Olawunmi Okerayi, known by her stage name DJ Lambo, is a self-taught
multi-award winning Nigerian disc jockey. Defining her sound as a fusion
of Afrobeats and Afro-house.
Influenced heavily by her father; DJ Tony Lewis, her professional career
began in 2008–2009 as a Radio personality (OAP) on Raypower 100.5 FM,
Rhythm FM 94.7 Abuja, and Love 104.5 FM Abuja after graduating with a
degree in English & Literature. She then went on to become the official DJ
for Africa’s number one rapper M.I. Abaga and was signed to Loopy Music
in 2013 before its merger with Chocolate City Music in 2015.
DJ Lambo was named the head and president of Choc Boi Nation (CBN), a
record imprint of Chocolate City Music in 2017. With this announcement,
she became one of the major female record label executives in the music
industry in Nigeria.
In 2016, she launched her company “707 Worldwide” and started hosting a
series of parties titled “Lagos Party Animals”. In addition, to drive house
music culture in Nigeria, she started another series of parties, titled “My
house on the beach” which has been hosted in Lagos & Abuja with support
from Tiger Beer.
DJ Lambo has also organized a free concert in computer village Lagos
with performances from notable Nigerian superstars in an aim to give as
many people as possible (no matter their class in life or ability to afford
one) the glorious feeling only live shows have the ability to deliver.
DJ Lambo’s career has been filled with very many highlights including
being one of the first few DJs invited to play at the Big Brother Naija house
in 2017 and every year since then. She’s also a 3x winner of City People
Entertainment awards in the DJ of the Year (Female) category by for three
consecutive years from 2015 and was listed as one of top five Nigerian DJs
to watch out for in 2015 by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET).
She tops this all with the announcement of her debut album ‘A Tale Of
Two Cities’ A project influenced by her experiences in Lagos and
Johanessburg. Featuring Ice Prince, Zanda Zakuza, Reminisce, Ckay, Lady
Donli, Iyanya, Buju, Nizreen Toya Delazy and Nosa, DJ Lambo pulls both
worlds sonically into one.
