With pride I deliver my last 2009 YAMBUKA blog post.

There is an old Shona saying, “ Kusatenda uroyi”, translated, it means; not giving credit, where credit is due... is tantamount to murder.



Please believe…without you I COULDN'T...!

My YMBK Family: Braden, Gerard, Thu Cao, Dannon, Lisa, The Dzikiti’s, Brent & The LOOM family, Shelton, Pata, Ralph, The WebSolution family, Dayo, Leslie, Courage, Chapi, Charlie, Keith, Stacey, Kim, Dawn, DeAnna, Rosa, Dj Maestro, Dj Ketro, Barbra, Addy, Mike, DeAunna, Chris, WatChip + Sigogo & Mai Calvin in CA.



Please understand…without you I COULDN'T’...!

My Family: Home- Heather, Mom’s , Ju, Divah & DJ Taps Taps tha Lovely; UK - Lib Gwits , G-funk & Dofo; Canada- Dzuki Nzo, Tsitsi; AU- Tindo.

I dearly salute you.

I hope they know…without them' I wouldn’t... !

Rungano, Ruva, Donald Tavona & Mr.T.



I always thought it self-congratulatory whenever artists thanked 'people for support, but from the bottom of my heart, I NEED for it to be understood, that I humbly want each and everyone who has taken a moment to add value to the YMBK brand {whether it was by modeling, designing, attending functions, promoting, feedback, emailing, texting, calling... whether it was by criticizing, supporting, cheering, praying, buying, listening, suggesting or ...simply smiling} that I 'm ETERNALLY grateful & in your debt.

"Its" a beautyful thing when things are beautyful.



Our Future

Things will always be how they should be.

Things will be how they are meant to be. We will OVERCOME, in this lifetime or the next.




YAMBUKA Year 1 Achievements: Brand Building

Over six hundred thousand website views (3 mins +) just under four million website hits.

Over 60% of inventory sold.

Site accessed from over 65 countries.

Reached a ranking of under 8 million (Sept 2009) out of over 40 million websites in the world in ranking, on Alexa.com.

Over 200 t-shirt design & color combinations.

A 15 member international YAMBUKA team.

5 International distribution hubs for 2010.



MY Take On OUR First Year

Tickled. Honestly tickled, YAMBUKA has made a believer (of purpose) out of me: We can OVERCOME any & all obstacles.

Six years ago a good friend of mine, Keith, said to me, " ...aim for the sky, worst case, you'll land on top of a tree." Wise words.


why? WE try

Have you ever broken your own heart?

The YAMBUKA platform, is for everybody. Every creative being, every expressive being. Anyone who has something to say back to the world. Its art, but its marketing, its the movement , but its the responsibility, its the hope, but its the risk management, its the voice, but its also the humility.





Germinating Ideas




I want to wish everyone the best of luck in 2010.

Please take a moment to listen to this song (my favorite universal song of all time)in its entirety, and ...sing long too - Become LOVE.

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Aim high, real high... you never know...you could OVERCOME: YAMBUKA.
Onwards.Upwards. Always!

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