iamsiwas
Country Australia Genres dj Website www.akumagency.com Facebook /akumagency Festival Sauti za Busara 2022 iamsiwas has DJ’d clubs and festivals in some of the world major music cities: London, Melbourne, Johannesburg, Accra, Dakar, Maputo, Nairobi and Zanzibar, moving effortlessly between the foundations of afrobeat, afro-jazz, reggae, soul and funk with contemporary cross-cultural dub, electronica, hip-hop, R&B, pop and afrobeats to keep the dance floor vibe flowing.
iamsiwas is the DJ moniker of Jess White (Akum Agency) who has spent the last decade traveling the globe as an independent artist manager, booking agent, promoter and creative producer. As founder/director of Akum Agency he represents a diverse roster of artists from many countries including South Africa (Msaki, Urban Village, Dope Saint Jude, Sibusile Xaba), Mozambique (Nandele), Zambia (Sampa The Great), Kenya (Blinky Bill, Maia & The Big Sky), Sudan (Alsara & The Nubatones), Ghana (FOKN Bois, Jojo Abot), and others, nurturing their respective talents and building their profiles.
Algeria Angola Australia Austria Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire Denmark DRC Egypt eSwatini Ethiopia Far East Finland France Gambia Germany Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Iraq Japan Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Morocco Mozambique Namibia Netherlands Nigeria Norway Pan Africa Pemba Puerto Rico Reunion Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Somaliland South Africa Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Uganda UK USA Various Yemen Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe
acoustic acrobats afrobeat band blues bongo flava coastal comedy dance dj electro fusion hiphop jazz kidumbak pop reggae rock roots rumba spiritual spoken word taarab traditional urban zenji flava