DJ Cinch

Fumen John Naye popularly known as Dj Cinch is a Kaduna based multi-talented songwriter, Recording and performing artiste and a multiple award winner, he's also a DJ, music producer, mixing and mastering sound engineer. DJ Cinch is a graduate of Kaduna State University with B.A in English and Drama. Born on the 29th July in the mid-80s to the family of Mr. and Mrs. John Kauno Naye of blessed memory.

His music career span over the period of 10 years and he has shared the stage with some of Nigeria's biggest and northern Nigeria's brightest stars ranging from 2Face Idibia, Sean Tizzle, Burna Boy, Terry Tha Rapman, Mi Abaga, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Davido among so many others. In 2018 he performed at Afropolitan vibes music festival in Lagos Nigeria where he shared the same stage with Bantu and his band, Johnny Drille, Omawumi, and Bright Chimeze.

The year 2017 has been one of his most successful year where he became the most trending artiste in Kaduna and environs following the success of his cover of Olamide's hit song "Wo" which he titled "Arewa Wo". He got six whooping award nominations from two independent award organizers Kaduna Entertainment Awards and Crockcity Awards respectively in Kaduna. He was also tipped as one of the next big thing from northern Nigeria after his exploits at a concert organised by Zanfada in 2017. According to Katung "If concerts like Black is Gold are meant to discover the next voice of Northern rap, then the biggest acts in coming years will be the talented three: Shama, Ibi and Cinch", as published in the article "Black is Gold concert soothes Kaduna" for Music in Africa.

Dj Cinch sings and raps fluently in both English and Hausa to the delight of his teaming fans and followers. He has equally through his songs and popularized the use of local slangs such as "harkan seniorman", "chasu zalla", "Ikon Allah", "Wanka", "wotoloi", "Saminaka" , Muna Waje. Dj Cinch was featured on Rugged Man's 2021 Situation EP on the song One Love (Wazobia), he also got featured on Leadership Newspaper LEVOGUE Magazine for 7th November 2021.

His song Saminka became an instant hit and became the fans favourite and also winning him more adult fans due to the rich content of the song. Leveraging on the success of Saminaka, Dj Cinch teamed up with some of the northern Nigeria's Hip Hop heads to come up with the Sami Naka remix featuring DIA, Nifty Breezy (Boi), Kevin Words and Pherowshuz which is arguably tipped as the best
Collaboration for the year 2018. He eventually emerged winner from two award categories at the 2019 edition of Kaduna Entertainment Awards , clinching the Artiste of the year and song of the year awards respectively amidst stiff competition. DJ Cinch dropped a motivational freestyle titled Be Yourself. Some of his recent hit songs are, That Hausa Rapper ft Boc , Wanka, Chigaba Da Gashi, Kayan Mata, Matso Kusa, Hayaki and most recently...