Do you mind if I just stay in my robe?” Tyla asks, her slippers already on the floor. The 23-year-old South African pop star ...

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South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe pictured Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

This is one of my favorite South African songs of all time. I have never been able to define what jazz is, so this may not even be “jazz,” but here we are. What this is, is Malombo music.

Michael Zamora / NPR South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe pictured Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The 29:11 folks know the South African songs, she continued. The singers from African-American churches, including Shiloh Temple International Ministries Church Choir, know the gospel numbers.