“To tell you the truth, I didn’t know I woulda do music for the rest o’ me life, until about two years ago. Music was something in the background of my life, just building,” 22-year old Jaheim Jones said. “Living in Guyana, music to me is a hobby. At no point in time did I think, music is going to be my career.”
Jones, a musician and the main drummer for Shakti Strings Band (a position he held since he was 16 years old), explained that he wanted to feel fulfilled. After trying university and regular employment, he realised the only place he found that sense of fulfilment was through his music.
“As a child, I was always tapping with me hand,” Jones said, tapping his legs to demonstrate. “I don’t know is wha, something just had me like this…” He continued tapping his legs throughout the interview, embodying the rhythm that’s always been part of him.