Tyla’s recent shows in the Middle East could come to be seen as a pivotal moment in her rise to pop stardom.
The South African singer’s short run through the Gulf, with major performances at Riyadh’s Soundstorm and Dubai’s Sole DXB, within the space of four days, offered a clear measure of where she now sits in her career. More importantly, it showed that she can step up from supporting slots on international festival line-ups to carrying the main stage herself.
As her billing rises and her audiences grow, the question is no longer whether she belongs on global festival line-ups, but whether her music and stage presence deliver on such scale. Her shows in the region also reflected the rise of amapiano itself. It is a sound that began bubbling through UAE clubs around 2020 and has steadily moved into larger venu
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