Coke Studio Africa enters fourth season
Coca-Cola’s flagship African music show, Coke Studio Africa, is set to enter its fourth season in October. Grammy-award winning American recording artiste and actor,Trey Songz, is this year’s international superstar.
Expected to arrive Nairobi this September, Trey Songz will collaborate with select African stars. He said: “I have always been committed to spending time on the continent of Africa yearly. My fans show me so much love when I’m there. I can’t wait to visit Kenya and partner with the Coca Cola company on this initiative. I am fortunate to be working with some of Africa’s biggest stars. I look forward to learning from them, making a lot of new friends as I discover what they have to offer.”
Coke Studio Africa is a non-competitive music show that brings together diverse African music talents for world-class showcases, while giving upcoming artistes the opportunity to work with some of the best local and international music and production talents.
Last year on Coke Studio Africa season 3, NE-YO performed alongside Ice Prince (Nigeria), Maurice Kirya (Uganda), Wangechi (Kenya), Dama Do Bling (Mozambique) and Alikiba (Tanzania).
On the new season with the theme ‘Discover’, guest star Trey Songz, will record a song and live music performances with selected Coke Studio Africa season 4 artistes like Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Rema Namakula (Uganda), Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania), Neyma (Mozambique), Serge Beynaud (French West Africa), Lij Michael (Ethiopia), Stonebwoy (Ghana), Nyashinski (Kenya) and Emtee (South Africa).
South African producer,Maphorisa will produce music collaborations between Trey Songz and the African stars. He said: “I have had the opportunity to work with many great artists from all over the world and I’m very excited to be collaborating with such a talented artist. I believe that we will be making something truly special together and I’m happy that we are able to share our amazing African sounds with the world in this way.”
Madtraxx (Kenya), Bushingtone (Uganda), Masterkraft (Nigeria), Chopstix (Nigeria), France-based producer DSK (originally from Ivory Coast) and Maphorisa (South Africa) are among top African producers tasked to engineer music fusions from Coke Studio Africa 4 artistes this season. All the artistes will record, and perform alongside a highly talented house band.
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