Artist
LIMS
His formal name is Lemogang Mahlangu, also informally known by his friends and followers as LIMS. He is a singer, song writer and poet from Klipgat near Mabopane located in Pretoria. He comes from a moderate family in terms of the number of members within, and the means by which they live. Lims was raised by both parents and his maternal grandmother, and have only one sibling, his older sister Tsholofelo.
Lemohang grew up as one that was active in many extracurricular activities during his school years. He enjoyed athletics, soccer and music, still active in many such activities to date. After completing his matric at Ngaka Maseko high in the year 2008, he then became a member of an acapella singing group called “Digarepa”, meaning “Harps”. It is a group from which Lims had an opportunity to learn from an older, musically talented Rasta man, whom they referred to as bra S’bu. He was the founder of the group.
Lemogang’s interest in music and singing was then heightened because of the unique sound I had learned from this soulful group. I was introduced into a culture of singing in street corners, melodies that got them a lot of attention from their peers, community and family members. Due to the reality of having different responsibilities in their individual lives, the group separated.
He sang with a few other groups afterwards; the most memorable being Reflex Praise, which is the best Gospel choir in Tshwane, according to his standards. Amongst other things, Lims is also an avid reader who is very much interested in African history and culture. Because of this passion for acquiring African centered knowledge, it then dawned on him that he had the responsibility of bringing to attention the truth and beauty of diverse African cultures to his peers and the generation that came after him, and also the wisdom passed down to us by our forefathers.
The aforementioned responsibility is carried out through the lyrics Lims sings and his poetry. Honestly speaking, he never regarded himself as a poet until he became an artist at DeepFam Records. It was at this point that it was realized that, because of his reading habits, his writing style allowed him to be a good story teller; and it was because of this realization that he was led to poetry.
Lemogang’s first priority as an artist is not only to entertain, but also to represent or share his views freely; purposely aiming to revive the glory of African heritage. He is a gentleman’s gentleman full of friendliness, empathetic, respectful, a good measure of energy. He is open minded and love sharing knowledge.
Lemohang grew up as one that was active in many extracurricular activities during his school years. He enjoyed athletics, soccer and music, still active in many such activities to date. After completing his matric at Ngaka Maseko high in the year 2008, he then became a member of an acapella singing group called “Digarepa”, meaning “Harps”. It is a group from which Lims had an opportunity to learn from an older, musically talented Rasta man, whom they referred to as bra S’bu. He was the founder of the group.
Lemogang’s interest in music and singing was then heightened because of the unique sound I had learned from this soulful group. I was introduced into a culture of singing in street corners, melodies that got them a lot of attention from their peers, community and family members. Due to the reality of having different responsibilities in their individual lives, the group separated.
He sang with a few other groups afterwards; the most memorable being Reflex Praise, which is the best Gospel choir in Tshwane, according to his standards. Amongst other things, Lims is also an avid reader who is very much interested in African history and culture. Because of this passion for acquiring African centered knowledge, it then dawned on him that he had the responsibility of bringing to attention the truth and beauty of diverse African cultures to his peers and the generation that came after him, and also the wisdom passed down to us by our forefathers.
The aforementioned responsibility is carried out through the lyrics Lims sings and his poetry. Honestly speaking, he never regarded himself as a poet until he became an artist at DeepFam Records. It was at this point that it was realized that, because of his reading habits, his writing style allowed him to be a good story teller; and it was because of this realization that he was led to poetry.
Lemogang’s first priority as an artist is not only to entertain, but also to represent or share his views freely; purposely aiming to revive the glory of African heritage. He is a gentleman’s gentleman full of friendliness, empathetic, respectful, a good measure of energy. He is open minded and love sharing knowledge.
2022-11-11
2020-07-24
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