🇿🇼 England-Based Zimbabwean Promoter DJ Kay Cie Found Dead in Birmingham Hotel

🇿🇼 England-Based Zimbabwean Promoter DJ Kay Cie Found Dead in Birmingham Hotel

Birmingham, UK – The Zimbabwean entertainment community is mourning the sudden and tragic passing of Kudzai Chipadza, widely known in showbiz circles as DJ Kay Cie. The England-based music promoter and DJ was reportedly found dead at a hotel in West Midlands, Birmingham, on the morning of Tuesday, 3 June 2025.

Details surrounding his death remain unclear, and authorities are yet to release an official cause of death. However, investigations are said to be underway.

DJ Kay Cie was a respected figure in the diaspora entertainment scene, particularly within the Zimbabwean and Southern African community in the UK. He was known for organizing events that brought together artists and fans from home and abroad, promoting Afrobeat, Amapiano, and ZimDancehall genres across the UK.

Friends, fans, and colleagues have taken to social media to express shock and grief, remembering him as a passionate music lover, connector, and influential force in promoting African talent abroad.

“This is a huge loss to the creative and Zimbabwean community in the UK,” one promoter wrote on X. “Kay Cie was always working to elevate others.”

Family members are expected to issue a formal statement in the coming days. Meanwhile, tributes continue to pour in as the entertainment fraternity comes to terms with his untimely passing.

May his soul rest in peace.