Kenyan-Tanzanian American mezzo-soprano Imani Oluoch is a versatile artist, with eclectic origins. From Michigan to Guinea, and from Texas to Tanzania, Imani can call dozens of places home. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied under Dr. LaToya Lain. While at UNC-Chapel Hill, she performed as The Knowledge of God in Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum, Fortuna from Claudio Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea, Grandmother and Father in Meredith Monk’s Atlas, and Mother in Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel. She’s also very passionate about costume production, tailoring, digital art, and leatherwork. 

Imani is currently a second year student of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music where she studies under Michaela Martens.