DJ Oskido was born in the Oukasie township (near Brits, South Africa). He was schooled in his father's home country of Zimbabwe, only returning to South Africa a few years later. In the early 90’s DJ Oskido found himself selling boerewors sausage rolls outside the Razzmatazz nightclub in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, sneaking his way inside the club to spin the closing sessions and slowing down American house tracks to a tempo that "Africans could dance to". One night, the resident DJ didn't pitch up... and the rest is history.
Dj Oskido was soon running the legendary Arena in Highpoint, Hillbrow, with the late Ian Segola and doing his first production work on bassy cassettes aimed at taxis and passengers. His reputation as a DJ grew and he was soon spinning at campus parties at Wits and as far away as Mmbatho, where he met his future Brothers Of Peace (BOP) partner Bruce “Dope” Sebitlo. He also joined forces with Don Laka and Christos Katsaitis to form Kalawa Records.
Oskido has journeyed to the Miami Winter Music Conference the past two years – most recently with multiple SAMA winners Mafikizolo - to ensure that the overseas exposure happens, spinning his infectious and percussion-heavy deep house for a host of international dance aficionados. He’s deejayed alongside the likes of “Little Louie” Vega, Frankie Knuckles, DJ Gregory and DY Yellow, and has played at just about every major club in the country.
DJ Oskido is also one of radio’s most popular personalities, having taken care of Y FM’s Rap Activity Jam with Rudeboy Paul for a while and now hosting Church Grooves, a bumping grooveathon that’s the only place to be on a Sunday night. As a producer, DJ Oskido is leagues ahead of the competition, and he kickstarted the current trend of remixing classic South African pop hits when he and Bruce reworked Mahlatini and the Mahotella Queens’ “Melodi” into “Meropa”.
Some of DJ Oskido's hite include:
- Tembisa Funk
- War
- Taxi
- Shela
- Shisha Nyama
- Tsa Ma Ndebele
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