Channel O brings together African artists for Remix.Studio show

The show will air Fridays at 5pm and repeat every Saturday at 3pm. Each episode will feature an exclusive interview with a performer, giving viewers insight into the creative process involved in crafting a song, as well as the deeper meanings behind the lyrics.

Remix.Studio will also see artists perform and reinterpret fan-favourite anthems, both sonically and visually.

Artists who will take part in Remix.Studio include South Africans AKA, Tshego, Lucille Slade, Sió, Aubrey Qwana, Muzi and Dee Koala, as well as Sauti Sol (Kenya), Tresor (DRC/South Africa) and Taylor Jade (Namibia).

"As a young artist from Khayelitsha and knowing that my voice will be heard across the African continent is just mind-blowing,” Dee Koala said. “Super amped to be the first artist featured on the new exciting show Remix.Studio. I know this is going to change everything.”

The producers of the show said: “Taking the idea of the conventional remix and pushing its limits, the concept is unique in that in addition to the never-before-heard live rendition of the song that each episode will focus on, the artist is also styled in three different bespoke outfits that add a vibrant visual dimension to the remix experience.

"Coupled with whimsically colourful graphics and sing-along lyrics that will appear on screen, bonus verses, melodic interpolations, a cappella cadences, stripped-down ballads and masterful autotuned vocals are among the diversely inspired deliveries you can expect to experience from some of the continent’s most exceptional artists.”