An African singer, songwriter and producer Lorraine Lionheart says it is impossible not to fall in love with Samoa and jested that she wanted a Samoan baby.

She said she fell in love with the people, their hospitality, sense of humour, and culture

The musician from Botswana was grateful for the warm welcome and appreciated everyone she interacted with whether in person or through social media.

"I'm here for CHOGM as a performer and a singer. I work with the Commonwealth Resounds, who organise a lot of the entertainment for Commonwealth events. I've worked with them for many years, and they invited me to come to Samoa, the beautiful paradise," she said.

"Thank you so much, Samoa for the love, and warm welcome. And I will be back. You know, I'm not going to stop coming to Samoa until I have a Samoan baby. Samoa is very beautiful," she said.

"I love it especially the people, very warm, welcoming, and funny. They have a very good sense of humour. So I'm lucky that I do have a good sense of humour because I think if you don't have a good sense of humour, you can easily misinterpret it. 

"You may think "Oh, they don't like me" or maybe they are attacking me, but for me, I just play along with it. I've loved interacting with them, meeting them, taking lots of pictures with them."

Lorraine performed at the Women's Forum, the People's Forum closing, and the welcoming of King Charles III at the National University of Samoa. 

She was also a panellist at the first-ever Commonwealth music conference on Friday. Lorraine enjoyed her trip and believes that the trip was worth it.

"I can't really pick one thing because everything has been the highlight for me. Whenever I travel to a different country, I always want to immerse myself in the culture. So I was very excited to come to Samoa because of the indigenous culture, like their traditional outfits,"she said.

"Not only that, but getting the opportunity to work with the youth, talking to them, making friends, and hopefully develop some relationships. Where we can later on collaborate or can come back to Samoa and do some concerts, you know mixing the cultures. No matter where I'm from we are all human and we are one."

She is currently taking her PhD in Music at the University of London.