The Foundation plan to raise money through the medium of music to change the plight of all African peoples. The Foundation wish to build orphanages, not just in Swaziland, but in all surrounding countries. The Foundation are starting with Swaziland as it has been the worst affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, but plan to extend coverage to the other countries as soon as Swaziland is catered for. The
Foundation do not simply wish to build the orphanages but wish to support them indefinitely, after orphanages are dealt with there is also a huge need for clinics, hospices and hospitals. Ragé Richardson from Los Angeles who currently works with Sellbridge Entertainment, a former artist himself, he now in involved in running a production company, manages events as well as working in Music TV & Film, Ragé consults on all aspects of the Entertainment industry. Ragé works with many of the glittering stars in the USA and knows everyone who is anyone in the industry. Ragé is working with Sellbridge Entertainment to launch Shaking the Tree Foundation. Ragé came up with the idea that in order to launch the Foundation we ought to create a “We are the world” type song as created by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie or “Do they know it’s Christmas” by Band Aid. To that end Ragé has approached Diane Warren one of the most prolific and successful American songwriters of all time. Diane Warren has written for such legends of song as Elton John, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack and Roy Orbison. Recently, artists such as Lady Gaga, Patti LaBelle, 'N Sync, Gloria Estefan, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Reba McEntire, Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Aerosmith, Ricky Martin, Faith Hill, Celine Dion, Mary J. Diane has agreed to write a song to launch the Foundation in the vein of ‘We are the world’ Michael Jackson & Lionel Ritchie (Sold 150m copies) or Do they know it’s Christmas by Band Aid (Sold 200m copies). Ragé is in the process of approaching artists who will perform on the song, the list is long but among many others the list includes Lady Gaga, Will Smith, Leonardo Dicaprio and Jamie Foxx. World-wide sales of the Launch song written by Diane Warren and performed by an array of glittering global stars and the orphans of Swaziland, will deliver much needed revenues into the coffers of the Foundation. This money will be used to complete the preparation of the Concert venue in the Bush of Swaziland, with all needed facilities. The revenue will also be used for the planning and ex*****on of the first ‘Bash in the bush' HIV/AIDS benefit concert in Swaziland planned for 2017.
