Mzansi Afrobeat and hip-hop star Andy Tylo is ready for his close-up, after working behind-the-scene and producing for Mi Casa.
On Friday he dropped his debut 10-track EP titled Naturally.
Real name Andy Bophela, the fresh-faced talent is known for his two singles Nihamba Nibamba and Dlala Mamaz, both featuring Durban rapper Cool Prince.
"With this EP I want to unify South Africans; we have been divided for a while," he explains.
"I want to compile a uniquely South African sound and export it to other countries. Show them that this is how we speak in Mzansi and this is what we do.
"There is a mixture of vernacular and English on the album. So I'm packaging everything that we have from language to genre."
A hot collaboration with motswako rapper Khuli Chana is in the pipeline. He describes his sound as a fusion of Afrobeat and hip hop.
"When I was coming out I was playing deep house and all of my fans loved hip hop. So I had to make a fusion and that's how I ended up here."
Before he decided to pursue music, Andy obtained a chemical engineering degree from Durban University of Technology.
"Chemical engineering chose me because when I passed my matric I had a lot of distinctions.
"You know when that is the case parents sort of expect you to be a doctor or engineer. I'm a hard worker and I passed with flying colours.
"After graduating I was like I have made my family happy and I decided to focus on me," said the Pongola-born, northern KZN, muso who is the eldest of five kids.
He lost his dad when he was nine and says his mother's great humour kept family going.
Andy Tylo does it for the unity of South Africans
Mzansi Afrobeat and hip-hop star Andy Tylo is ready for his close-up, after working behind-the-scene and producing for Mi Casa.
On Friday he dropped his debut 10-track EP titled Naturally.
Real name Andy Bophela, the fresh-faced talent is known for his two singles Nihamba Nibamba and Dlala Mamaz, both featuring Durban rapper Cool Prince.
"With this EP I want to unify South Africans; we have been divided for a while," he explains.
"I want to compile a uniquely South African sound and export it to other countries. Show them that this is how we speak in Mzansi and this is what we do.
"There is a mixture of vernacular and English on the album. So I'm packaging everything that we have from language to genre."
A hot collaboration with motswako rapper Khuli Chana is in the pipeline. He describes his sound as a fusion of Afrobeat and hip hop.
"When I was coming out I was playing deep house and all of my fans loved hip hop. So I had to make a fusion and that's how I ended up here."
Before he decided to pursue music, Andy obtained a chemical engineering degree from Durban University of Technology.
"Chemical engineering chose me because when I passed my matric I had a lot of distinctions.
"You know when that is the case parents sort of expect you to be a doctor or engineer. I'm a hard worker and I passed with flying colours.
"After graduating I was like I have made my family happy and I decided to focus on me," said the Pongola-born, northern KZN, muso who is the eldest of five kids.
He lost his dad when he was nine and says his mother's great humour kept family going.