The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Battle of DJs at Lake Festival

- Tawanda Marwizi Arts Correspond­ent

TOP DJs battle it out at the inaugural Lake festival that has been slated for Hunyani Hills Hotel in July.

More than 30 musical DJs have since confirmed their participat­ion at the top event.

The three-day festival is dubbed “The July DJ Lake Festival” and is being organised by Ecrag Group.

In a statement the organisers said the event was meant to promote talent in the country.

“The festival is an event that celebrates and promotes fresh Zimbabwean talents and art. The DJs featuring at the event come from a wide range of influences, including Zimdanceha­ll, RnB, House Music and the golden oldies,” reads the statement.

DJ Stavo, DJ Leon and Nox, DJ Fujee, Judgment Yard, Legendary Sound , Immortal Movement - Gary B and the famous Zimdanceha­ll godfather Templeman are some of the DJs that will be participat­ing at the event.

The second day of the festival will see the clash of dancehall DJs Legendary Sound versus the Immortals (Gary B and Templeman).

“We believe in healthy competitio­n yielding excellence and thus we are currently working on also having radio stations competing against each other through their DJs on rotation.”

ECRAG is a Company promoting local art and also has its footing in Advertisin­g (Printing and Branding) as well as business consultanc­y.

“We are just ecstatic to bring this creative event to our community and bringing in Zimbabwean DJs from the Diaspora promoting our very own talented DJs, musicians, businesses and arts.

“This event is also in line with ‘Buy Zim’, as local companies can come through and exhibit their products at this festival. Let’s promote our very own local DJ talent by creating developmen­tal opportunit­ies for them to be competitiv­e on the global market. We want to unite all sectors of society in making this a dream come true.”

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