L O Kari

Elgin Bokari T. Smith, best known as L O Kari, is an Uptown Chicago Dj, Activist, and Visual/Performing Artist from St Louis Missouri. Born in 87, L O Kari was heavily influenced by the soulful sounds of RnB, Jazz, Hip Hop, Gospel, and alternative rock. While attending Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, Elgin discovered he had an ear for music and began creating music on both the piano and guitar while adding his own unique flavor. Now known as L O Kari, Elgin has traveled to perform in New York, St. Louis, Ohio, Seattle, South Korea, Japan, and all over the Chicagoland area. He has shared stages with Bone Thugs and Harmony, Ruby Ibarra, The Terra Godz, Saba, Da Brat, Clark Airlines, Mega Ran, Bop Alloy, No Name Gypsy, DJ Esco, Young Chop, Lil Crazed, Rebel Diaz, Twista, and Chingy-- just to name a few.

L O Kari’s style is smooth and transformative as he is known to blend together mixes of Hip hop and RnB, to Electronic, Trap and EDM. Some of his influences include, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Nujabes, Linkin Park, Joe Hisaishi, LORN, and Prince. What is most notable about his style is his ability to adapt to the vibe of the audience he's serving. Elgin also gives back to his community as a teaching artist through his artist collective Elephant Rebellion where he serves as president.