South African producer JAZZWRLD, the mind behind Isaka (6 am), teams up once again with Thukuthela, both continuing the unstoppable run that's kept them high on the charts all year. Elaine glides across the beat with her signature velvet vocals, while Solaariss brings his unmistakable sax energy, marking his first official studio collab with Skyla after years of touring the world together and delivering highlight moments night after night. Vele Uyena (Risk It All) is Skyla Tylaa leveling up, bridging continents, and pushing her sound fully into the global lane.
At 24, Skyla Tylaa is moving at the speed of a cultural shift. Her sets are pure energy, threading Amapiano's deep grooves through a wider constellation of Afro-electronic sounds. Born and raised between Kennington and Vauxhall in South East London, she grew up in a household where music wasn't just background noise but a daily ritual. Funky House, UKG, old-school RnB and Reggae spilled out of every room, shaping the instincts she now brings to the booth. As one of seven siblings, Skyla found early inspiration close to home through her sister Jada, the powerhouse music manager behind artists like Akon and Wizkid.
She cycled through instruments growing up, dipping into trumpet, violin, flute and guitar, before realizing she was chasing something bigger than technique. With a growing hunger for performance, she trained at both the BRIT School and the Sylvia Young Theatre School, refining the stage presence that would later define her DJ career. But everything clicked at 21, during a trip to Ghana, when she stepped into Wizkid's recording studio and heard Amapiano in its rawest form. It was a spark. Unconventional to most, iconic mentors like DJ Tunez, Maphorisa, Uncle Vinny and Major League DJz helped shape her craft, pushing her deeper into the culture.
Skyla's breakout moment arrived in 2023 when she opened on Wizkid's Made in Lagos tour, an intense trial by fire that launched her onto the global stage. Since then, Skyla has been in constant motion: UK clubs, New York basements, European open-airs, African mega-stages and Australia's festival circuit. She's torn through Big Smoke, Afronation, Wireless, Piano People and Promiseland, and packed out headline shows in London, Nigeria and Ghana. Industry eyes have locked onto her rise.