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GRAMMY Nominee Jana Mashonee Searches for Jana's Kids Scholarship Recipients With the Release of Her New Album

Posted on: Monday, 6 April 2009, 07:05 CDT

NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With the release of her new album, "New Moon Born," Jana Mashonee, GRAMMY nominee, 7-time Native American Music Award winner and founder of Jana's Kids, is searching for recipients for the third annual Jana's Kids Educational Scholarship for Native Youth.

The scholarship is the only one of its kind in the United States awarded to Native Youth for academic, artistic or athletic achievement. Jana's Kids, a not-for-profit organization, was formed in 2005 to help Native Youth achieve their dreams.

All proceeds from Jana's new single of the Sam Cooke classic "A Change Is Gonna Come" will go towards Jana's Kids Scholarships. The scholarship application for high school seniors can be downloaded from Jana's website - http://www.janamashonee.com - or can be sent by email request.

On January 20, 2009, Jana performed "A Change Is Gonna Come," featuring Juno award-winner Derek Miller, at the American Indian Inaugural Ball for Barack Obama accompanied by the video for the single. On February 20, 2009, the video received the Award of Merit from The Indie Fest Film Festival in La Jolla, California.

In winning an Indie, Jana Mashonee joins the ranks of other high-profile winners of this internationally respected award. Indie Fest Chairman Thomas Baker, Ph.D. had this to say about the winners: "The Indie is not an easy award to win. The Indie helps set the standard for craft and creativity."

Jana's new album, "New Moon Born," a compelling blend of R&B, soul and pop, is slated for release on April 15, 2009 having just been sent out to radio. Critics are hailing this new release:

"The album itself is simply amazing with a fresh R&B sound with so much vibrant soul coming from the voice of Mashonee ...." -- Skope Magazine (Feb. 16, 2009)

"She's a performer for whom you'd gladly buy a concert ticket even if she was singing the phonebook ... she has the potential to be a legend ... a breakout recording." -- Wildy's World (Feb. 19, 2009)

Jana Mashonee is an extraordinary artist with a compelling new album and an even more compelling cause with her Jana's Kids Foundation.

With this link you can listen to Jana's music and see the video for "A Change Is Gonna Come": http://janamashonee.com/presspreview.html

This release was issued through eReleases(TM). For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.

SOURCE Jana's Kids Foundation

Source: PR Newswire

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