Kokayi

Hip Hop lover and Grammy-nominated artist, producer, author, and creative consultant, KOKAYI is immersed in the ethos of hip-hop culture even as he colors outside the lines of tradition. The preeminent improvisational vocalist continues to work as an ambassador for creativity and culture as a freelance music emissary with the U.S. State Department as well as creating visual work as a recipient of the 2021 Nicholson Residency, 2018 Halcyon Artist Fellowship, and Sister Cities Grants for his work as a multidisciplinary artist. His forthcoming book "You Are Ketchup: and Other fly music tales" is an account of having spent 26+ years in the music business. He continues to grace stages globally stating that his “work is an amalgamation of his life experiences as filtered through, DC, Go-go and the music begat from the African diaspora”.