Cassper Nyovest who is currently oversees teamed up with American superstar Jason Derulo -who was in Kenya a few months back courtesy of Coca-Cola- to create the official sound
for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ that is due to kick off later on this year in Russia.
Coca-Cola has extended the collaborations across the world by invited artistes from African continent including Ethiopia, SOuth Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique to work with Jason Derulo to
create something unique from each countries.
“I was honoured to work with Coca-Cola to create an anthem celebrating every team and their fans. ‘Colours’ represents the different flags and cultures from around the world and will get everyone moving to a unifying beat. I’m excited to finally tell the world about this partnership as the excitement builds for the FIFA World Cup™.” Jason Derulo said
In South Africa, local talented rapper, Cassper Nyovest real name, Refiloe Phoolo was chosen to represent the country.
“Coming from a nation of colourful people this anthem will speak to South Africans as the song captures our passions for football and Coca-Cola. Working with Coca-Cola and Jason Derulo, has been a thrilling journey and we hope that this anthem will be well received by fans getting #Ready for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.” Cassper Nyovest said about working with Coca-Cola and working with Jason Derulo.
“South Africa!!! I just wanna take our story to the world !!!! Look how at far we’ve come!!!! We working !!! #ReadyFor #WorldCup #Colors #CocaCola” Cassper Nyovest added.
The localized anthem ‘Colours’ will be released on March 16th. A sneak peek of the behind the scenes content and snippets of the global song can be found here
