Dj Zinhle: “The first time I went to a club was in my 20s”

DJ Zinhle is best known for being one of the few women in the “boy’s club” (as she calls it) of the deejay world – and for her rocky relationship with hip-hop artist AKA, which has been regular tabloid fodder.

When she became a DJ, friends teased her about her career choice. “They told me, ‘But you never went anywhere.’ The first time I went to a club was in my 20s,” she said.

Some disapproved of a woman being behind the turntables. “One DJ said to me: ‘Aren’t you the sound girl? What are you doing behind the decks?’ I never wanted to be one of the guys. I think I’m a better DJ because I’m a woman. We’re more attentive and caring.”