Oncemore Six and Siisi Baidoo Deliver a Powerful Worship Moment With Smile

South African gospel audiences have a new collaboration to add to their playlists as Oncemore Six and Ghanaian gospel artist Siisi Baidoo release their new single Smile. Recorded live at the Splendor Concert 2025 in Accra, Ghana, the song captures a worship moment centred on the desire to live a life that pleases God. The collaboration brings together Oncemore Six, a gospel group that continues to make its mark among audiences beyond its home market, and Siisi Baidoo in a performance filled with worship, surrender and reflection. Smile carries a simple but powerful message about wanting God to be pleased with the way one lives. The release also gives South African listeners another opportunity to connect with Oncemore Six as the group continues to expand its musical presence through meaningful gospel collaborations.

The central message of Smile focuses on the desire to make God smile and make Him proud through everyday life. The song presents this desire as a personal prayer, asking that when God looks upon the singer, He will find someone committed to Him. This theme develops throughout the live performance and becomes increasingly focused on surrender and obedience. Rather than presenting faith only as something expressed through words, the song connects worship with the way a person chooses to live. That message gives Smile a reflective quality that can appeal to listeners who enjoy gospel music that encourages personal examination and a deeper relationship with God.

Oncemore Six brings an important dimension to the collaboration, particularly for South African gospel audiences who have followed the group’s work and ministry. The group has become associated with contemporary gospel music that combines worship, strong vocal arrangements and messages rooted in Christian faith. Its involvement in Smile places Oncemore Six at the centre of an international gospel collaboration that was recorded in Ghana but carries relevance for listeners across Africa. The group’s participation also demonstrates the growing connections between gospel artists and worship collectives across different African music markets. For South African listeners, the collaboration is another reminder that local gospel talent can participate in projects that reach beyond national borders.

Siisi Baidoo’s contribution adds a Ghanaian gospel influence to the recording, creating a meeting point between two African gospel traditions. His performance works alongside Oncemore Six to build the song from a personal prayer into a communal worship experience. The live setting becomes particularly important because the recording captures the energy of the Splendor Concert 2025 rather than presenting the song as a studio-only performance. This gives Smile a sense of participation, with the repeated worship sections allowing the message to develop through repetition and collective singing. The collaboration therefore feels designed for both personal listening and moments of worship where audiences can respond to the message of the song.

The lyrics of Smile focus strongly on the desire to be found in God’s presence and in His will. As the performance develops, the message moves from wanting to make God smile to a declaration of surrender. The singer expresses a desire to be found with hands lifted in worship and to live a life committed to God. This progression gives the song more depth than its title might initially suggest because the idea of making God smile becomes connected to obedience, praise and a surrendered life. The repeated references to God’s presence and will reinforce the idea that genuine worship extends beyond a single church service or musical performance.

The live recording also allows Smile to build gradually through repeated vocals and musical sections. The song begins with a prayerful atmosphere before moving into its central message about making God smile and making Him proud. As the performance continues, the repeated lines create space for the worship experience to grow rather than rushing through the song. Later sections place greater emphasis on being found in God’s presence and living a life of surrender, giving the performance a clear spiritual progression. This structure makes the song suitable for listeners who prefer extended worship moments where a central message can be repeated and absorbed over time.

The Splendor Concert 2025 in Accra provides an important setting for the release because the song was captured in front of a live audience. Live gospel recordings can preserve elements of a worship event that are difficult to reproduce in a studio environment, including audience participation, extended musical passages and spontaneous moments. Smile benefits from that atmosphere as the performance develops into a sustained worship experience. The recording allows listeners who were not present in Accra to experience part of the musical and spiritual atmosphere of the concert. It also gives the collaboration a strong live identity that separates it from a conventional studio single.

For Oncemore Six, Smile represents another opportunity to introduce its sound to audiences beyond South Africa while working alongside an established Ghanaian gospel voice. The collaboration is particularly relevant as African gospel music continues to create stronger connections between artists from different countries. South African listeners can experience the group’s contribution within an international setting while Ghanaian audiences can discover another South African gospel act through the release. These collaborations can help gospel artists reach new listeners without losing the faith-centred messages that define their music. Oncemore Six’s presence on the song therefore gives the group another platform to strengthen its position within the wider African gospel landscape.

The song’s message also makes it relevant to listeners at different stages of their faith journeys. Its central question is not about public recognition or personal success, but whether a person’s life brings joy to God. That focus gives Smile a personal quality because listeners can interpret the message as a prayer for their own lives. The later emphasis on being found in God’s presence, living in surrender and following God’s will reinforces that personal application. For anyone looking for gospel music that encourages reflection, worship and commitment, the collaboration offers a clear message without relying on complicated themes.

Smile is also expected to become available across other digital platforms, making it easier for listeners to access the collaboration beyond its initial release channels. Digital distribution has become an important part of how gospel music reaches audiences across Africa and internationally. For Oncemore Six, wider availability can help introduce the group’s music to listeners who may not have encountered its work before. The same applies to Siisi Baidoo, whose collaboration with a South African gospel group creates another connection with the country’s gospel audience. As the song reaches more platforms, its live performance from Accra has the potential to find new listeners who connect with its message of surrender and devotion.

The collaboration between Oncemore Six and Siisi Baidoo ultimately gives Smile a strong place within the growing exchange of gospel music between South Africa and Ghana. Recorded live at Splendor Concert 2025 in Accra, the song combines a worship-focused message with a performance built around repetition, surrender and a desire to please God. Oncemore Six remains a key part of the release for South African listeners, giving the collaboration a strong local connection while contributing to an international gospel moment. Siisi Baidoo adds another layer to the performance, helping create a recording that reflects the shared language of faith that connects gospel audiences across the continent. With its message of wanting to make God smile, its emphasis on living within God’s will and its powerful live setting, Smile arrives as a meaningful new addition to the gospel music catalogue of Oncemore Six and a collaboration worth hearing.