Astley Gops launch DVD
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
It is a compilation of live shows during the past festive season tour of places like Maun, Mmadinare and Palapye. RraThobane, as he is affectionately known, has also included clips of his music life in the DVD. He explained that the product shows who Astly Gops really is.
"I deliberately and strategically suspended the DVD shooting early last year because the album itself was still doing well on the market," the Letlhakeng-born musician told Showbiz. He pointed out that he wanted the CD to sell first before he could embark on shooting the DVD of the same album. He did not want the DVD to collide with the CD in the same market as this was going to interrupt the sales of both products.
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