About Asuquomo

“Asuquomo, real name Morris Ogbowu, is a multi-disciplinary artist.

Self-taught hyper-realism portrait painter and Lead Vocalist /songwriter for the Band (KWOMO).
As a Rapper / Emcee (Asuquomo) released solo work from 2014-2024.
Asuquomo’s AFROPUNK blends percussive elements that are found in hip-hop/Rap, Jazz,
and Deep Bass, borrowing upbeat tempos from the uk garage/grime scenes and Afro-fusion.

Asuquomo was the winner of the Emerging Artist Award in 2020 by Rbc & Ottawa Arts Council.
Morris Ogbowu has won multiple international film festival laurels for his work in visual art.
Morris’ digital media work is credited with a Fine Arts background and Self taught hyperrealism.

Besides recent credits and roles including;
2023: Lead Actor, songwriter, writer.
2024: Executive Producer, Creative Director
2025: Art Director, Music supervisor, Wardrobe.

Morris Ogbowu is a visionary and spokesperson for independent Artists in his community.
He is also a Grant writer, experienced in funding acquisition; project planning, budgeting and co-ordination for artists and organizations / management for media production programming.
Morris studied Computer Sciences at Carleton University in 2012; and eventually transferred to Algonquin College’s School of Media and Design in 2014 graduating as a pro-illustrator in 2016.

Morris has played on stages including; Festivals like
Arboretum Festival Ottawa, Bluesfest, CityFolk Marvest, Cranium Festival, NAC Hiphop Festival
New Skool Rules Fest Hiphop Conference Rotterdam, Canadian Music Week 2019 in Toronto.

Morris Aka Asuquomo, have shared stages with some Afrobeat favourites
Wizkid
Burna Boy
Omah Lay
CKay
PrettyBoy D-O
Falz the Bahd guy

as well as sharing stages with some Toronto favourites
Jazz Cartier, Lido Pimienta, Shay Lia,
Cadence Weapon, Kimmortal, Violent Ground,
Flara K, Zaki Ibrahim, Silla and Rise

some other international acts like
BROCKHAMPTON (bluesfest 2018)
Kodie Shane (bluesfest 2018)
MGK (bluesfest 2018)

Morris has worked on multiple Live Music events throughout Ontario and Canada,
as well as local and international touring, plus over 20+ live performance music events in Toronto In the past decade.

As well as creating new annual programs that run yearly, to help propagate culture growth in the city of Ottawa (ie encore: a live music event programming created during my time on the board of directors for Omic - Ottawa music industry Coalition).

Now expanding in his performance art practice, Morris signed to a modeling Talent Agency in 2025 and has worked for clients like
FIFA, FANDUEL, SONOS.

With his decade experience in the Canadian music industry, and as an independent artist and musician, this era has informed how asuquomo would move into the future in fusing all practices more cohesively to deliver an artist’s message precisely.

All of his knowledge in Artist Development, Touring and Social media marketing, has come from the experience of being in the field and knowing what the Audience and performer sees and feels, being the curator, host or promoter at certain points in his career all inform his work as a coordinator and Artistic Director.
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