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DJ Stavo, Steven Wayne Sanders, born in Kwekwe on the 17th of March in 1979, is a highly renowned Zimbabwean DJ, producer and entrepreneur who fuses Afro sounds to give them a modern feel. Having attended Goldridge primary and Midlands Christian College, he grew up in the ghetto streets where it was every boy’s dream to mostly become a football goat up until the late 90s when a resident DJ at his nightclub King Solomon in Kwekwe failed to show up and he had to step in and soon stepped up with slots that have since paid off.
His ability to blend genres like Afro House, Amapiano, and traditional Sungura music have produced iconic, million-view chart-toppers across Southern Africa.
He has done local and regional collaborations inclusive of Simudza Ngoma a massive crossover hit combines which fuses electronic and contemporary traditional rhythms featuring Jah Prayzah, a track that garnered over 1 million views on YouTube Music. The Journey featuring Roki is also a smooth Afro House track with an international that peaked at number 2 on MTV Base Mzansi Charts.
Mnandi featuring the late South African kwaito legend Mandoza is also another high-energy club track to Teka Famba an internet and TV favorite across Trace TV and Channel O which featured Fiesta Black another famous South African vocalist and Sexy Darling which features South Africa’s most rated producers Maphorisa & Di Buckz, this masterpiece got immense radio play and went on to become a club banger. Mwedzi Muchena featuring the late iconic Dr. Oliver Mtukudzi is also a unique production fusing the legendary acoustic Tuku Music style with an electronic house feel. Ngimtholile featuring Trademark & Muungu Africa is also a highly successful tribal house track that achieved widespread popularity on regional dancefloors.
Bad News featuring Gemma Griffiths is another popular release which secured fair play on both Zimbabwean and South African radio waves. Impumelelo featuring Naak, another widely streamed original mix remains highly popular on digital charts. Still upping his game, he recently spearheaded a unique electronic genre by remixing timeless guitar-heavy Zimbabwean music into electronic templates, this on Chitekete from Leornard Dembo and Jemedza by James Chimombe, these masterpieces in the Afro-sungura version are modern, iconic ,smooth and club-ready. Some of his recent works feature Samanyemba from Tongai Moyo, another Afro-sungura version, a dance-floor favorite utilizing traditional local guitar melodies to Special Meat from Calisto Nyamhute fused classically.
Asides, he has several other duets with high-profile African and international artists who are Lolo. Proffess, Shota then Zeus and Cibil Nyte, both from Botswana. He has travelled to counties like United States, Canada, China, Lesotho, Greece, Namibia and Malawi.He and has hosted international musicians like DJ Cndo, DJ Waxxy, Red Rat and Turbulence at King Solomon’s. This gave him a repute of being the first person to bring many foreign artistes to Kwekwe. Stavo has also made appearances at shows with the likes of AKA, Destruction Boyz, Winky D, Bryn K, Probeats, Tammy Moyo and a handful of wheel spinners including Dee Nosh, L-Roy, Ash Stylez and Nivek whilst being part of big events at venues that are full of vibes like Pabloz, Sankayi, Dreams, Maestro and Wood Sensations.
The wheel spinner is highly regarded for significant contributions to the Midlands and national music scenes and has bagged several prestigious awards and accolades including for Best DJ at the Midlands Music Awards (2014),Best House DJ at the Midlands Music Awards (2015),Best Music Video at the Zimbabwe Music Awards and DJ of the Year at the Zimbabwe Business Awards. A proud father married to Kudzai, Adams nee Alifa, who was a regular client at the Golden Mile Hotel, the pair had a glamorous wedding at Meikles Hotel in Harare and are now based in the Capital with their two kids Jemi and Skyler. Overally and hopefully Stavo will still continue producing modern masterpieces with fusion.
