Grand Pa Records’ Dufla Diligon is among the few dancehall artists in Kenya who are doing a commendable job. Dufla, whose real name is David Long’oji Ejiru defied all odds to become a go-to artist as far as dancehall music is concerned .His breakthrough came when Willy M Tuva spotted him in a road show in Samburu. Tuva,also known as Mzazi was impressed by Dufla’s talent and took him from there to Nairobi ,where he hooked him up with Refigah ,Grand Pa Records CEO.
He was transformed into a superstar and two songs later, he was in another league. Shows started trickling in, collabos with big brands like Cindy Sanyu came along. From being a herdsman in Samburu to an artist who perfectly fits in the international listing, Dufla can comfortably be grouped with A-list musicians in the country. With an upgrade in class comes a string of costs that organizers, the corporate world and fellow artists have to foot to have him in their events or even record a collabo with him.
For club shows,the ‘Biringisha’ hitmaker charges between Ksh 70,000 and Ksh 150,000.Guys from the corporate world have to part with not less than Ksh 300,000 to book him. As for artists who want him for collabos, Dufla charges between Ksh 500,000 and Ksh 1.5 million.
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