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Funk Buddha and Dumi Right burst onto the hip hop scene in the early 90’s as Zimbabwe Legit, one of the first African Hip Hop groups to sign with a major US label. With production by Mr. Lawnge of the Black Sheep and one of the first appearances on wax of the legendary DJ Shadow, the Hollywood Basic EP release was hailed by critics and fans as a ground-breaking classic. The full length "Brothers from the Mother" was shelved and held up by industry red tape over a decade and only finally being released in its entirety in 2005 by DC-based label, Glow In The Dark Records.

In 1998 he formed a world music and dance performance troupe, DHA FUZION, consisting of Hip Hop dancers, a sitar player, drummer, bassist, keyboardist, Japanese koto and taiko players and often a video artist. He has since toured with the group internationally performing at clubs and performance halls alike. Jack Anderson of The New York Times described DHA FUZION as performing with “…boisterous energy while brightly colored kaleidoscopic patterns whirled away…this troupe of dancers and musicians filled the theatre with wild sights and sounds, seductions and battles and strange encounters, both sacred and profane,” and adds “Their energy was irresistible.”

Akim Funk Buddha staged AMAZULU: DANCE AS A WEAPON -written and conceived by Funk Buddha and co-produced by LaMama, Etc. in NYC, premiering to sold out houses. SEASONS OF BUDDHA another works by Akim, was commissioned by the Jerome Foundation and premiered at Mulberry Street Theater in NYC.

Funk Buddha has recently performed at The Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, Rubin Museum, Blue Note, BAMCafe, Bronx Museum, Joe’s Pub and Winter Garden; collaborated with composer/performer Daniel Bernard Roumain and Orchestra of St. Luke’s; performed alongside Bill T. Jones at Yerba Buena Center (CA), Montclair State University (NJ) and Central Park Summerstage (NYC). Film credits include a recent appearance in Freestyle: Art of Rhyme, an award-winning documentary film by Kevin Fitzgerald. TV credits include The David Letterman Show, The Chris Rock Show, and even Sesame Street.