Coke Studio (Pakistan)
Coke Studio | |
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Original poster of Coke Studio | |
Created by | Rohail Hyatt |
Country of origin | Pakistan |
No. of seasons | 9 (list of seasons) |
No. of episodes | 46 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Rohail Hyatt (season 1-6) Strings (season 7-9) |
Location(s) | Karachi, Pakistan |
Running time | 1 hour |
Production company(s) |
Coca-Cola Company Frequency Media |
Distributor | Frequency Media |
Release | |
Original release | 8 June 2008 – 24 September 2016 |
External links | |
CokeStudio |
Coke Studio is a Pakistani music television series which features live studio-recorded music performances by various artists. The show was produced by founder of the first Pakistani pop band Vital Signs Rohail Hyatt until sixth season, and is now produced by the Pakistani band Strings. It is sponsored by Coca Cola Pakistan. Starting in 2008, Coke Studio has been popular throughout the country, receiving critical acclaim and frequently being rebroadcast on numerous television and radio stations.[1]
The program focuses on a fusion of the diverse musical influences in Pakistan, including eastern classical, folk, qawwali, ghazal, bhangra, Sufi and contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music.[2] The show provides a platform for renowned as well as upcoming and less mainstream artists, of various genres, regions and languages, to collaborate musically in live studio recording sessions.[3]
Coke Studio also has become an international franchise, with other countries adopting local versions. Its featured artists on each episode are backed by a house band and guest artists.
History
The format of Coke Studio was devised by the Coca-Cola Company in Pakistan and Rohail Hyatt, founder of the first Pakistani pop band Vital Signs, along with his wife Umber Hyatt. Both were the executive producers of the show.[4]
The first season premiered on 5 June 2008 with live audience, but from the second season live audiences were excluded and performances were held in a closed studio platform, and this format is still being followed. Also, the program focuses on a fusion of the diverse musical influences in Pakistan, including eastern classical, folk, qawwali, bhangra, Sufi and contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. The show provides a platform for renowned as well as upcoming and less mainstream artists, of various genres, regions and languages, to collaborate musically in live studio recording sessions.[3] Coke Studio episodes are recorded at Studio 146, located in the Korangi Industrial Area of Karachi.
Coke Studio Pakistan tracks are officially avalaible on their YouTube[5][6] and SoundCloud[7][8] channels for digital download.
International fame
Following success in Pakistan after its first launch, Coke Studio has also become an international franchise. The Pakistani show has amassed a large fan following in neighboring India.[9] The success of the show prompted Coca Cola to launch the Indian version Coke Studio India, with a similar format, though not as popular as its neighboring counterpart.[10] The Indian version has been produced by MTV India in partnership with Red Chillies Entertainment.[11] In April 2012, an Arab version of the show, Coke Studio Bel 3arabi was launched in the Middle East featuring performances by various Arabic and international music artists, produced by producer and songwriter Michel Elefteriades.
Coke studio has also been seen as an economic process of transnationalism and as a transnational television production, with its production systems being created and augmented by global flows of artists, technology, distribution and economics.[12] Within this process, economic structures are created, opened and even reoriented; influences are borrowed and music produced; communities and heritage discovered and remained – this is done intellectually and physically, and more importantly, transnationally.[12]
Seasons overview
Below is a list of artists, who have performed at Coke Studio Pakistan since its inception in 2008.
Season 1 (2008)
- Ali Azmat
- Mauj
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Saba and Selina
- Strings
- Hussain Bakhsh Gullo
- Ali Zafar
- Sajid & Zeeshan
- Tufail Ahmed
Season 2 (2009)
- Saieen Zahoor
- Noori
- Javed Bashir
- Atif Aslam
- Shafqat Amanat Ali
- Zeb & Haniya
- Ali Zafar
- Josh
- Riaz Ali Khan
- Arieb Azhar
- Strings
- Gumby & Gupreet Channa
Season 3 (2010)
- Arieb Azhar
- Abida Parveen
- Arif Lohar
- Meesha Shafi
- Karavan
- Zeb & Haniya
- Amanat Ali
- Entity Paradigm
- Fakir Juman Shah
- Noori
- Rizwan & Muazzam
- Sanam Marvi
- Tina Sani
- Aunty Disco Project
Season 4 (2011)
- Bilal Khan
- Mizraab
- Manan Fateh Ali
- Akhtar Chanal Zahri
- Komal Rizvi
- Jal
- Sanam Marvi
- Sajjad Ali
- Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
- Kaavish
- Asif Hussain Samraat
- Zoe Viccaji
- Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad
- Mole
- Sanam Marvi
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
- Ustaad Naseer-ud-din Saami
- Sketches
- Akhtar Chanal Zahri
Season 5 (2012)
- Bohemia
- SYMT
- Hadiqa Kiani
- Hamayoon Khan
- Qayaas
- Atif Aslam
- Tahir Mithu
- Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad
- Chakwal Group
- Meesha Shafi
- Bilal Khan
- Hadiqa Kiani
- Overload
- Uzair Jaswal
- Farhan Rais Khan
- Sanam Marvi
Season 6 (2013)
- Fariha Pervez
- Muazzam Ali Khan
- Zeb & Haniya
- Umair Jaswal
- Ali Azmat
- Saieen Zahoor
- Sanam Marvi
- Abrar-ul-Haq
- Ayesha Omer
- Rustam Fateh Ali Khan
- Sumru Ağıryürüyen
- Zara Madani
- Atif Aslam
- Zoe Viccaji
- Alamgir
- Rostam Mirlashari
- Asad Abbas
Season 7 (2014)
- Asrar
- Sajjad Ali
- Niazi Brothers
- Ustad Rais Khan
- Abida Parveen
- Zohaib Hassan
- Javed Bashir
- Akhtar Chanal Zahri
- Komal Rizvi
- Momin Durrani
- Humaira Channa
- Abbas Ali Khan
- Jimmy Khan
- Rahma Ali
- Meesha Shafi
- Fariha Pervez
- Usman Riaz
- Jawad Ahmed
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Zoe Viccaji
- Naseer & Shahab
- Abrar-ul-Haq
Season 8 (2015)
- Mai Dhai
- Karam Abbas Khan
- Nabeel Shaukat Ali
- Mekaal Hasan Band
- Atif Aslam
- Rizwan & Muazzam
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
- Umair Jaswal
- Surriya Khanum
- Anwar Maqsood
- Ali Zafar
- Gul Panra
- Ali Sethi
- Kaavish
- Arif Lohar
- Mulazim Hussain
- Siege
- Hamid Ali Khan
- Nafees Ahmed Khan
- Sara Haider
- Asim Azhar
- Samra Khan
- Bakhsi Brothers
- Ali Azmat
- Fiza Javed
- Shazia Manzoor
- Ali Haider
- Sara Raza Khan
- Alycia Dias
- Malang Party
- Farida Khanum
Season 9 (2016)
- Naseebo Lal
- Umair Jaswal
- Ali Khan
- Zeb Bangash
- Abida Parveen
- Ali Sethi
- Meesha Shafi
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Momina Mustehsan
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
- Haroon Shahid
- Ali Azmat
- Javed Bashir
- Ahmed Jahanzeb
- Faakhir Mehmood
- Shiraz Uppal
- Mehwish Hayat
- Mohsin Abbas Haider
- Naeem Abbas Rufi
- Noori
- Shilpa Rao
- Jabar Abbas
- Nirmal Roy
- Junaid Khan
- Kashif Ali
- Rachel Viccaji
- Javed Bashir
- Shahzad Nawaz
- Masuma Anwar
- Rizwan Butt
- Sara Haider
- Asim Azhar
- Basit Ali
- Damia Farooq
- Saieen Zahoor
- Sanam Marvi
- Shuja Haider
- Rafaqat Ali Khan
- Shani Arshad
- Natasha Khan
- Amjad Sabri
See also
References
- ↑ Coke Studio Brings People Together Forbes.
- ↑ "'Music Transcends Everything': Coke Studio Fuses Genres and Cultures, Creates International Franchise". Coca Cola. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- 1 2 About Coke studio
- ↑ Coke Studio and Beyond: The wonderful world of Umber and Rohail Hyatt Instep Magazine.
- ↑ Coke Studio by Rohail Hyatt
- ↑ Coke Studio by Strings
- ↑ Coke Studio by Rohail Hyatt
- ↑ Coke Studio by Strings
- ↑ "If India boasts about Taj Mahal, Pakistan should boast about Coke Studio". Express Tribune. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ↑ "'I took Rohail's blessings before starting our Coke Studio in India' - The Express Tribune". 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Coke Studio to rock India - The Express Tribune". 26 May 2011.
- 1 2 "COKE STUDIO: Investigating the 'transnational' in its labour, technological and economic relations".
External links
- Coke Studio on Facebook
- Coke Studio on Twitter
- Coke Studio at the Internet Movie Database
- About Coke Studio Pakistan