Grandmaster DJ Ready D celebrated his birthday party with more than 100 youth from the Strandloper Eco Youth Club in Kleinmond on Saturday.
Deon Daniels, aka Ready D, and his wife Malika took the trip to Kleinmond to help the kids clean up the beach and played music for them, also allowing them to get a feel for the decks.
Deon, 53, says this was a first for most of the kids, who were never exposed to live DJing before.
Deon has been working with Shihaam Domingo who first introduced him to the community.
Shihaam says: “The barakah (blessing) of what they did here was so huge that kids could just keep coming and coming and there was enough of everything, there was food and festivities.
“Here isn’t much happening for the kids, especially over the festive season.
“When Deon took to the decks and started playing, the kids all left what they were doing.
“They were thrilled by what he did and he let the kids play on the decks.”
Deon tells the Daily Voice: “The event coincided with my birthday and thankfully so because it made everything more special.
“This community doesn’t get much support and so we are doing programmes around here to assist the development of the youth.”
Founder of the Strandloper project, Cathy Floris, said a good time was had by all.
“These kids know hardship and have been through so much, so this was really a big blessing.
“We thank Ready D for his kind gesture. All our Strandloper children were well fed and treated special.”