00:00Tributes are being paid to Birmingham's Box Out Fest founder Ehi Abote, known as DJ Buxley, who has died aged
00:0734.
00:09He'd lived with cancer privately for four years.
00:12Buxley created the festival to celebrate black music and culture, including Afrobeats and Dancehall,
00:19while opening opportunities for emerging artists from across the region.
00:24More than 6,000 people attended its two-day Birmingham event in August 2025.
00:31Friends remember him as humble, generous and deeply committed to the city.
00:35In a message prepared before his death, Buxley said he hoped the community spaces and events he created had changed
00:42people's lives, adding he loved them all.
