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Iman Wamboi is a Kenyan-Canadian singer and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia. Wamboi discovered her love of music and the arts early on in her youth, studying fashion design after graduating high school and achieving her Diploma. After that, she went on to build a successful career as a model and actor, woking with countless brand names and handful of network productions.
When the world shut down due to the pandemic in 2020, Wamboi opened up. It was then she crossed paths with 3x Grammy and 2x Juno award winning producer Chin Injeti, through Instagram, inevitably.
It didn’t take long for them to recognize the ease with which they collaborated together and their partnership quickly grew to become a formidable creative force. Making her debut as a Black Female Canadian, Wamboi hopes to challenge the industries often narrow perception of how Black women can or should express themselves artists. “I am a Black woman influenced by Black music. I grew up loving artist like Neil Young, Dylan, The Doors, Bowie, Zeppelin, U2, The Verve, Patti Smith... I was constantly being asked by all kinds of people why I had such a ‘white taste in music’ for a black girl. I never understood what people meant by that because I knew my history. I knew that all these artists I loved were deeply inspired by an older generation of artists who looked just like me.” Through her lyricism, Wamboi shares her sentiments as she steps into this strange new world. Journey along as she weaves her way.
When the world shut down due to the pandemic in 2020, Wamboi opened up. It was then she crossed paths with 3x Grammy and 2x Juno award winning producer Chin Injeti, through Instagram, inevitably.
It didn’t take long for them to recognize the ease with which they collaborated together and their partnership quickly grew to become a formidable creative force. Making her debut as a Black Female Canadian, Wamboi hopes to challenge the industries often narrow perception of how Black women can or should express themselves artists. “I am a Black woman influenced by Black music. I grew up loving artist like Neil Young, Dylan, The Doors, Bowie, Zeppelin, U2, The Verve, Patti Smith... I was constantly being asked by all kinds of people why I had such a ‘white taste in music’ for a black girl. I never understood what people meant by that because I knew my history. I knew that all these artists I loved were deeply inspired by an older generation of artists who looked just like me.” Through her lyricism, Wamboi shares her sentiments as she steps into this strange new world. Journey along as she weaves her way.
