Kenya’s come back King, Nyashinski, renown for the
recent double hits: “Aminia” and “Malaika” returns to Coke Studio Africa,
this year paired alongside one of Africa’s most legendary African music acts –
Mafikizolo from South Africa – who will be making their debut on the show.
The
pairing has already met in Nairobi, Kenya where the show is being recorded, and
will be produced by top South African pop music producer, Sketchy
Bongo. Last year on Coke Studio Africa, Nyashinski was paired alongside
Nigerian super star Yemi Alade. As he makes a return, he expressed his
excitement for the new season saying, “I am happy to be back on the show
and can’t wait to work with Mafikizolo – a group I have always held in high
regard as my icons.”
During a Coke Studio Africa ZA Instagram Live interview with
the “Khona” hit makers, Theo of Mafikizolo talked about their experience at
Coke Studio Africa while in Nairobi: “We’ve got different studios in a
creative environment. We love for its warmth and nice feel. So far the vibe is
good!” Adding, “We’ve done some research on Nyashinski and found out
that he is very versatile as far as music is concerned. We are also versatile,
so expect that we might do a hip hop track, afro beat, house or anything that
the producers throw at us.” Mafikizolo also announced that they will be
releasing a special album with 20 tracks this year to celebrate their 20th anniversary
in the music industry.
Khaligraph, Avril, The Band BeCa and Sauti Sol are
among top Kenyan music acts set to feature on Coke Studio Africa – 2017, this
year. The show starts to air across different regions from September and will
broadcast across over 30 African countries.
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