Blenda and Shafiq, godfathers of Tampa’s DJ scene, get their turn on the Ol’ Dirty Sundays farewell tour

The end of Ol’ Dirty Sundays’ weekly presence at Crowbar in Ybor CIty gets closer every weekend, and the farewell run continues with this slate of guests whose selections were part of the foundation that made ODS so strong.

DJ Blenda—co-founder of the Gwan Massive Collective, and a living encyclopedia of reggae and dub joints—is on the ones and twos alongside fellow Gwan-er DJ Shafiq Sokoo, founder of Vinyl Sounds On Patrol. Sokoo’s tastes were formed in Gordon Heights and Suffolk Country on Long Island, and marked by the rise of hip-hop luminaries like De La Soul, Rakim, Public Enemy, JVC Force, Grand Daddy IU, and more.

It’s $5 at the door for Ol’ Dirty Sundays at Crowbar in Ybor City on Sunday, Aug. 11.

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This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2024.