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GUESTS OF HONOR+
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Bosko Kante is an award-winning music producer, inventor, tech founder, and artist advocate. One of the world’s leading talkbox artists, he worked on Grammy-winning albums by Dua Lipa and Kanye West, with credits on more than 11 million records alongside Drake, J. Cole, Tupac, E-40, Limp Bizkit, and others.
Born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Portland, Oregon, Bosko earned a full scholarship to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Southern California. In 2014, he invented the patented ElectroSpit ESX-1, winning First Place and People’s Choice at the Georgia Tech Guthman Musical Instrument Competition and has been used by artists including David Guetta and Stevie Wonder.
Bosko also founded HiiiWAV, a Black music incubator in Oakland serving more than 200 creators. As President and Executive Director, he leads programs like the AFRO AI Accelerator and mentors underrepresented artists in using emerging technologies and building sustainable careers.
Sekai Abeni, a native of Portland, Oregon, is a graduate of The Juilliard School with her B.F.A in Acting. Sekai can be seen starring in the feature film The Long Game, alongside Oscar Nominee’s Kathleen Turner and Jackie Earl Haley which made its theatrical debut in February 2025. Sekai can be seen as a Series Regular in the Amazon Prime/Plan B series Paper Girls. She directed Greg Yuna’s Goodfellas commercial, along with Hugo Boss x Greg Yuna commercial. She Creative ProducedGatorade's March Madness Commercial starring Paige Bueckers, Juju Watkins and Cooper Flagg. She directed Immanuel Wilkins NPR Tiny Desk. She appeared in House of Gucci’s short film A Cake Walk, directed by Miranda Haymon. Her installation work Prayer Over Collards premiered at The Portland Art Museum. Her short film and installation Winter Citrus premiered at ArsNova in New York City. She was a Summer 2023 Artist in Residence at Wassaic Project as well as Berkeley Repertory Theaters’ Ground Floor. She was named one of Backstages On-The-Rise Performers You Need to Know for 2023. She was named by Essence Magazine as a Rising Star at Essence Fest 2024. She won Best Actress at the 2025 Harlem Film Festival for The Long Game.
