Moffat Mungazi
Liberty Dube
Entertainment Correspondent
ORGANISERS of this year’s highly-anticipated Manicaland DJ Cup clash have promised a bigger and better edition, with more disc spinners from other districts expected to battle it out on the turntables.
The event slated for mid-February, will be hosted at the newly established Villa Spot Hub, located a few kilometres along Mutare-Chimanimani Highway.
“We are expecting a tense and intriguing contest.
“The last edition still lingers in many people’s minds. It was a fierce competition, and we are expecting a bigger and better event. This year’s event is promising to be another exciting one as more sponsors and stakeholders are promising to come aboard.
Registration will start on February 1, and we are expecting disc spinners from other districts from across Manicaland Province to be part of the contest,” said one of the organisers, Abel Zhakata.
In last year’s edition, which was held at Villa Spot in Dangamvura, a total of 12 wheel spinners from across several entertainment joints in Mutare clashed in a tightly contested event which saw the host club’s DJ Famous scooping the coveted prize.
DJ Famous walked away with US$200, while Slimphat and Paul received US$100 and US$50 for being the first and second runners-up respectively.
The event was filled with twists and turns, but the best performer, DJ Famous took the crown home, beating a crop of young wheel spinners such as DJ Nash, VJ the DJ, Miles DJ and Zincyard who proved to be darlings of many.
The young crop made the night difficult for more established DJs such as Shamie D, Brizz, Huggflexy and Mshez who could not make it into the final rounds.
Nyanga-based wheel spinner, DJ Paul, shocked many with his dexterity and magic on the turntables after belting little-known, but well mixed songs.
He was voted third. He left many revellers clamouring for more.
Every DJ was mandated to show his expertise on the wheel for eight minutes only.
DJ Famous outwitted Slimphat in an intriguing final round.
Besides the adjudicators, the crowd was allowed to vote for their favourite DJ after finishing the two-man contest in each pot competition.
The inaugural event was meant to promote, nurture, and appreciate the role of wheel spinners in spreading the message of peace, love, unity and discipline against social ills affecting youths such as drug and substance abuse, thievery and prostitution.
