Introducing Singer & Songwriter on the rise, Kimani ‘DYUM’ West

Meet singer and songwriter on the rise, Kimani ‘DYUM’ West who not only wants to cement himself within the dancehall music industry but also wants to secure a top seat within the charts as well.

Born in St. Andrew and raised in St. Ann until he was 19, DYUM is a Staff Sergeant in the US Army whose passion and commitment to music has led him to transition into an independent artiste- managing his own record label, Almighty Strike Records.

He is notably another artiste to transition from the army to music- the most known being international recording artiste, Shaggy. In fact, his love for music started when he was 13 years old when saw Dancehall artiste, Aidonia performing at a Teen Splash concert and was captivated by his performance.

This set things in motion as he began writing and did his first performance on a once held talent show on Hype TV where he went up against a young Masicka and actually placed second out of 405 hopefuls. This was the defining moment for him and so he decided to pursue a career in music.

DYUM’s performance catalog includes appearances on Georgia’s club scenes: Boots Night Club: Snap Edition, 201 Tapas Lounge and Rep Your Flag – an event held at the Good to Go Restaurant. His current body of work includes ‘Gallang Bad’, ‘Tief Piece Gimmie’ – which were released before Summer 2019 and ‘Want A Jamaican’.

DYUM is currently working on a single for release in November 2019.