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When Tyla Says A*POP
Tyla’s A*POP is not simply trying to prove that she can go global. It argues that African pop is already one of the places where global pop is being redefined.
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Tyla’s A*POP blends R&B, amapiano, Afrobeats and global pop while featuring Zara Larsson, Liquideep, MaWhoo and Babalwa M.
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- Easy Freak Went Back to 2016 to Find the Song That Points to Their Futurestory
- TheLastLetter Turns a Lover’s Drunken Switch Into R&B on “Jaded”story
- South Africa Put Three Cleo Sol Songs in Its Apple Music Top 10 Almost Immediately. Why Does Quiet Soul Travel So Well Here?story
- Fans Made the “Ibandla” Remix Inevitablestory
- Maskandi Just Beat the Algorithm: How “Lashona Ilanga” Became One of South Africa’s Biggest Songsstory
- After 20 Years on Each Other’s Records, Vusi Mahlasela and Guy Buttery Are Finally Playing Live Togetherstory
- Dr Moruti Is Turning Survival Into Dance Music on Upcoming Album We Will Dancestory
- TXC Aren’t Waiting for International Co-Signs — They’re Building Amapiano Collaborations on Their Own Termsstory
- lordkez Just Won Her Second SAMA. Now She’s Bringing Kwesta Into Her ‘Neo Nostalgia’ Erastory
- K.Keed and Orish Are Turning Kasi Memory Into Cinema on uMgaranto IIstory
- Brandon Aura Turns a Childhood Warning Into Something Bigger on Run Boystory
- popartlive Went Quiet. South African Dance Floors Kept the Door Openstory
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