By Sunny Green Itodo South African singer Tyla Laura Seethal, simply known as Tyla, has explained why she loves Nigerian singer Asak...
By Sunny Green Itodo
South African singer Tyla Laura Seethal, simply known as
Tyla, has explained why she loves Nigerian singer Asake.
Speaking on the inspiration behind her viral hit ‘Water’ in
a recent interview with RollingStone, Tyla said she loves how Asake uses his
“choir vocals.”
She said her song ‘Water’ was inspired by Amapiano from her
home country, her childhood R&B influences and Nigeria’s Afrobeats.
She said, “Amapiano music is the core of it [‘Water’] in my
opinion. And just all of the influences from growing up like Rihanna and all
the R&B girlies, R&B boys, pop girls. That type of influences I love
bringing into my music.
“Something I really love in Afrobeats music is when I hear
those step vocals that sound like a choir, almost. And I really love the way
Asake uses it. I just always love the way it sounds. So, with the chorus [of my
song ‘Water,’ I incorporated it]. Obviously, people can’t stop singing, they
can’t get it out of their minds, which I love.”
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