Dakarai Gwitira, known professionally as Dakari, is a Zimbabwe-born record producer, audio engineer, and DJ.
It wasn't until he learned English later, that Dakari was able to really take his overall musical understanding to the next level and earn the career success and recognition to match.
As he settled into heart of America's south during his formative teenaged years, Dakari became obsessed with the back catalogues of Pharrell Williams, Outkast, Missy Elliott, and the type of futurist hip-hop that remains just as innovative today as it did in the early 2000s.
A Brazilian roommate introduced him to the Latin-tinged rhythms of South America and he found everyday influence in the bodegas and back alleys hidden amidst the concrete jungle.
Spending more and more time at the legendary Quad Studios, Dakari became head engineer, working with a plethora of superstar and soon-to-be-superstars ranging including names like DJ Khaled, Akon, Meek Mill, Nelly, Ne-Yo, Sara Bareilles, Meghan Trainor and Ashanti.
"[This quote needs a citation] In 2015, Dakari picked up his bags for the last time and moved to Los Angeles to work closely with G-Eazy, and three years later he has never looked back.
Following his 2017 album The Beautiful & Damned, Dakari continued on the boards both as an engineer, and as a producer on its title track with Zoe Nash[4] and "Sober" with Charlie Puth.