Stage set for Season 3 as Coca-Cola partners with KQ for the launch.
Following the success of Coke Studio Africa Season 2, The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with Kenya Airways, is happy to announce the return of its flagship African music show for a 3rdseason.
The show, which unlike other music shows that focus on the emergence of a winner, is a non-competitive format which seeks to bring together and showcase the diversity of African musical talent. It also gives upcoming artists the opportunity to work with some of the best local and international music and production talent.
The new season will feature artists from Nigeria, Mozambique, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and for the first time these artists will collaborate in a unique format of mash-ups – the latest trend in the global music industry. “A celebration of African music” being its core element, Coke Studio Africa’s new season will feature performances and collaborations from popular artists who have made a mark on their local music scene and the up and rising stars.
Under the partnership, Kenya Airways will fly in all the Coke Studio Africa artistes and producers. The alignment of values between the two major brands’ core beliefs and principles is the strategic foundation for the partnership.
Speaking about Coke Studio Africa Season 3, Coca-Cola Senior Brand Manager, Otome Oyo stated, “Our objective is to reinvent the way music captures the imagination and heart of our continent. Coke Studio Season 3 will not only celebrate our local African grown music talent but also create unique collaborations that we believe our consumers and our audience want to hear.”
Mr. Oyo further stated that this season of Coke Studio Africa promises to be bigger and better and will have something for everyone. Some of the acts to be featured this season are AVRIL, Wangeci, The Unstoppable Elani and Jua Kali for Kenya. Artists like Yemi Alade and Vanessa Mdee will be returning and for the first time, African queen crooner 2Face Idibia will be joining the star studded lineup. Other acts set for this season include Dr. Jose Chameleone, Ali Kiba, Neyma, Dama Do Bling from Mozambique.
Grammy Award winning musician and producer Zwai Bala, of ground-breaking South African Kwaito group TKZee, will be the show’s music director. Brett Lotriet, a renowned International TV director and producer will be working as the Coke Studio Season 3 series producer.
The musicians along with the highly talented house band will present new tracks each week which will be produced by both local and international producers. Some of the producers include Jaaz Odongo, Eric Musyoka and Kevin Provoke from Kenya, Cobhams Asuquo, Masterkraft and Chopstix from Nigeria, Owour Arunga from USA, Nahreel from Tanzania and Silvastone from the UK. With this pool of music geniuses this show will take music production on the continent to a whole new level. .