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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>GROWING up, John Ts\u030cenoli was more interested in sports, particularly rugby. But the influence of his maternal grandfather Thabang Matsoso got the better of him, forcing him to turn to music. Matsoso was an Archbishop in the St John\u2019s Apostolic Church.<\/p>\n

His music, being skewed towards the soft American Rhythm and Blues (RnB), one may wonder how the Afro-diatonic church hymns that characterises clapping and tapping with drums influenced Ts\u030cenoli.<\/p>\n

The kind of music his grandfather\u2019s church is known for is the African Zionist kind, something totally different from RnB. \u201cTo start with, I was never a church singer.<\/p>\n

My childhood passion was sports,\u201d says the 24-year old. The Lekokoaneng-born muso says his late grandfather, a prophet and church leader of note throughout Lesotho and South Africa, was also a good singer.<\/p>\n

Although Matsoso never recorded any of the church songs he sang he was known among his congregants as not only a preacher with a strong voice, but as a singer too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe I have taken after my grandfather,\u201d Ts\u030cenoli tells thepost in an interview.<\/p>\n

He says it was difficult deciding a career path, and initially thought rugby was his calling. \u201cThe need for being masculine and the energy I had made me fall for rugby,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He only made a switch when he was in Johannesburg attending school when his friends noticed his singing talent. \u201cThere was no school choir but we would sing to cheer up football players during school sports competitions and that was when my music talent was recognised,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He adds: \u201cA female friend later asked me if I was still singing when we met after a long time and she told me about auditions that were being held in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

Ts\u030cenoli, who was now attending school in another province in South Africa says he did not pass the auditions but he was spotted for a good singing voice. He says he also got a chance to audition in Pietermaritzburg with a friend. \u201cWe lost the votes but won people\u2019s hearts. \u201d<\/p>\n

Born to Perform, a United States-originated international organisation giving a platform of transformation and inspiration to young people to express themselves through arts sponsored his music training.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was nothing serious but it changed my life because I then decided to explore something I believe I was born to do.<\/p>\n

\u201d He says he would always get little hints on his music steps. He recalls his mother telling him that one day he would be a great singer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bet I took this music thing after my grandfather from my mother\u2019s side who was a church leader,\u201d he says with a smile.<\/p>\n

The young muso who is in love with different music genres also likes to read because he says \u201ca great book has the ability to take one to an imaginary world\u201d.<\/p>\n

Influenced by actual experiences, perspective and theories to write his songs, Ts\u030cenoli says he is also influenced by different sounds he listens to. \u201cI love RnB but I still want to explore more sounds,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope I will dance and sing on the highest level. I want to live my music life to the fullest because that is what fulfils me,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

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