Refusing to be steered by musical trends, Danuka has led the So Flute club night in Manchester's legendary Roadhouse from strength to strength, recruiting an energetic Gilles Peterson to celebrate its first birthday in February and seeing it make the Guardian's top 10 Manc club nights in May.

In the space of only 18 months, he's seen it become a shining beacon of underground non-comformity. But to say that Danuka is carving a niche for himself would be doing him a disservice.

In any one set, his music policy is fiercely focused on the groove and on the soul - whether that's hip hop, afrobeat, jazz or funk is irrelevant when the party is the main concern.

His down-to-earth manner and pure passion for music has earned him the respect of fellow DJs and promoters, but most importantly his selection maintains a vibrant dancefloor - all night long.