A 12-hour DJ set will be streamed with the participation of celebrity DJ’s to honour the 12th anniversary of a childhood friend who passed away.

The stream will honour Daniel De-Gale, the first black person in the UK to receive a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor in 1999, who later died from multiple organ failures.

Mr De-Gale launched a worldwide media campaign in 1996 to find a matching stem cell donor to beat his three year battle against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Then in 1999 the appeal worked, and Mr De-Gale became the first black recipient for a stem cell transplant.

The procedure was described as lifesaving, as it blessed him with nine years to live and granted him the time to study Sports Physiotherapy at London Metropolitan University.

However he was later diagnosed with Haemolytic Anaemia and his condition deteriorated, which meant he eventually passed away on October 8, 2008.

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Daniel and Oliver shared an interest in DJ'ing

Childhood friend Oliver Greaves, from Chingford, hopes to host DJ set PlayzoFM – named after his friend’s nickname - to honour the 12th anniversary of Mr De-Gale’s death.

The Youtube employee who is a DJ’ing enthusiast said: “In 2008, at the prime age of 21, I experienced a heavy loss which I still feel to this day, when Daniel ‘Playzo’ De-Gale passed away. I lost one of my closest childhood friends. Daniel's character and aura were larger than life itself.

“We both were huge fans of the underground UK Garage scene, so it was throughout love of this genre of music we developed a strong organic bond. His bedroom sound system inspired me to get into DJ'ing myself and when he found out I made beats he wanted to learn how to develop those skills too.”

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Oliver will be hosting the PlayzoFM event

The first PlayzoFM set took place two years ago and managed to raise over £2,300 which went towards the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (ACLT) which was set up in 1996 as part of the campaign.

The trust is being used to raise awareness of blood cancer and encouraging more black and mixed race communities to register as donors due to the overall shortage from such groups.

For this year Oliver is attempting to raise £2,000. He is hoping to achieve his target, with the additional support from some of ACLT’s celebrity DJ friends, including Soul II Soul front man Jazzie B, DJ Spoony, Afrobeats DJ Abrantee and Breakfast show radio host Martin Jay, of the now defunct Choice FM.

Each DJ will provide a pre-filmed DJ set where they are spinning the decks for up to 30 minutes each to complement the 12-hour show.

Pre-filmed shoutouts from celebrities will also be shown during the Youtube livestream.

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Oliver will DJ alongside celebrity DJ's.

Mr Greaves said: “Doing the 12-hour DJ set for Daniel will be a personal tribute, showcasing the taste in music that shaped our years of friendship. I’m encouraging everyone to tune in for the live stream and get in touch during the show to give shout out's and make requests in the true pirate radio style like Daniel and I used to.”

Daniel’s mother and ACLT co-founder Beverley De-Gale said: “When Oliver first suggested his tribute/fundraising idea to us last year, we were so touched by his dedication to honour Daniel in this way. As Daniel’s parents, it is our duty to ensure Daniel’s legacy is remembered, however when his friends feel compelled to do the same it’s deeply heartwarming.

“We fully support Oliver’s efforts and we’re thrilled we’ve been able to secure some of the UK’s top DJ’s to support Oliver during his set by providing a short mix of songs they love, all in Daniel’s honour.

“It’s going to be a wonderful celebration of life, I hope everyone who knows of Daniel’s story tunes in!”

The set can be viewed live on Youtube next Thursday (October 8) from 10am to 10pm here.

Donations can be made to the fundraiser here.