SA Misses Gqom Queen Babes Wodumo Amid Tyla’s International Success: “Babes Really Was That Girl”

SA Misses Gqom Queen Babes Wodumo Amid Tyla’s International Success: “Babes Really Was That Girl”

  • Babes Wodumo has been mentioned in Tyla's successful story by fans who want the star to make a comeback
  • Tyla's Water is breaking records the same way Babes Wodumo's music used to during her heyday
  • Tyla's hit song Water has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67, making it the first South African song to make the chart in in 55 years

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South Africans are rejoicing over Tyla's success, but now Babes Wodumo has been dragged into it.

Babes Wodumo got dragged into Tyla's spotlight.
South Africans said Babes Wodumo used to be at the level Tyla is at right now. Image: @babes_wodumo, @tyla
Source: Instagram

Mzansi celebrates Tyla's success by dragging Babes Wodumo

Babes Wodumo has been mentioned in Tyla's success story by fans desperate for their fave to make a comeback.

X user @2022Africa mentioned the accolades Water is collecting on Spotify after acquiring millions of streams. He claimed that Babes Wodumo reached that milestone five years ago with her hit song Redemption.

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"Tyla is now the first South African female artist overall in over five years since Babes Wodumo to receive 50 million streams globally on a song on Spotify."

See the post below:

Tyla makes it to Billboard Hot 100

Tyla's hit song Water debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67, making it the first South African song to do so in 55 years.

This achievement was once accomplished by the Late Hugh Masekela.

On the Billboard X page, they mentioned that it marks Tyla's "first career entry on the chart."

Mzansi drags Babes Wodumo into the chat

Tyla's Water is breaking records the same way Babes Wodumo's music used to during her heyday.

@thatguy32949605 asked:

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"Is it safe to say Tyla is the only female artist in SA to receive 50 million on a solo song?? Babes was a lead feature."

@inmyopinion991 replied:

"Babes really was that girl."

@Okkeeeyy mentioned:

"Bruh, we forget how massive Babes was at the time. This woman was ripping it up on a global stage getting put in international albums. Babes, Moonchild Sanelly, Busiswa… the Gqom era was truly something else."

@SakiSoulM claimed:

'We failed Babes… her life took a wrong turn right in front of our eyes."

@Tumi0209 added:

"What hurts every single time is if Babes had a greet team behind her in her prime, she would have done soooo much. God's gift to mankind."

@theGoliath96 asked:

"You definitely have a better picture of Babes."

@_MarangAletsats said:

"Ncaww, I really wish Babes would return to the game."

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za