David Jairus Ochieng Okumu (Dave Okumu)

David Jairus Ochieng Okumu (Dave Okumu) is a critically acclaimed British guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the frontman of the Mercury Prize-nominated alternative trio The Invisible. Born in Vienna, Austria, to a prominent Kenyan diplomat and peace activist, Professor Washington Aggrey Jalang'o Okumu, he grew up in Austria before relocating to the UK at age ten. This rich child-of-the-diaspora heritage heavily influences his fluid, genre-blending artistry, which bridges experimental jazz, indie rock, and soul, and has made him a premier collaborator for major artists like Jessie Ware, Grace Jones, and Tony Allen.