In Summary
- Rapper Khaligraph and singer Nikita Kering unveiled as Kenya’s artists for Coke Studio 2023.
- The two talented artists were unveiled at the launch event in Kilimani, Nairobi whereby Coke Studio announced the return of a new and exciting season.
Coca-Cola has announced collision artists for Coke Studio 2023 comprising some of the biggest breakthrough stars from Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, US, UK, Canada, Colombia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey, China, Korea and the Philippines.
Representing the country at this year’s Coke Studio will be the high-flying rapper Khaligraph Jones and the award winning singer and songwriter Nikita Kering. The two talented artists were unveiled at the launch event held in Kilimani, Nairobi whereby Coke Studio also announced the return of a new and exciting season.
Coke Studio 2023 Anthem
The news comes barely a month after the release of the first original song to kick off the second season of the global music platform, which went live on 31 May. The new track, titled ‘Be Who You Are (Real Magic)’, is written and performed by Grammy-winning American songwriter and musician Jon Batiste.
“The ‘Be Who You Are (Real Magic)’ anthem and music video is a celebration of the power of staying true to yourself. It reflects on the idea that it is when people are their authentic selves and accept each other’s differences, the ‘Real Magic’ happens.”
~Coca-Cola
Penned by Jon Batiste, the song finds him collaborating with the global breakout K-Pop girl group NewJeans, Colombian Latin Grammy Award-winning pop artist Camilo, British singer-songwriter Cat Burns and Atlanta-born eclectic rapper JID.
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First launched in Pakistan in 2008 and re-launched globally in May 2022, Coke Studio returns this year with new artist collision song releases and a programme of festival sponsorships, live performances, AR and digital content and on-pack experiences, allowing audiences to discover new music wherever they are in the world, running from May to September 2023.
The artists featured in the 2023 programme have created nine brand new multi-artist collision songs and exclusive Coke Studio sessions which will be released to global music fans on all music platforms in June and July.
Other collision artists for Coke Studio 2023
The rest of the artists set to feature on Coke Studio 2023 are Nasty C (South Africa), Afroto (Egypt), Camilo (Colombia), NewJeans (Korea) , JID (US), Cat Burns (UK), Imagine Dragons (US), Sam Smith (UK), Diljit Dosanjh (India) , Evdeki Saat (Turkey) , Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (US) , Jessie Reyez (US), Shae Gill (Pakistan), Shreya Ghoshal (India) , Xin Liu (China) and Zack Tabudlo (Philippines).
