Electro music gaining recognition

German Dollar PIC: MOKGWETSI PHETABOSIGO
German Dollar PIC: MOKGWETSI PHETABOSIGO

After scooping best Dance DJ at Yarona FM Music Awards (YAMAs) electro house music disc jockey and producer German Dollar believes the genre is gaining recognition in the country.

Being one of the very few electro house DJs, German Dollar has always been consistent and passionate with playing the music genre on the decks. As one of the few electro music DJs he has previously faced challenges with promoters when it came to bookings but with time everything came together.

“The journey has been long having started playing mixes at Yarona FM some years ago. I didn’t look at the market because I was passionate about the genre only to realise after some time that I was one of the few guys playing this genre. So I decided to give myself the responsibility of making people understand this type of music,” he said.

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