Dj Fantan Explained

Dj Fantan
Birth Name:Arnold Kamudyariwa
Birth Date:1987 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Mbare, Zimbabwe
Origin:Zimbabwe
Years Active:2011–present
Label:Chillspot Recordz

Dj Fantan (born Arnold Kamudyariwa) is a Zimbabwean record producer, record executive, DJ and Zimdancehall chanter.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Dj Fantan was born in Mbare, Harare where he grew up. He attended his early education at Gwinyai Primary School then did his secondary education at George Stark high School where he met his business partner Levels Chillspot.

In 2011, Fantan turned his bedroom set up into a recording studio, establishing Chillspot Recordz with Levels.[3] The duo went on to discover talents from around Zimbabwe through producing riddims which popularised the Zimdancehall genre hence its growth.[4] [5] [6] In 2013, his production with Levels (Zimbo Flavor Riddim) went on to win Riddim of the year. In 2014, they won Conscious Riddim of the year (Pure Niceness) and Best Collaboration Riddim (Mad Levels) then Riddim of the year 2015 (Stage Riddim) at the Zimdancehall Awards.[7] [8] [9]

On 3 January 2021, DJ Fantan and colleagues were arrested for violating COVID-19 regulations[10] after hosting a New Year's Eve bash that attracted thousands of people.[11] [12] Their initial sentence of 12 months jail term was reduced to three months with an option to pay a $2,000 fine each, which they did on conditions of good behaviour from then to 2025.[13]

Mix tape sole productions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet DJ Fantan, Chillspot's hype man. The Sunday. Mail. The Sunday Mail.
  2. Web site: I am not a drug peddler says DJ Fantan |. March 23, 2021. January 27, 2022. January 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127130047/http://gemnation.co.zw/2021/03/23/i-am-not-a-drug-peddler-says-dj-fantan/. dead.
  3. Web site: Zimdancehall dreams: the back yard studios helping Harare get heard. May 3, 2021. the Guardian.
  4. Web site: DJ Fantan, the Face of Ghetto Youths!. Nakiso. TV.
  5. Web site: Chillspot Introduced Zimdancehall Not Winky D: DJ Fantan. Lemuel. chekai. March 27, 2019.
  6. Web site: I was wrongly interpreted: DJ Fantan. H-Metro.
  7. Web site: Zimdancehall Awards 2014 Winners. April 5, 2018. Pindula.
  8. Web site: Zimdancehall Awards 2015 Winners. April 5, 2018. Pindula.
  9. Web site: Chillspot drops double riddims. March 14, 2015.
  10. Web site: DJ Fantan, Levels & Dhama granted bail. Elsie. Mupoperi. January 21, 2021. January 27, 2022. January 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127124548/https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/dj-fantan-levels-dhama-granted-bail/. dead.
  11. Web site: DJ Fantan, two others jailed six months. The. Herald. The Herald.
  12. Web site: Music Promoter DJ Fantan Pleads Guilty Over New Year Eve Gig. January 5, 2021.
  13. Web site: DJ Fantan, gig organiser escape jail. The. Herald. The Herald.