Zimbabwean blood and London native, South Londoner ‘Tendai’ goes by the DJ name of ‘Petite DJ’. Her vibrant and energetic DJ sets can be heard in venues and events across London including Shoreditch, Brixton, Vauxhall and The City, delivering her distinctive DJ sets full of drums and beats infused with sultry vocals. Tendai has hosted several radio shows and her “Soul Seductive Sessions” mixes have been aired on shows worldwide from Romania to South Africa, including interviewing South African artists to educate listeners on the sounds she herself was heavily influenced by. Having met her favourite Afro House music artists, including Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, Anane and Louie Vega and Boddhi Satva, and having played alongside the likes of DJeff Afrozila and Zepharin Saint, Tendai vowed to fly the flag and become one of the go to people for South African and Afro House mixes in the UK and globally online. Tendai grew up playing Baritone, Trombone and Clarinet instruments in school choirs and assemblies during the early part of her childhood. Her passion for music evolved to participating in Talent shows, and raving, stealing moments on the microphone from hosts and MCs; before attending DJ Academy Schools to pursue a DJ career in 2007 and 2008. Her passion for Afro House and South African House was discovered by the BBC, where she was interviewed and featured on BBC World News about the rise in African House music in London. She has an ongoing following with over 250,000 listens on her mixes and followers from all over the Globe listening in and downloading her mixes daily. After joining forces to host ‘La Mezcla’ events in The Grange Hotel with DJ colleagues and ‘The Collective’, she has continued her passion for Deejaying, playing for a host of promoters including South African Tourism UK, Rhythm n Funk, Mi Casa Es Su Casa, Tribe, Yellow, House Entertainment and many more. Starting on vinyls, Tendai has moved to the digital era, playing prime-time slots on Underground and Digital radio stations, being interviewed by fashion bloggers and presenters, including London’s Soul Heaven resident Sy Sez on Colourful Radio, and she continues to DJ at events, festivals and fashion shows for existing and new clients. She has partnered up with Tim Campbell’s company ‘Bright Ideas Trust’ to deliver concrete business advice to wannabe and established DJs. Students also get to showcase their skills and talent at Enterprise Nation events across the UK and “Generation Success” monthly Corporate networking events in BPP Law School, HSBC, Reed Smith, The Shard + more across London. Book Petite, or one of her InspiringDJs for your event by emailing bookings@petitedj.com If you would like to send your tracks in to be featured on the next Soul Seductive Session mix, feel free to send them to info@petitedj.com Check out www.InspiringDJs.com and www.PetiteDJ.com