Kamani Batista Sr.

## Kamani Batista

Batista performing in April 2022.

Alba Batista (grandmother)

Michael (father)

Rosario (mother)

Gloria (aunt)

Brian (brother)

Kelly (brother)

Kamil (brother)

Olympio (cousin)

Kamara Tonnelle (daughter)

Israel Joaquin (son)

Y'Atra Venice (daughter)

Jah'Mari Joaquin (son)

Yahama Rachelle (daughter)

Kamani Joaquin, Jr. (son)

**Kamani Joaquin Batista** (born on May 15, 1996 in The Bronx, New York) is a male singer, songwriter, and record producer.

# 1990s

Kamani was born to an African-American father and Dominican-American mother.

He has 2 brothers and 1 sister, only from his father’s side.

He is of African-American and Dominican descent.

But, he lived in Harlem after birth.

He moved back to the Bronx, in April of 1998.

He started singing and playing piano at the age of two, in February 1999.

In August of 1999, he attended St. Dominic’s Torch in University Heights section of The Bronx.

# 2000s

In 2001, he has spent most of his childhood years in the Washington Heights/Inwood section of Manhattan, until he has transitioned to Baltimore, in May of 2002.

In February 2006, at the age of 9, Batista played the piano in front of the audience at Johnnycake Elementary, but did not know the words to both songs such as “Lean On Me” and “Ribbon In The Sky”.

Batista graduated from elementary school at age 11, in June of 2007.

# 2010s

Batista graduated from middle school at age 14, in mid-June 2010, until he attended high school in August 2010.

In November of 2010, he sung at New Freedom Baptist Church. His sermonic solo was “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”.

In May 2011, Batista was supposed to perform at the VSAF in Cockeysville, but later performed “I Believe I Can Fly” at his high school in Owings Mills.

In April 2014, he traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to perform with RICOCHET.

On September 25, 2015, he sung the national anthem at a pep rally in high school.

In April 2016, Batista was in a singing competition, Uplifting Minds II conference at the Security Square Mall in Baltimore.

21-year old Batista graduated from high school, before June 2017.

In February 2018, he started attending as a client at Itineris, in Baltimore.

In May 2018, Kamani rose to fame with a higher amount of followers.

In August 2018, he has endured the loss of his grandfather, Olimpio Batista, because of rare blood disorder. After his grandfather’s death, he almost rose to fame.

In August 2018, Batista sung “Precious Lord” at his grandfather’s viewing before the funeral in New York.

In November 2018, he recorded his song, “Once And For All”.

# 2020s

In February of 2020, Batista auditioned for “The Voice” in Baltimore, but did not have the opportunity to win.

In early April 2020, Batista and his mother were interviewed with Catherine Trotter on the Speak Life Tour Radio.

In June of 2020, he finally recorded vocals on the remix of “Never Would Have Made It” with gospel legend Marvin Sapp.

Batista finally released his self-titled debut album in November 2020, but it was only on YouTube.

In December 2020, Batista attended at a Networking Night Zoom meeting and performed “Silent Night”.

In January 2021, Batista appeared on Fortune’s Live Talent with James Fortune and Isaac Carree.

Then, in April 2021, after a week of sickness, Batista appeared for the second time again on Fortune’s Live Talent.

In August 2021, after finding out the passing of his great-grandmother Lola Beltre, Batista sung as his sermonic solo, “I Need Thee” at her viewing which took place at the Riverdale Funeral Home in New York.

And also, Batista supposedly launched the re-release of his first album “My Name Is”, that was on every streaming platform.

On October 23, 2021, Batista performed at the World of Possibilities Expo in College Park, Maryland.

On November 12, 2021, Batista released a single, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, assigned as a hidden track for the debut album. Unfortunately, he hasn’t planned any other album release parties.

On December 22, 2021, Batista regained access to his original Twitter account, which started out empty from 12 years ago.

In January 2022, Batista released their second single “You Light Up My Life”, and re-released his August 2021 album, which is now available on all streaming platforms.

In April 2022, Batista performed 4 songs at the World of Possibilities Expo in Frederick, Maryland.

On July 31, 2022, Kamani performed at the 3rd annual Autism Crush Festival in Hampton, Virginia.

On August 12, 2022, he released a deluxe edition of his first album, only with a few tracks from the following sophomore album.

On October 1, 2022, Kamani performed “Amazing Grace” and “Encourage Yourself” at the Soul Food in Baltimore.

On October 8, 2022, Kamani performed at the Awesomely Autistic Gala in Hampton, Virginia.

Before releasing an album in May, he released two singles such as “Good Care” and “Dancefloor”, in April 2023, only for the deluxe edition, which is slated to release in July 2023.

On April 29, 2023, he performed “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” and Mary Mary’s “Yesterday”. It was at the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center in downtown Baltimore.

On May 12, 2023, Batista released his second album, "The Time Has Come", prior to releasing his first music video, "Thank You Lord" and then celebrating his 27th birthday.

# Discography

* 2021: My Name Is… - first studio album
* 2023: The Time Has Come… - second studio album
* 2025: One Song - third album
* 2028: The Christmas Album - fourth studio album
* 2030: JOAQUIN. - fifth studio album