JR BOGOPA | ON MARRIAGE, MUSIC, MONEY, REJECTION, GATA LE NNA & HIS REAL WEEK.

About this episode

JR Bogopa discusses his experiences in marriage, music, and the challenges he faced over the past week.

This week on WAW What a Week, we sit down with the original music man — JR Bogopa. From Attridgeville to the Idols SA judges' chair, from discovering Shane Eagle and Yanga Chief to building Africa's first music distribution app FYVE, JR has quietly shaped South African music for over 15 years. But we're not here for the Wikipedia version. We're here for the WEEK. How was his Monday? What stressed him out? Did Tshepi check him? And what's sitting in his phone that the world doesn't know about yet? Plus we get into the business behind Feel Good Live Sessions, fatherhood, marriage, and why he believes there's value in scarcity. This one is personal, unfiltered and full of gems. WAW What a Week — the podcast where legends tell us what ACTUALLY happened in the last 7 days. Thank you for watching. Subscribe, like, comment and share. New episodes weekly. Connect on other platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djfreshsa/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@djfreshsa?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DJFreshSA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJFreshSA Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0dRfyK6U2asVL1dtAd7Oub Apple Music…

People in this episode

Host: DJ Fresh

Guest: JR Bogopa

Topics covered

• marriage
• music
• fatherhood
• business
• rejection
• South African music

Keywords

• JR Bogopa
• Idols SA
• FYVE
• Feel Good Live Sessions
• South African music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Idols SA, FYVE, Africa Podcast Network

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