South African singer-songwriter Tyla launched her self-titled debut album on Friday (Mar 22), contemporary off her win on the Grammy Awards final month.
The 22-year-old discovered success final yr, reaching the High 10 on the US Billboard’s Sizzling 100 chart and High 5 in Britain with amapiano hit Water, a style fusing home, jazz and log drums that emerged in South Africa.
She describes the 15-track TYLA, which options collaborations with the likes of US rapper Travis Scott and Nigerian singer Tems, as “a melting pot of all of the influences” she had rising up.
“Pop, R&B after which clearly amapiano and Afrobeats as a result of that is the place I am from, that is the sounds of residence,” Tyla advised Reuters.
“I’ve at all times simply needed to combine all of it collectively, and I’ve gotten to a spot the place I am proud of the way in which it sounds.”
Final week, Tyla shared a video of herself and Blackpink singer and rapper Lisa listening to TYLA. Requested if she deliberate a collaboration with the Okay-pop star, Tyla mentioned: “We have been talking about singing collectively, so sure, for positive.”