FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AJ Rafael gives back to CRIBS orphanage in the Philippines

Contact: Christina Luna; (415)729-3598; info@thelunaco.com

San Francisco, California – AJ Rafael launches a Christmas fundraiser campaign for CRIBS (Create Responsive Infants by Sharing) Foundation, a welfare institution committed to the care and recovery of abandoned and abused children in the Philippines. AJ Rafael has partnered up with the Philippine Development Foundation (formerly Ayala Foundation USA) to help facilitate the fundraiser campaign.

CRIBS is also raising funds for two hearing aids for two of its babies, Nico and Mateo. Nico is a brave-hearted boy who survived heart surgery last January. He is found to have moderate hearing loss on both ears. Mateo on the other hand is a one-year old baby who was diagnosed with total hearing impairment on the day he turned one last October.

AJ Rafael pledges to give back and launches this campaign as he prepares to visit the Philippines in January 2012, during his Red Roses Southeast Asia concert tour with his band. AJ Rafael will be visiting CRIBS during his visit.

To donate and for more information log on to: www.phildev.org/AJRafael.html

For more information on CRIBS log on to: www.cribsfoundation.org

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AJ Rafael and the AJ Rafael Band launch their first leg of the Red Roses Tour in Southeast Asia by partnering with Monsoon Productions. The tour kicks off in January 2012 and will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. The tour includes the AJ Rafael Band consisting of AJ Rafael, Noah Bartfield, Danny Morledge, Andrew Rhim, and guest artists Krissy and Ericka Villongco from the Philippines. The second leg of the tour, produced by NOJON Entertainment takes place in Australia visiting Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

 AJ Rafael, is a 22-year old music artist from Moreno Valley, California. AJ has garnered a worldwide audience with his original music, videos on YouTube.com, and live performances in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and the Philippines. With over 350,000 subscribers on YouTube, AJ Rafael’s fan base grows steadily worldwide. The Red Roses tour hopes to reach AJ Rafael’s fan base demand in Southeast Asia and return to one of his second homes, Australia.

 “We are excited to see the AJ Rafael Band perform for the first time for their fans in Southeast Asia and return once again to Australia, where they have been long time supporters of AJ. We’re grateful to our partners, Monsoon Productions and NOJON Entertainment for the opportunity to bring AJ’s music there,” says Christina Luna, AJ Rafael’s manager.

For more information please contact:  The Luna Co. at (415)729-3598; info@thelunaco.com

Or for Southeast Asia log on to: www.monsoonproductions.com

Or for Australia log on to: www.soulgoodmusic.com.au 

Check out AJ Rafael in this special interview with ABS-CBN's Balitang America, aired today. Thanks to the Balitang America Team for all of their support!

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July 2, 2011 - 10:00pm PST / July 3, 2011 - 1:00pm Manila Time

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