Han C on singing in the vernacular

This week Arts & Culture sat down with talented lyricist, Han C Magapatona to learn more about his choice of language, composition, new project and a latest collabo with Berry Bone, Mafurafura  which was recently released.

The 23-year-old artist from Mahalapye said despite being associated with singing purely in the vernacular, he wrote his lyrics in English when he first started. He said he then was advised by a close family member to sing in Setswana, looking at his melody and vocals.  Han C said it was hard to put together his first few songs. “It’s not like I really know Setswana that much, but I am a person who likes researching and looking for diane and maele (Setswana proverbs and idioms) to complement the topic which I want to write about,” he said.