Chillspot Records Featured on UK’s Guardian Newspaper

[Photo: The Guardian]

By Kinyua Mwangi

Get Free Music Updates and Mixes on Telegram

Mbare-based Chillspot Records has earned recognition from The Guardian; a world acclaimed media outlet headquartered in the UK. The record label is a powerhouse for Zimdancehall music under the stewardship of DJ Levels and DJ Fantan.

Be Encouraged by Psalms 118:14

Levels and Chillspot have been behind amazing Zimdancehall tunes that come from the studio. But the fame of the label goes beyond production of music. According to the Guardian, Chillspot Records has been instrumental in nurturing young talent and fighting drug abuse among the youth in Mbare.

Football Predictions: Real Madrid vs. Chelsea

It is the one place where those who have a musical calling hone it under the mentorship of Fantan and they forget about the ills of the society including crime, unemployment and drug abuse.

Read Also: Sha Sha’s ‘Tender Love’ Features on BBC’s Africa 360 Playlist

The Zimdancehall genre borrowed heavily from Jamaican Reggae back in the day but tweaked it in beats and language – Shona and now Ndebele – making it a unique genre in Zimbabwe.

Read Also: Nigeria’s Teni Challenges Zimbabwean Artistes to Pursue More International Collabos

Zimdancehall is the most famous genre in Zimbabwe and has the likes of Winky D on top of things for more than a decade after bringing it to light. At Chillspot, the Zimdancehall music released has a social message with the youth highlighting various issues they are struggling with or the problems those in the ghetto are reeling in.

Fantan could not hide his joy after Chillspot was featured by The Guardian. He posted in his Instagram “Today we give thanks to the Most high because Chillspot recordz was featured in the biggest newspaper in the UK called.”