Lemo’s love for hymns drives music career

Oosi Lemo
Oosi Lemo

Oosi Lemo is a Christian woman whose love for traditional music, including hymns, landed her into singing traditional hymns.

In an interview with Arts & Culture, Lemo said she started signing at church during Sunday school classes and youth days. Back then she had a heart for traditional hymns. However, she released a traditional hymn single with the Setswana and English renditions. This single is a tribute to the world on the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Having been raised in UCCSA and having a majority of family members being Adventists, I enjoyed singing traditional songs. I would get my grandmother and her sisters to teach me new hymns and I wanted to record a series of hymns for preservation. Hymns are sermons on their own so these are gospel songs,” she said.

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