Bio
Oskido (real name Oscar Mdlongwa) is an award-winning South African producer, performer, radio presenter, record producer and entrepreneur who started Kalawa Records (later Kalawa Jazzmee) with Don Laka and Christos.
The record label has been at the forefront of youth culture and has produced top acts such as Bongo Maffin, Mafikizolo, Thebe, Alaska, Professor, Character, Black Motion, Boom Shaka, Zonke, Winnie Khumalo, DJ Zinhle, Magesh and many more.
Oskido is also a member of the ground-breaking and eclectic Brothers of Peace – B.o.P (with Bruce Sebitlo) and known for his top-selling Church Grooves compilation series that changed the face of SA house compilations, and in 2012 launched the I Believe project, which is also the name of his radio show on Metro FM.
Oskido was honoured with a Special Recognition Award at the 9th Channel O Video Music Awards in 2012 for his contribution in the development of South African music scene, and was part of the Kalawa Jazzmee crew honoured at the SA Dance Music Awards the same year.
Together with Greg Maloka, DJ Fresh, Vinny Da Vinci and DJ Christos, he started DJU (deejays unite) that has been responsible for equipping young music names and DJs with valuable industry information through the annual Southern African Music Conference (SAMC).
In 2014 he was one of the judges on the first season of the SABC1 reality competition series The X Factor South Africa.