Sunny Jackson is a Los Angeles based poet, emcee, and humanitarian promoting positivity through music and the art of expression. With a rare ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds he embodies the raw essence of rhythm and poetry in a way that taps directly into the soul of true hip hop listeners. His never ending arsenal of heart-felt topics and hard hitting lyrics have made him one of the West coast’s most sought out artist to ever display the level of talent he provides to the masses.
Sunny Jackson is a wordsmith skilled in the art of written rhyme. A craft he believes provides food for thought and nurtures the soul of every listener with an appetite for true to life music. His music is a written testament of trials and issues relative to everyday living, carefully worded to speak directly to the heart of his listeners.
Sunny Jackson’s influences include jazz, neo soul, funk, disco, and of course “true school” hip-hop.


Ancestrally hailing from Nigeria, Bohemian, curiously enough is blessed with the gift of dyslexia which as a young adult saw him put music aside and instead carve himself a place within the IT industry in London - a world where his dyslexia slipped past almost unnoticed. Within this realm he thrived in one way, spiritually starving himself in others.

Had things gone slightly different, the story could have ended there, however, at some point during this grey plateau, he found words coming to him in the forms of songs. The arrival of these words unearthed previously disregarded feelings within Bohemian Thought which led him on a whirlwind journey and after a brief foray into the spoken word, theatre and poetry scenes in London he relocated to New Zealand in 2006.

A spoken word poet, singer, songwriter and percussionist (aka poetic philosopher) Bohemian connected with the local Wellington soul, funk, jazz and reggae scenes. After stints spent jamming with Batucada, Sam Manzanza & the Rhythm Africa Band and Olmecha Supreme, Bohemian Thought arrived at a space to develop his own songs with the assistance of Auckland producer Brofessional, The Urban Soul Orchestra (UK), studio engineer Benny Tones and a host of accomplished local musicians.

Essentially an exploration of freedom filtered through a dyslexic eye Bohemian Thought’s debut album 'Magnificent Dyslexic' is due for release in New Zealand in August 2011. Bohemian Thought will be celebrating the release of this album with two Indo-Afro-Carribean costume parties accompanied by his his full live 7 piece band with 2 nights of conscious afrobeat -

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