DBN Gogo Speaks On Her Sacrifices During Her Early DJing Career. DJ DBN Gogo real name Mandisa Radebe has been making headlines recently for her contribution towards introducing amapiano to a wider audience, more especially overseas. The star has consistently done so also with her music, which continues to top charts till date.
Just like every other DJ, there is more to their story and their humble beginnings. DBN Gogo had her fair share of struggles when she was just starting her DJing career. “I faced a lot of challenges when I started Djing. I used to have to do free gigs to push myself. It’s quite tough to breakthrough, you really have to stay proving yourself to people, I believe it’s even harder for females because it’s such a male-dominated industry,” she explained.
“As big as DBN Gogo is right now, she still has to prove herself every day. I made sure to stay consistent with my craft. There will be promoters who don’t want to understand why your rate is the amount it is and that’s totally okay because for every door that shuts there are five more that are wide open. There are a lot of ups and downs in this industry. As an artist, I just had to stay positive that everything will work out the way it’s supposed to. Now the work speaks for itself,” she added.
today, DBN Gogo has some of the biggest amapiano hits which are making waves overseas. She’s also on tour which some of the biggest amapiano acts growing the movement and culture of amapiano.
