[1] Onstage since the age of 14, Juakali started his career as a dancer and, at one stage, a poet.
[5] Juakali is a resident in Los Angeles, California, United States.
He has traveled the world in recent years performing, and collaborating with other musicians.
He also performed with Sub Swara, a live electronic crew based in New York City that "deals with the most fascinating melt of sound – beats and bass laced with the elemental voice of Juakali... pure heaven."
He has appeared on commercial recordings from Alpha & Omega, Raz Mesani, Pinch, Stat Zro, and Dub Gabriel.