About this set
Rise is a set by DBN Gogo, from Pretoria in South Africa, a city Pulse places at 112 BPM (amapiano). Durban-born, Pretoria-raised amapiano, Zikode Records founder. It is hosted on SoundCloud. It plays here through the host's own embedded player, so the play counts for the artist.
The artist
DBN Gogo
Durban-born, Pretoria-raised amapiano, Zikode Records founder
Mandisa Radebe, born in Durban and raised in Pretoria; founded Zikode Records (Feb 2022); albums 'Click Bait' (2024) and 'The Godmother' (2025); won DJ of the Year in 2026; played Boiler Room Johannesburg (May 2024) b2b Tyler ICU.
First South African in Spotify's global Equal programme (Oct 2021); 'The Boy Is Mine' with Moonchild Sanelly on OkayAfrica's 2026 list.
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Questions
How do I listen to this DBN Gogo set?
Press the big play button. The set streams here through SoundCloud's own embedded player, so the play counts for DBN Gogo. If your browser asks for one more tap inside the player, that is the browser's autoplay rule, not a fault.
What plays after it ends?
Pulse Radio carries on: more sets by DBN Gogo, then sets from Pretoria, then this month's rotation and the rest of the continent. Press n or the skip button to move on early.
Where is DBN Gogo from?
Pretoria, South Africa. On the Pulse map artists sit in a ring around their city, never at an address.