The word 'performer' is vastly multidimensional. Zak, who is a Queer African performer, found the multitude of music and poetry to be the form of expressing her storytelling. Being mixed race identifying as Black, she explains her identity is reflected in the type of music she plays and performs. Unveiling more authentic emotions, through sound waves of African influenced drumming and acapella “I am encouraging people to come together through the energy of my performance”.