missions" to:

First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro

P.O. Box 306

Hillsboro, IL 62049



Or to make a secure online donation through paypal please go to:

Aaron's Paypal Donation Page



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