Dbn Gogo Reacts To Being On The Times Square Billboard In New York. When South African Amapiano artists and DJs coined the term ‘piano to the world’, they clearly meant it. From going on tours in various African countries as well as in the UK, the South African established sound has now become a popular genre across the world.Now, Amapiano DJ DBN Gogo, whose real name is Mandisa Radebe, continues to make a name for herself.
Local DJ and producer Mandisa Radebe, affectionately known as DBN Gogo, has alongside other African artists been recognised by music streaming giant Spotify for her unparalleled work in the music scene.The music producer from Durban, along with five other artists, is joining Spotify Radar, a programme that spotlights and finds emerging artists across the world. She has now reached yet another major milestone by being on Times Square billboard in New York.Dbn Gogo took to social media to celebrate this milestone. Check it out:
The list includes artists from Kenya and Nigeria: Ayra Starr, Black Sherif, Victony, BNXN and Buruklyn Boyz.The Khuza Gogo hitmaker follows in the footsteps of other African talents like Elaine, Willy Cardiac, Tems and Focalistic, who all joined the programme in 2020 and were exposed to new global fan communities on the platform as a result.Phiona Okumu, head of music Spotify Africa, said that it gave him so much joy to bring back their Radar Africa programme, and to do so within a deservingly bigger and better format.
“It is so important that we continue to identify and find ways to offer developing artists a fair chance at success on and off platform. We have six outstanding ones from the region, to begin with, and look forward to sharing in their journey while we provide the resources to elevate them to the next level of their respective careers, and hopefully make thousands more Spotify fans around the world,” Okumu said.
