South Africa’s rising music star Tyla has made a landmark debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with her viral hit song “Water”.
Born Tyla Laura Seethal, the 21-year-old amapiano artist, hailed her breakthrough as a “win for the whole of Africa” on social media.
“I’m a South African girl born and raised in Johannesburg,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “This is crazy.”
“Water” mixes genres including R&B and amapiano — itself a blend of house, jazz and lounge music, born in South Africa’s townships that is experiencing growing global…
