Tagoe Sisters: Singers Recall How They Hawked Oranges Before Success As They Celebrate Their 40-Year Career

Tagoe Sisters: Singers Recall How They Hawked Oranges Before Success As They Celebrate Their 40-Year Career

  • Veteran Ghanaian gospel singers Tagoe Sisters candidly recalled their modest past before achieving career success
  • The well-known gospel group admitted that in order to support their single mother, they had to hawk sugarcane and oranges and mix concrete
  • The pair sat for an interview on Talkertainment and discussed the experiences that have shaped their illustrious 40-year career

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Veteran Ghanaian gospel singers Tagoe Sisters candidly recalled their modest past as they opened up bout their four-decade-long presence in the music industry.

The iconic gospel duo revealed they had to mix concrete and hawk sugarcane and oranges to support their single mother.

Tagoe Sisters detail modest past

In an interview on Talkertainment with Elsie Lamar, the twin sisters discussed how their rich career has been formed by the various experiences they have had.

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Tagoe Sisters recall how they hawked oranges before success. Photo credit: GhanaWeb TV.
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The twin gospel singers discussed their arduous challenges from early on in their careers until they were able to establish themselves in the field.

''We grew up at Achimota Girls. On vacation, we help our mom. We sold oranges and sugarcane for money to support our mother,'' the twin sisters recalled.

Tagoe Sisters work menial jobs

The well-known musical pair discussed how, in order to support themselves, they had to do various menial jobs, including being backing singers for some secular artistes.

They also emphasised a certain degree of disunity and disinterest among the gospel fraternity.

They discussed their goals and the significant projects they have planned to mark their 40 years in the music industry.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.