Juliani

Juliani is an award-winning hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, ambassador, speaker and activist.
He believe in the innate ability of every person to find their own solution. He enables that
magic to happen.
He has over 16 years under his belt in the Kenyan and African hip-hop industry and is
considered a pioneer within the industry. He has performed in Kenya, 6 other African
countries, Europe and United States of America.
Juliani is about to release his fourth album, Masterpiece. His albums Mtaa Mentality, Pulpit
Kwa Street and Exponential Potential and have garnered rave reviews among fans and critics.
He has previously been signed to Kijiji Records and Gatwitch Records. He has collaborated
with Sarabi, Jua Cali and Anthony Faulkner among other artists.
Juliani is the recipient of 8 awards namely: Best Gospel artiste and the Hip Hop artiste (2011
Kisima Music Awards); Best Live Performer (2011 Insyder CHAT Awards); Male Artist of the
Year (2010 Insyder CHAT Awards); Songwriter of the Year (2010 Groove Awards); Hip-Hop Song
of the Year and Album of the Year (2009 Groove Awards) and Best Male Artist award (2008 US
Talanta Awards).
He is the founder of Dandora Hip Hop City, a community space for creatives in Nairobi.
Dandora Hip Hop City is home to School of Rhyme, a program tailored to creatives to grow
their craft.
He has served as the Vice-Chair on the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) governing
council in Sports, Arts and Culture; as a patron of the Umoja Cultural Flying Carpet Festival
and as the Youth Climate Ambassador and the Nairobi Securities Exchange Ambassador.
He has worked on numerous campaigns such as the Kenyans for Kenya Campaign ‘Celebrity
Waiter Challenge’, International Commission of Jurists tree planting campaign “Rauka Ama
Hatuta Survive” and Bono’s ONE campaign ‘Do Agric, It Pays’ for the song “Cocoa na
Chocolate”.
He has previously worked with Google, National Bank, Norwegian Church Aid, Jacaranda
Gardens, Turning Tables, Forum Syd, Amiran, OXFAM and What’s Good Media, Women’s
Empowerment Link, Ford Foundation, Orange Kenya, The Ministry of Health and JICA.