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Biography
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Kokayi
Real name: Carl Walker
Effective period / Period of releases: 2007 - 2010
Artist, producer and educator from Washington, DC, USA. Pronounced "Ko-Kah-Yee" his name is taken from the Swahili word meaning "to summon the people". Kokayi keeps busy on multiple fronts with several solo and side projects. He is one half of the electro-hop duo Dastardly (with DJ/Producer Sharkey) and a member of the long-time Afropunk outfit TheCaesarz.