Judgement Yard is a Harare-based

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group made up of music DJs.

History

Judgement Yard was founded by Youngson Kudita also known as I-Randu in 2009 and consists of music DJs; I-Randu, DJ Flevah, Etherton Bennie, DJ 2Bad and Mc Tawastok aka Short Boss. In 2013, they performed in

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. This was their very first foreign tour. In early 2015, they made their debut appearance at the Zimbabwe Cup Clash, an annual musical show held in the

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. In 2018, they performed at Marafco Lounge in

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. This was their second tour of the country after a one legged

tour in 2013. They have also performed in other various countries, including

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. They have released a number of mixtapes which have featured various local

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artists and international musicians from the reggae and dancehall genres. They also host one of the most popular radio shows in the country on ZiFM Stereo.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official site
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