Zimbabwean US based Dumi Right was first introduced to audiences during hip hop’s golden age as a member of Zimbabwe Legit, one of the first African hip hop groups to gain international recognition. In the years since, he has remained immersed in the culture and business of hip-hop, releasing a number of noteworthy album projects and performing all across the US and on the world stage. Over the years, he has also served as point person for several events involving music, arts and culture, interacting with organizations and artists from a variety of different countries. His craft is steeped in classic hip-hop styles, with thought-provoking lyrics and poignant wordplay over a backdrop of rugged beats from some of the underground’s finest producers. The scope and scale of his work exhibits broad geographic and cultural diversity with collaborations with artists from across the globe as well as notable US hip-hop luminaries (including the likes of the Jungle Brothers, Chubb Rock, Vast Aire, YZ and more).
Through out 2014 and 2015, Next Level coordinated a series of three-week-long exchange programs in Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Montenegro, India, Senegal and Serbia, and concluded with the Global Next Level residency, which brought artists from each of those countries to the U.S.