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Good Friday, a time typically reserved for church, food, friends and family. In secular circles it's often observed through rest, light socialising and other leisurely activities. For the musician born Tyla Laura Seethal, however, this year the pressure is on. Minutes away from an untypically tranquil Shoreditch High Street, a cluster of over 30 people – male models in crisp black blazers, assistants attending to their boss's needs, make-up artists adjusting and reapplying lash extensions – flutter across a photo studio in preparation for South African music prodigy Tyla's first Dazed cover shoot. At the top of the star's eponymous debut album release week, she is due at Heathrow at 7pm for a flight to South Africa. A homecoming awaits.
As the room quietens, the clock closes in on 5.30pm. To her manager's annoyance, there are calls for “one last look”. We are technically done, but Dazed editor-in-chief Ibrahim Kamara and photographer Hugo Comte squeeze a few more seconds in, long enough to try out one more look. Luckily, dexterity isn't something Tyla has had to learn recently – it's innate. It's how she informs decisions and it has come to define her as she emerges on to the world stage as perhaps the first true star of amapiano, South Africa's irresistible spin on house and kwaito music styles.
Tyla is visibly exhausted by the time they finally
