Tyla’s debut South African tour opens for bookings next week
Next week, bookings will open for South African Grammy-winning star Tyla’s tour, featuring performances in Cape Town and Pretoria.
Grammy-winning South African artist Tyla has revealed plans to perform in Cape Town and Pretoria in December 2024. This will mark her first tour in South Africa since achieving international fame.
Performance details
The first performance will be held at Grand Arena, GrandWest, Cape Town on 5 December 2024. The second show will take place at SunBet Arena, Menlyn on 7 December 2024, as advertised on Ticketmaster. Both shows begin at 20:00.
Tickets are priced from R500 each and will be going on sale on Thursday, 10 October 2024 at 09:00.
Tyla’s ‘pop-iano’
For many listeners, Tyla’s 2023 hit song Water was their first taste of the sound of her homeland that quickly infiltrated the global music scene, according to NPR. Amapiano is a new musical movement that started in the townships of South Africa in the 2010s. Roughly translated from Zulu to mean ‘the pianos’ or ‘piano people’, Amapiano is a mash-up of a few different genres including deep house and jazz. Together it all creates entrancing, mid-tempo music that’s a cultural staple of South Africa’s party scene.
Years after her first video, Tyla took the fundamentals Amapiano and added elements of pop made by stars she grew up idolising. These include Rihanna (to whom critics and fans are now comparing her) and Justin Bieber. Her signature sound has been dubbed ‘pop-iano’.
Tyla first-ever Grammy
Earlier this year, Tyla won a Grammy award for Best African Music Performance.
An article by the Grammy Awards quoted her saying, ‘I never thought I’d say I won a GRAMMY at 22 years old.”
Additionally, it stated that although Tyla came up against stiff competition, including massive Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Davido, Tyla’s hit song Water proved undeniable for voters.
Star’s earlier days
Before her international debut, Tyla gained recognition through her engaging YouTube videos with her sister, Syd. These videos led to a loyal audience that supported her as she pursued her musical dreams.
For avid fans, Tyla’s South African tour is sure to be a very special event. As previously reported by The South African, her return to her homeland is a reminder of her roots and the journey she has taken to reach this point.