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Coke Studio is back! And this is why you have to watch it

In 2015 a new music reality show hit Mzansi and opened the door for up and coming artists to present their craft to the world.

 After its major success‚ the folks over at Coke made sure that there would be a round two. And boy‚ are we excited!

Coke Studio season 2 launches on Saturday‚ 27 August‚ and if you’ve already got plans for 6:05pm then best you cancel them. Why? Well‚ because here’s your chance to see how musicians from around Africa collaborate to make hits.

Here’s everything you need to know about Coke Studio season 2:

48 hours to produce a hit? Hells yeah!

Over the course of 13 weeks artists from around Africa will come together to produce brand new music. The catch? They have 48 hours to write‚ produce and perform their music. So you’ve got different musicians from around Africa‚ who slay in different genres‚ and who may not have even met each other never mind know each other’s music‚ creating musical masterpieces. That makes for a heck load of drama! And incredible beats.

The collabs are king

It’s no secret that the South African music scene has erupted with a heck load of new talent. Coke Studio puts together some of the hottest artists from not only Mzansi‚ but the continent. The results are epic. From AKA‚ to Cassper Nyovest and Gigi Laymayne there’s no doubt that the show has attracted major star power. Put those stars together with new artists trying to make a name and‚ well‚ there goes our Saturday night.

Beyond the fusions

At the launch of Coke Studio season 2 it was announced that AKA’s collaboration with Patoranking would be further developed into a music video. Host Nandi Madida and the Supa Mega confirmed the news‚ with AKA saying he was excited. “Yes‚ it’s true. There will be a music video. We’ve already started working on it‚” he said.

Oh‚ and if you missed AKA showing off some of his moves at the event‚ check it out.

 

All their music will be available on iTunes

 

Like what you’ve heard? Discovered an artist that you simply have to follow? The magic doesn’t stop on the TV show. All of the songs produced by the artists will be available on iTunes. *fist pump*

 

BONUS: A tasty treat of the talent on Coke Studio

  Get ready for #CokeStudioZA to trend cause with talent like this‚ we know y’all will be Twitter ready.

 

NB show deets:

When: Every Saturday

Time: 6:05pm

Where: e.tv

This content was produced by the TMG Entertainment team in partnership with Coca-Cola.

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