On Monday, talent and content management company Vth Season, who manage the likes of Ami Faku and AKA, shared a video clip of award-winning Afropop star Ami Faku in studio working on some music with world-renowned South African producer/DJ Black Coffee.
While not much detail was shared, what we do know is that whatever it is they were working on is coming out on Friday as part of the legendary record label Gallo Record Company’s Gallo Remixed initiative.
“@realblackcoffee x @ami_faku have something very special to share with you all this Friday. #galloremixed @gallorecordcompany,” shared Vth Season.
Previously, Ami Faku also took to Twitter to share on the upcoming project: “Spent some time in the studio with @RealBlackCoffee. Excited to share this special project with you!! 🫶🏿✨ #GalloRemixed @GalloRecordCompany.”
Spent some time in the studio with @RealBlackCoffee. Excited to share this special project with you!! 🫶🏿✨
— Ami Faku (@Ami_Faku) September 1, 2022
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Gallo Remixed celebrates the famed record label’s 95th birthday by reimagining treasured African songs from its catalogue for a new generation.
Gallo’s extensive catalogue includes records from dozens of legendary acts such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Mahotella Queens, Simphiwe Dana, Hugh Masekela and Oliver Mtukudzi.
With the Grammy award-winning DJ recently buying a stake into the label, he is helming the project as its executive producer.
Previous instalments of the series have seen the likes of Theo Kgosinkwe, the veteran singer/songwriter and member of the band Mafikizolo, team up with Afro house DJ/Producer De Mogul to remake the Paul Ndlovu classic “Khombo Ra Mina”.
“Khombo Ra Mina” was originally released by RPM/Gallo Records in 1985 and reached Gold status in its year of release. Kgosinkwe and De Mogul took up the challenge to bring this song into a new era bridging Tsonga disco, Afropop and amapiano.
While there is no word as to what song the pair are remixing, it’s sure to be an interesting collaboration by two highly talented artists on the local music scene.