Coke Studio (Pakistan)

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Coke Studio
CokeStudioLogo BkSm.png
The logo for the series featuring a Coke bottle
Format Live music performance and recording session
Created by The Coca-Cola Company and executive producer Rohail Hyatt
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 18 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Rohail Hyatt
Umber Hyatt
Location(s) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Running time 1 hour
Production company(s) The Coca-Cola Company
Frequency Media
Distributor Frequency Media
Broadcast
Original run June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) – present
External links
Website

Coke Studio is a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances. Although it is adapted from the original Brazilian show named Estúdio Coca-Cola, it is fundamentally different from the original version where the show was a concert style show whereas the Pakistani version records its shows inside a closed studio. The program focuses on a fusion of the diverse musical influences in Pakistan, including eastern classical, folk, and contemporary popular music. The show provides a platform for renowned as well as upcoming and less mainstream artists, from various genres and regions, to collaborate musically in live studio recording sessions.[1] It is one of the most popular music programmes in Asia and is a brand product of Coca-Cola.[2]

Season One premiered on June 8, 2008 and included a live audience. Season Two premiered on June 14, 2009 without a live audience, eliminating the associated background noise and providing a more intimate atmosphere.[3]

Coke Studio has been popular, receiving critical acclaim and frequently being rebroadcast on television and radio in Pakistan. The official Facebook Coke Studio page has more than one million fans (as of January, 2012).[4][5][6][1]

Video and MP3 files for each song are available for download on the Coke Studio website after each episode airs, along with additional material. The videos are also available on Youtube, which have frequently been viewed and commented on, with the official posting of Alif Allah viewed over 400,000 times in the first five weeks and it reached 5 million exactly one year later, when the fourth season was all set to be aired.[7]

Coke Studio is now an international franchise that was first launched in Pakistan. Coke Studio is produced by Rohail Hyatt, of Vital Signs (band) fame, and his wife Umber Hyatt in 2008. It featured artists on each episode are backed by a house band and guest artists.[8]

Contents

[edit] Season One (2008)

[edit] Scheduled broadcast dates

Episode One on June 8, Episode Two on June 29, Episode Three on July 20 and Episode 4 in August.

  • Episode 2
    • Sar Kiye, Anjane, and Zinda, by Strings
    • Jam Session by Ustaad H. B. Gullo
    • I'm in Love (I'm a Believer) by Saba and Selina
    • Duur by Strings, and Ustaad H. B. Gullo.

[edit] House band

Omran Shafique (Guitars), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass), Zeeshan Parwez (Keyboards and Turntables), Louis 'Gumby' Pinto (Drums), The Abdul Latif Band (Percussion), Babar Khanna (Percussion), Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan (Percussion), Saba Shabbir (Vocals), Zoe Viccaji and Selina Rashid (Vocals).[10]

[edit] Production team members (partial list)

Rohail Hyatt (executive producer), Umber Hyatt (producer), Natasha De Souza, Nofil Naqvi, and Naseer-ud-din-Wasif.[11]

[edit] Season Two (2009)

[edit] Scheduled broadcast dates

Episode One on June 14, Episode Two on June 28, Episode Three on July 12, Episode 4 on July 26, and Episode 5 on August 14. The episodes are titled Individuality, Harmony, Equality, Spirit and Unity respectively.

[edit] Songs and featured artists

Zeb and Haniya performing live at Coke Studio Sessions, 2009.

[edit] House band

Assad Ahmed (Guitar), Babar Khanna (Percussion), Jaffer Zaidi (Keyboards), Javed Iqbal (Violin), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass), Louis 'Gumby' Pinto (Drums), Natasha De Sousa (Vocals), Omran 'Momo' Shafique (Guitar), Saba Shabbir (Vocals), Sikander Inam (Dholak), Waris 'Baloo' Ali (Percussion), Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan (Percussion). Guest Artists include: Baqir Abbas (Flute), Gul Mohammad (Sarangi), Gurpreet Chana (Tabla), Rakae Jamil (Sitar), and Sadiq Sameer (Rubab).[12]

[edit] Production team members (partial list)

Rohail Hyatt (executive producer), Umber Hyatt (producer),

[edit] Season Three (2010)

[edit] Scheduled broadcast dates

Episode One on June 6,2010, Episode Two on June 20,2010, Episode Three on July 4,2010, Episode Four on July 26,2010, and Episode Five on August 1,2010. The five episodes are titled as Reason, Will, Conception, Form and Realisation respectively.

[edit] Songs and featured artists

[edit] House band

Assad Ahmed (Guitar), Babar Khanna (Percussion), Jaffer Zaidi (Keyboards), Javed Iqbal (Violin), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass), Louis 'Gumby' Pinto (Drums), Natasha De Sousa (Vocals), Omran 'Momo' Shafique (Guitar), Saba Shabbir (Vocals), Sikander Inam (Dholak), Waris 'Baloo' Ali (Percussion), Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan (Percussion). Guest Artists include: Baqir Abbas (Flute), Gul Mohammad (Sarangi), Gurpreet Chana (Tabla), Rakae Jamil (Sitar), and Sadiq Sameer (Rubab), Sanam Saeed (Vocals)[13]

[edit] Production team members (partial list)

Rohail Hyatt (executive producer), Umber Hyatt (producer), Naseer-ud-din-Wasif (technical manager), Zeeshan Parwez assisted by Adnan Malik (video production), Danial Hyatt (animations and visuals), and Selina Rashid with her firm Lotus (public relations).[1]

[edit] Season Four (2011)

[edit] Scheduled broadcast dates

[edit] House band

Asad Ahmed (Guitar), Babar Ali Khanna (Eastern Percussion), Jaffer Ali Zaidi (Piano), Javed Iqbal (Violin), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass),

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c About Coke studio
  2. ^ Coke Studio Brings People Together Forbes.
  3. ^ Attending Coke Studio’s Press Conference Changing Up Pakistan.
  4. ^ Coke Studio pushes the technology envelope as the Worldwide Web resonates with the sessions The News International newspaper, syndicated on Pakstop.
  5. ^ Coke Studio Returns (Season 2) Pak Media Blog.
  6. ^ Coke Studio Facebook page statistics Retrieved on 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ Coke Studio Youtube channel statistics Retrieved on 2009-07-15.
  8. ^ Coke Studio and Beyond: The wonderful world of Umber and Rohail Hyatt Instep Magazine.
  9. ^ Coke Studio Season One Artists
  10. ^ Coke Studio Season One
  11. ^ About Coke Studio Season One
  12. ^ Presenting the Coke Studio house band Instep Magazine.
  13. ^ Presenting the Coke Studio house band Instep Magazine.

[edit] External links

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