The Bible inspired singer Viwo Kulati’s debut EP is titled Love .
The project title is inspired by 1 Corinthians verse 13.
Speaking about the EP, the Afro pop rising star from Makhanda in the Eastern Cape said it is not a gospel album, even though it was inspired by the Bible.
“The whole EP is inspired by 1 Corinthians 13 which is the book of love in the Bible.
“It is also inspired by my observation of how people need love. We often put other things on the pedestal, forgetting that as people we need love. We are incomplete without love,” said Viwo.
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“The Bible also says that everything else ends but love is eternal. In short, the EP is based on that entire scenario,” she continued. Viwo started out as a backing vocalist for award-winning singer Zonke Dikana.
Before that, she had always loved music from when she was in high school and her career became a success once she met her producer.
“One noteworthy encounter I had was with my producer, Wilson Okafor.
“He really pushed me. I succeeded with this EP all because of him and his dedication,” she said.
She said her favourite song in the five-track project is Ungowami and also shared how it came about.
“I love it because it is entirely in IsiXhosa. I had struggled to compose it as I struggle with writing IsiXhosa. So, it is my favourite song as it helped me conquer one of my lifelong objectives and challenges,” she said.
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“It came about as an idea that was also a chorus in the year 2016.
“However, I could not finish the chorus because I did not know what I wanted it to sound like.
“But then I spoke to Wilson and we started working on it and the words just came to me and we put it together. From there onwards, I fell in love with it,” she said.
The single, Love, is available on all digital streaming platforms.
