Valela releases double track

The double single tracks are E sale o Modimo and Ndimwi Yesu. A photographer and chef by profession, Valela started his music journey from a tender age when he attended Sunday School sessions at the St John Apostolic church. The Jackalas No. 1 native, who is now based in Gaborone, is a newbie in the gospel music industry but he is already making waves.

The 37-year-old told Arts & Culture that growing up in a Christian family and listening to gospel music influenced his musical path. “Growing up in a Christian family really helped me to have a foundation. To know good and bad. We had a family choir in our church and my uncle who was a pastor then loved me to a point that he saw talent in me that I can sing. He would have songs that he knew I would sing beautifully and I was always given that platform from a young age.” he said.