Hailing from mama Africa's Zimbabwe and now based in New Zealand, Shizzer! Entertainment is the premier dancehall crew in New Zealand. Shizzer! Entertainment's Tuff Enchant, Iyah Fari and DJ Shoozz combine original African vibes with Reggae Dancehall resulting in rhythms that ooze authenticity, vibrance and fresh rhythm. Reggae and Dancehall have always had major influence in Zimbabwe, even long before Bob Marley performed "Redemption Song" in Zimbabwe on Independence Day. Since Independence Zimbabwe faces new challenges, however these have done nothing to dampen the vibrant spirit of the people, or their rhythm. The company Shizzer! is an entertainment, fashion and innovation company that expresses the fun, rhythm and vibrant spirit of Reggae, African and Dancehall music. Shizzer! is about having a deliriously good time. Artist Profiles: Iyah Fari - Hailing from Africa and a native of Zimbabwe, Iyah Fari brings a unique flavour to reggae and dancehall sound by incorporating rhymes and chants in his native tongue Shona with traditional and modern reggae dancehall lyrics. A devout Rastafarian, Iyah Fari has lived in Africa, Jamaica and the US. He has performed alongside the likes of LKJ, Mad Professor, Lee Perry, Salmonella Dub, Black Seeds, Blindspot, Scribe, Jeremiah and Culture Dan. Fari is a true African Rootsman in every sense of the word, having grown up in the heart of one of the world's most unspoilt wild African grasslands. His expeditions have been featured in numerous wildlife documentaries including BBC and Animal Planet. Fari has safely guided members of the British Royal family, renowned broadcasters and celebrities through some of the most fascinating parts of the African Savannah. Fari is looking forward to Shizzer!'s "Rasta Rumble in the Jungle" series of combined Safari and Reggae Festivals. Tuff Enchant - Tuff Enchant is a sizzling hot MC who's dancehall style and stage presence is guaranteed to impress. There is an undeniable authenticity when he is performing that audiences and dance-floors respond to. A master of crowd interaction, his recent shows have seen him stopping the music, and getting the crowd to provide the rhythm while he rhymes over top and then introducing a new song that makes the crowd go ballistic. Tuff Enchants Fool$ Love Remix was a finalist in the Kodak Music Video Awards. Shoozz - Shoozz has developed a formidable reputation for unleashing the freshest tunes and energetic delivery that has made crowds go wild in Japan, the UK, Japan, Africa and New Zealand. Shoozz manages Shizzer! Entertainment, with a background in International Trade and a Master of Science from Buckingham University, he is equally at home behind decks and mixer or in boardrooms doing whats got to be done. DJShoozz is a much anticipated guest on radio station Base FM, treating listeners to the finest in urban grooves and trademark powerful delivery.
TUFF ENCHANT
Originally from Zimbabwe and now based in Auckland, New Zealand. Tuff Enchant is a sizzling hot MC who’s dancehall style and stage presence is guaranteed to impress. There is an undeniable authenticity when he is performing that audiences and dance-floors respond to. Tuff specialises in an explosive mix of reggae dancehall and hip hop.
Code Interactive sums it up saying, “Tuff Enchant, who takes you by the hand like a modern day pied piper and leads you into an ambush of pure bass and Ragga chanting that is literally gonna have you banging the floor trying to scrape up whatever may be left of your senses.”
Tuff Enchant has time and again stamped his authority as a world class dancehall MC featuring with Katchafire on 'Rude Girl', the Misfits of Science on 'Fools love,’ Baitercell & Schumacher on 'The bass is injected' that rocked charts worldwide. Tuff's latest dancehall reggae work includes ‘Dust to Dust’ on Curtis Lynch’s Retro Sess Riddim that’s already causing waves in Europe, Japan and the US. His new single and video “Listen (Inzwa),” is a taste of things to come in 2007.
A master of crowd interaction, his recent shows have seen him stopping the music, and getting the crowd to provide the rhythm while he rhymes over top – and then introducing another song that makes the crowd go ballistic! Tuff Enchant's Fool$ Love Remix was a finalist in the Kodak Music Video Awards.
IYAH FAR'I
Hailing from Africa and a native of Zimbabwe, Iyah Fari brings a unique flavour to reggae dancehall sound by incorporating rhymes and chants in his native tongue Shona with traditional and modern reggae dancehall lyrics. A devout Rastafarian, Iyah Fari has lived in Africa, Jamaica and the US. He has performed alongside the likes of reggae and dub acts LKJ, Mad Professor, Lee Perry, Salmonella Dub, Black Seeds, Blindspot, Jeremiah and Culture Dan.
Fari is a true African Rootsman in every sense of the word, having grown up in the heart of one of the world's most unspoilt wild African grasslands. His expeditions have been featured in numerous wildlife documentaries including BBC and Animal Planet. Fari has safely guided members of the British Royal family, renowned broadcasters and celebrities through some of the most fascinating parts of the African Savannah. Fari is looking forward to Shizzer!'s "Rasta Rumble in the Jungle" series of combined Safari and Reggae Dancehall Festivals.
DJ SHOOZZ
Shoozz has developed a formidable reputation for unleashing the freshest dancehall reggae tunes and energetic delivery that has made crowds go wild in the UK, Africa and New Zealand.
Shoozz manages Shizzer! Entertainment. With a background in International Trade and a Master of Science from Buckingham University, he is equally at home behind decks and mixer or in boardrooms doing what’s got to be done.
DJ Shoozz is a much anticipated guest on radio stations Base FM and RDU, treating listeners to the finest in dancehall reggae grooves and trademark powerful delivery.
