October 10, (THEWILL) – Popular disc jockey and singer, Oyin Asu-Johnson, broke the world record for the longest Dj set by operating her set and playing music nonstop for 243 hours, 30 minutes.
The female disc jockey started playing on September, 20, 2021 and stopped on October, 1, 2021, 11 days after undertaking the challenge. The event took place at the Grill by Yanna, in Ikoyi, Lagos. The session was streamed live on her social media space for a few days before she broke the record set by an undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Agboola Venmak, also known as Dj Venum, in 2018. Earlier in 2016, Dj Olu had hit the world record after performing for 229 hours nonstop at Sao Café in Lagos.
Speaking about her achievement, the elated DJ expressed her profound gratitude to people who encouraged her in the course of her journey to stardom. She specially appreciated the duo of Tiwa Savage and Niniola for their support and encouragement in her quest to break the world record. She said that beating the world record meant a lot to her as it was the best way to show that Nigerian disc-jockeys were a force to reckon with around the world. The talented DJ was tutored by popular disc jockey, Jimmy Jatt.
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