Lection, born Thebe Jairus Solomon Lekhonkhobe was born in Luka, Rustenburg and raised in Mafikeng. His call for music started when he was still in primary school. Lection, also a producer, worked with Thabiso Tsotetsi of Impact Sounds on producing his debut. As most artists from Mafikeng, Lection is also a motswako artist. He is notoriously known for his stage performances. He doesn’t repeat his sets. All of lection’s sets have one thing in common, they are crowd pleasers as he interacts with the audience.
Music became an influence when he joined the choir back in high school. Thereafter he started having piano lessons at the former Mmabana Theatre, at the age of sixteen. For the love of the arts, he entered several competitions hosted by Mmabatho Arts and Culture, where at one of them he met a guitarist, whom advised him to undertake a sound engineering course. And that’s how he landed up in Pretoria, Cap City.
What do you think is the relevance of indigenous language in giving African Hip Hop a unique, exportable identity?
There’s no better feeling than being able to express yourself through your Mother tongue more especially when it comes to Rhythm and Poetry (RAP), and the fact that we fuse it with our various cultures and believes makes it even more unique and fun to do.
What are you looking forward to the most about performing at Maftown Heights this year?
Performing for people of a diverse mindset, people who are very open to the culture of RAP as a whole, be it vernacular or otherwise and exposing the masses to my new material.
Why should people come see you at Maftown Heights this year and what can they expect?
My strongest selling point is Stage production and Stage performance and the fact that I have my own role to play in making the night a success.
