DJ Swing Dies, Aged 39
London-based hip hop DJ Swing, formerly of the Boogie Bunch Crew, died last week following a long struggle with Leukaemia.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 23:00
Brian Daley, aka DJ Swing, died last week at the age of 39.
The London-based hip hop and r&b DJ died on Wednesday 22 March following a long battle with leukaemia.
Swing was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of bone-marrow cancer in 2004, and discovering that the chances of finding an Afro-Caribbean bone-marrow match were 100,000 to one, he launched a national campaign to persuade black Brits to register as potential donors.
DJmag.com highlighted DJ Swing's search to find a donor last summer, which he eventually did late last year, but sadly the transplant apparently came too late to save his life.
Before his death Daley said: "We have to continue spreading the message, the work must not stop. Lives can be saved."
His campaign was filmed for a Channel 4 documentary, which will be broadcast
sometime later this year.
To reiterate how simple it is to become a bone-marrow donor, Swing's friends have set up a website www.15mins2savealife.com
The London-based hip hop and r&b DJ died on Wednesday 22 March following a long battle with leukaemia.
Swing was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare form of bone-marrow cancer in 2004, and discovering that the chances of finding an Afro-Caribbean bone-marrow match were 100,000 to one, he launched a national campaign to persuade black Brits to register as potential donors.
DJmag.com highlighted DJ Swing's search to find a donor last summer, which he eventually did late last year, but sadly the transplant apparently came too late to save his life.
 DJ Swing won a MOBO award for 'Best Club DJ' in 1998 |
MOBO Award
Swing was crowned 'Best Club DJ' at the MOBO awards in 1998 by beating Fatboy Slim, The Dreem Team and Trevor Nelson.His campaign was filmed for a Channel 4 documentary, which will be broadcast
sometime later this year.
To reiterate how simple it is to become a bone-marrow donor, Swing's friends have set up a website www.15mins2savealife.com
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