S3: EP 1 | BONJ - "Exposure To Art Fueled My Passion"

The opener of season 3 of VIP ACCESS podcast is live from South Africa and I am interviewing BONJ - a genre defying South African artist who was born in Soweto and for the stage. Her debut music project 'A Journal' dropped in 2021, soon after breaking off from soulful electro-pop band TheCITY - a band that she founded and also served as a lead vocalist and writer. She terms this project as a sonic journal that introduced her to the world as a solo artist.In this interview she explains how various sounds, genres and musical influences form part of her identity, and how this influenced her to path to art and training in Classical Music. She however ended up moving effortlessly between Pop, Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Soul, House & Kwaito.BONJ is now signed to Tresor's Jacquel Entertainment Group and very keen on cross-pollinating with various artists and bands. She says, "It's opportunity to grow and learn," adding, "Exposure and travel feeds art and artists." Her music has also been featured on major films like 'Coming To America II' and 'Happily Ever After' on Netflix.BONJ is ready and fiery to take on the world with her unique future soul sounds. I am excited to experience the next chapter of her journal.#VIPACCESSWithAnyiko #Bonj #AJournal Season 3 Eps 1Stream BONJ's music: https://jacquel.lnk.to/AJournalSubscribe to VIP ACCESS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VIPA....CCESSwithANYIKOAnyik TV on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anyikotv/Anyiko TV on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anyikotvAnyiko TV on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@anyikotvVIP ACCESS SEASON 2 PLAYLISTBoomplay Music: https://rb.gy/qkhjkkApple Music: https://rb.gy/lu6m1hSpotify: https://rb.gy/lk9orq