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Music. Memory. Community.
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The Soul Assembly is a movement led by Emmy Award-winning artist Michael Mwenso, bringing people together across divides through music, dialogue, and joy.
Your support sustains this work — making it possible to tour, record, create residencies, and bring Soul Assembly into communities where it is needed most.
Alongside these ongoing membership levels, you can also explore our annually updated Sponsor a Project Guide - a living document of current tours, residencies, community and education projects.
Sponsor a Project.
Friend – £120 PER year / £10 PCM
Your Impact: You’re helping cover rehearsal space (£100-£200 a day). Your contribution ensures band rehearsals and community events can happen, creating events at the highest level.
Your Benefits:
Supporter mailing list and behind-the-scenes stories.
Recognition as a Friend of the Soul Assembly.
SUPPORTER – £500 PER year / £45 PCM
Your Impact: Helps fund accommodation costs during rehearsal periods (£4,000 per week) when Soul Assembly tours events or when the Shakes are on tour in Europe, ensuring artists can focus on performance and community work.
Your Benefits:
All Friend benefits.
Early access to new Soul Assembly recordings (digital).
Invitation to online “Listening Circle” with Michael Mwenso.
Supporter mailing list and behind-the-scenes stories.
Recognition as a Friend of the Soul Assembly.
Presenter – £1,000 PER year / £90 PCM
Your Impact: Supports international touring — every £4,000 flies the band from New York to Europe. Your gift helps make transatlantic Soul Assembly gatherings possible.
Your Benefits:
All Supporter benefits.
Complimentary tickets to select Soul Assembly events.
PRODUCER – £5,000 PER year / £450 PCM
Your Impact: Underwrites a major Soul Assembly initiative — such as a themed residency, a touring city stop, or an educational workshop series.
Your Benefits:
All Presenter benefits.
Recognition as a Producer in relevant materials.
Invitations to post-show gatherings with artists.
Signed copy of Michael’s current and future albums.
champion – £10,000 PER year / £850 PCM
Your Impact: Enables transformative projects: from commissioning new Soul Assembly works to producing a documentaries, or underwriting part of an international tour.
Your Benefits:
All Producer benefits.
Recognition as a Champion in all relevant materials.
Opportunity to co-create a bespoke experience (eg: a private concert, or educational workshop in your community).
Dinner with Michael and the Soul Assembly creative team.
Why Your Support Matters
Every gift helps keep Soul Assembly alive, bold, and accessible:
£700 pays for a week’s rehearsal space.
£4,000 flies the band from New York to Europe.
£4,000 houses the band for a week of performances.
£10,000 funds a themed Soul Assembly residency.
We Build the Soul Assembly, Together
By joining at any level, you are part of a community that believes in the power of music to heal, uplift, and connect.
Sponsor a Project.