MUSIC FEATURE
TAMIA STILL HITS THE SAME
BY BYRON LUKAS
South Africans, get ready. Warm up your vocal cords and dust off those old R & B playlists, because Tamia is returning to Mzansi this August with the kind of songs that still know exactly where the heart hurts.
Tamia is coming back to South Africa, and for many fans, this is not just another concert announcement. It is a reunion with soul, nostalgia, and a voice that has soundtracked love, heartbreak, growing up, and those dramatic moments when a person simply stares out of a window and feels everything.
The multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated superstar will headline a special Women’ s Month concert tour, stopping in Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria. And judging by the excitement already building on social media, South Africans are more than ready to welcome one of R & B’ s most beloved voices back to our shores.
Now, if you’ ve ever been to a South African concert, you’ ll know that international artists don’ t just perform here; they get adopted. One minute they’ re landing at OR Tambo, and the next they’ re wearing a Springbok jersey, saying“ Howzit?” and trying to figure out why everyone is obsessed with braais.
Who knows? This time around, Tamia might even graduate from tasting biltong to tackling the mighty kota.
Imagine it. Tamia is sitting at a kasi food spot, staring at a quarter loaf stuffed with potato chips, polony, Russians, atchar, and enough sauce to make a grown man emotional.
“ Officially full,” she might say afterwards. Tamia’ s return couldn’ t come at a better time. Women’ s Month celebrations across the country are all about honouring the strength, resilience, and achievements of women, and few artists embody grace and longevity quite like the Canadian singer.
98 INBOUND SA / JULY 2026