Coke Studio (Pakistani season 11)

The Eleventh season, titled as Coke Studio: The Sound of Nation of Pakistani music television series Coke Studio premiered in Pakistan on 10 August 2018.[1][2] Musicians Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi were announced as a new producers and directors for the series,[3][4][5][6] after Strings stepped down from the role to pursue their own music.[7] The series was produced under Kazi and Hamza's production company Front Foot Media and was distributed by The Coca-Cola Company Pakistan.

Coke Studio
Season 11
Official poster
Starring	Featured Artists
Country of origin	Pakistan
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Webcast
Original release	10 August – 19 October 2018
Additional information
Website	cokestudio.com.pk/season11
Season chronology

As a part of new module, Kazi and Hamza created a spin-off series Coke Studio Explorer which was released on 3 July 2018 and featured regional but largely unknown artists across the country where their performances were recorded live.[8] The series opened to rave reviews and received critical acclaim.[9] Despite the success of Explorer series, season eleven, received mixed reception from the critics.[10]

The ninth and last episode was released on 19 October 2018. The season consisted of 30 tracks plus one promo song.

Artists

Featured Artists

Following is a list of thirty-nine artists (seventy individuals) including eight bands, five duos and twenty-six solo artists.[11][12]

• Ali Sethi
• Humaira Arshad
• Gul Panrra
• Rachel Viccaji
• Asim Azhar
• Asrar
• Abrar-ul-Haq
• Aima Baig
• Abida Parveen
• Shuja Haider
• Sahir Ali Bagga
• Momina Mustehsan
• Ali Azmat
• Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi
• Sanwal Esakhelvi
• Hassan Jahangir
• Young Desi (Mufassir)
• Lucky & Naghma
• Haniya Aslam
• Ahad Raza Mir
• Natasha Baig
• Zarsanga
• Sounds of Kolachi
• Chand Tara Orchestra
• Mughal-E-Funk
• The Sketches
• Khumariyaan
• Jimmy Khan
• Lyari Underground (L.U.G)
• Fareed Ayaz and co.
• Krewella
• Ariana & Amrina
• Mishal Khawaja
• Mangal, Darehan & Shayan
• Shami Bai & Vishnu
• Riaz Qadri & Ghulam Qadri
• Bilal Khan
• Jawad Ahmad
• Elizabeth Rai

Musicians

Following are the musicians line-up for season:

House Band Babar Ali Khanna – Tabla and dholak Kamran "Mannu" Zafar – Bass Omran Shafique – Guitars Kami Paul – Drums Rufus Shahzad – Keyboard

Guest musicians Baqir Abbas – Flute Gul Muhammad – Sarangi Haniya Aslam – Multi-instrumentalist Jhoolay Lal Lewa Group – Percussion Manzoor Ahmed and Saeed Ahmed – Violin Rakae Jamil – Sitar Tanveer Hussain and Hyder Hussain – Banjitar and Guitars Nadeem Iqbal – Harmonium

Backing vocalists Shahab Hussain Wajiha Naqvi Mehr Qadir

Production

Development

After producing four seasons, Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia of Strings left the show to continue their own music,[13] and Coke Studio Season 10 was the last season prodeced by them.[7] After Strings departure, it was earlier reported that Noori will take charge as a new producers, however their publicist denied such reports.[14]

In March 2018, Coca-Cola Pakistan announced Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi would helm the production and direction of eleventh season.[15][16] Coca-Cola officially released a statement saying that "both Coke Studio veterans" have played "an instrumental role in its success over the years. We cannot wait to share their brilliance with all of you" in the "new chapter of the Coke Studio" journey.[17] Fahad Qadir who is a director of public Affairs and communications of Coca-Cola, revealed on approaching Kazi and Hamza saying, "I think it was a natural evolution. Rohail Hyatt came to a point where he thought change was good" and "he brought Coke Studio where it is today. Strings had a different sound and brought in a different bag of producers. […] These are the producers we feel have the right blend, the experience, the history with Coke Studio the understanding of Coke Studio to take it to the next level."[18][19]

In July 2018, Arab News revealed that Hamza and Kazi had first met in August 2017 in Lahore, two months before they were approached for the show. Kazi recounts, "that was the first time we connected on a personal level", while Hamza told, "We sat down to talk very specifically about this opportunity", and within minutes "I truly felt I had known Zohaib for a long time."[20] They told Dawn Images in an interview that before they "started speaking to Coca-Cola", they "talked generally, about life and people and Pakistan". They had long discussions about the responsibility that Coke Studio had to be spread across the country to attract both; urban and rural areas; as "the regions and its people collectively make Pakistan."[21]

The series went into production in April 2018 and finished filming the following month at Karachi. Post-production took place in June and July at Front Food Media in Lahore.

Coke Studio Explorer

As a part of a new module,[22] a spin-off series Coke Studio Explorer was created before the launch of season, on a concept similar to Kazi's previous work on his album Fanoos that featured relatively unknown artists across the country where recordings were done live and edited later.[21] In an interview to Daily Times by the duo, Kazi explained, "in Fanoos, we limited ourselves to recording musicians on location. We do much more in Coke Studio Explorer by highlighting the culture, stories and ethos behind the music. After presenting the musicians in their home locations, we bring them to our studios" to record in traditional Coke Studio style too. Hamza said, "we established the criteria for selection before embarking on our search for musicians", they "had to be talented" and to "to represent a unique aspect of the culture, history and spirit of Pakistan."[23] The duo developed a special mobile recording system for the on-location recordings and while additional tracks and engineering was completed in studio.[23][21]

The duo travelled in all four provinces and Kashmir to find artists that were known in their native regions but were unknown to mainstream media.[24][25] The duo discovered a sixteen-year old pair of Amrina and Ariana from Kalash, Chitral,[26] the brother-sister duo of Vishnu and Shamu Bai from Deewan Lal Chand a village in interior Sindh,[27] while from Sohbatpur District, Balochistan they found throat-singers Mangal, Darehan and Shayan (now known as Bloach Throat singers),[28] a fusion band Qasamir lead by Altaf Mir with Ghulam Mohammad Daar, Manzoor Ahmed Khan, Saifuddin Shahfrom from Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir,[29] and the fifth and final collaboration was with Mishal Khawaja a Pakistani born-Canadian singer, who was discovered through her Instagram covers.[30]

The Explorer series has received largely positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to its new module, diversity, performances and Coke Studio efforts in showcasing and bringing the indigenous art form of Pakistan to the mainstream media.[31][32]

Debutants and comebacks

Among thirty-nine artists, fifteen musicians debut with season eleven including seven bands, five duos, and three solo artists.[33] Actor and singer Ahad Raza Mir,[34] Lahore-based rapper Young Desi;[35] singer Elizabeth Rai who is particularly known for her song in the film Teri Meri Love Story and Illinois-based duo Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf of Krewella made their debuts.[36] Four of five artists from Coke Studio Explorer series appeared in the season, while singers Riaz Qadri and Ghulam Qadri along with hip-hop band L.U.G (Lyari UnderGround),[35] who previously worked with Kazi on his album Fanoos, also made their debuts.[37][38]

For the first time in the history of Coke Studio, two transgender singers, Naghma and Lucky were included as featured artists.[39] Their appearance received overwhelming response from media critics and people.[40][41][42][43][44] Several featured artists returned from previous seasons as well,[33] including Humera Arshad who was on hiatus before appearing in the tenth season. Arshad remarked, "this will be the beginning of a new phase for me in my singing career."[45]

Release

First episode was screened in a special event at Pearl-Continental Hotel in Lahore, attended by Coke Studio team, artists and notable personalities including Allama Iqbal's family.[46] During the release the marketing director Abbas Arslan revealed the show features "12 languages, 35 instruments with 70 artists whove composed more than 40 songs."[47] Stating further he said, "Ali and Zohaib travelled 5500 kilometers" to discover "Explorer artists" that were included in the season.[47] Sharing on how they wanted to be season-eleven Kazi said, "music is a powerful tool to spread a message so this is ours to the world. From Hunza to Karachi we have many gems and we must find pride in them all".[48] After the Friday release of webisode, these were broadcast on Saturday on radio stations and television channels of Pakistan.[49]

Promo song

Preceding the release of season, as a part of a traditional format, Coke Studio revealed this year featured artists performing a rendition of popular nazm, "Hum Dekhenge" by poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, originally recorded by Iqbal Bano.[50][51] The promo song also manifests the nation's political situation in the midst of general elections.[52][53] On continuing the tradition of title song, Kazi and Hamza said that this season's journey of began with Coke Studio Explorer, "we couldn't be more confident about the power of human stories coming together to form a bigger picture", so "there couldn't be a better choice for a track than: "Hum Dekhenge" – A song by sung the people of Pakistan, for the people of Pakistan!"[54] The song was well received by critics and public.[55][56]

Episodes

Each episode is titled accordingly.

#	Artist(s)	Song(s) Performed		Note(s)
		Title	In Nastaʿlīq[lower-alpha 1]
Promo song				22 July 2018
1	Season's ft. artists	"Hum Dekhenge"	ہم دیکھیں گے
1. "Naaz"				10 August 2018[57]
2	Natasha Baig Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawal & Brothers	"Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwa"	شکوہ / جواب شکوہ	original poetry by Allama Iqbal additional poetry taken from Amjad Hyderabadi and Omar Khayyam composed by Ayaz and Muhammad's father Munshi Raziuddin ft. backing vocalists and Houseband performed in Urdu and Persian languages
3	Jimmy Khan Naghma & Lucky	"Baalkada"	بالکڑا	a folk song with tappa style song also written by Jimmy, Naghma & Lucky ft. backing vocalists and Houseband performed in Punjabi language
4	Lyari Underground (L.U.G) Young Desi	"Rap hai saara"	رَیپ ہے سارا	rap composed by Studio's Houseband Balochi lyrics by Abdul Ahad (L.U.G) English lyrics by Abdullah (L.U.G) Punjabi lyrics by Mufassir Sabir (Young Desi)
5	Haniya Aslam Rachel Viccaji Shamu Bai Ariana & Amrina	"Main Irada"	میں ارادہ	a pop-rock song composed by Haniya, who performed in Urdu co-written by Haniya and Bilal Sami; additional lyrics by Kabir and traditional folk Shamu Bai performed in Hindawi; and Ariana & Amrina performed in Kalasha languages; their songs from Coke Studio Explorer series ft. backing vocalists and Houseband, with additional instrumentation by Rakae Jamil According to Studio, the song had "equal number of men and women performing on stage in Coke Studio's history."
2. "Zeenat"				17 August 2018[58]
6	Krewella Riaz Qadri & Ghulam Ali Qadri	"Runaway"	رَن اُوَْۓ	A combination of English and Punjabi songs collectively titled as "Runaway" was composed and written by Krewella, while the Punjabi songs "Dohra" and "Rus Na Sanwal Yar" is by Ghulam Fareed and Khwaja Mohammad Yaar, both songs were composed by Qadri. ft. Houseband, with Gul Mohammad on Sarangi
7	Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Asrar	"Gaddiye"	گڈئیے	a traditional folk song written and composed by Asrar and Esakhelvi also composed by Ustad Sultan Ahmed additionally classical Saraiki song "Dohra" written by Malik Sohna Khan Bewas ft. Houseband, with additional instrumentation by Haniya Aslam performed in Saraiki and Punjabi languages
8	Zarsanga Gul Panrra Khumariyaan	"Rasha Mama"	راشاماما	a traditional Pashto folk song, originally composed by Ustaad Gul Zaman was recorded with Zarsanga and Khumariyan recreated with Gul Panrra, ft. Houseband and backing vocalists
9	Abida Parveen Ali Azmat	"Ghoom Charakhra"	گھوم چرخڑا	a traditional sufi poetry written by Madho Lal Hussain (aka Hazrat Shah Hussain) composed by Parveen and Azmat ft. Houseband and backing vocalists performed in Saraiki and Punjabi languages
3. "Rung"				24 August 2018[59]
10	Sahir Ali Bagga Momina Mustehsan	"Roye Roye"	روئے روئے	a love ballad written and composed by Bagga ft. Houseband and backing vocalists, with Ustad Tanveer Hussain on mandolin, Hyder Ali on acoustic guitar and Baqir Abbas on bansuri and duruk
11	Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi Sanwal Esakhelvi	"Allah Karesi"	الله کریسی	a Saraiki folk song written by Majboor Esakhelvi and composed by Attaullah and his son Sanwal Sanwal provided music with EDM sampler.
12	Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawal & Brothers	"Piya Ghar Aya"	میرا پِیا گھر آیا	a Qawwali based on Sufi Kalam by Baba Bulleh Shah composed by Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad & Brothers ft. Houseband performed in Urdu, Punjabi and Persian languages
4. "Gulistan"				31 August 2018[60]
13	Shuja Haider Aima Baig	"Atish"	آتش	a Punjabi/Urdu love ballad written and composed by Shuja ft. Housband and baking vocalists
14	Chand Tara Orchestra	"Nami Danam"	نمی دانم	a Farsi Kalam, written by sufi poet Khwaja Usman Harooni composed by Shaheryar Tariq, Babar Sheikh and Rizwanullah Khan and Omran Shafique of the band instead with Studio's Houseband, Shafique served as band member only Kami Paul from Housband featured on drums ft. Boss's made vintage DS-2 Turbo Distortion Pedal
15	Asim Azhar Momina Mustehsan	"Mahi Aaja"	ماہی آجا	originally a 2014 single by Asim, written and co-composed by him and Qasim Azhar recreated as a duet with Mustehsan, ft. Housband and backing vocalists
5. "Mauj"				7 September 2018[61]
16	Sahir Ali Bagga Aima Baig	"Malang"	ملنگ	a Saraiki folk song lyrics by Imran Raza and traditional folk composed by Bagga ft. Houseband and backing vocalists, with Ustaad Tanveer Hussain on Banjo and Hyder Ali on Acoustic Guitar
17	The Sketches Fakhir Zulfiqar Bhagat Bhoroo Laal	"Dastaan-e-Moomal Rano"	داستانِ مومل رانو	a Sindhi language folk, taken from the poetry by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai composed by Saif Samejo and Ashfaque Ahmed additional instrumentation by Haniya Aslam on Bağlama, Fakir Zulfiqar on Narr, Bhagat Bhooro Laal on Ektara and Khartaal
18	Mangal, Darehan, Shayan Ali Azmat	"Dil Hai Pakistan"	دل ہے پاکستان	lyrics by Sabir Zafar and Mangal self-composition ft. Housband and backing vocalists
6. "Zamana"				28 September 2018[62]
19	Sounds of Kolachi	"Ilallah"	الااللہ‬	a lyrical poem, written and composed by Ahsan Bari ft. Housband
20	Gul Panrra Hassan Jahangir	"Hawa Hawa"	ہوا ہوا	originally 1980s song by Hassan Jahangir, with lyrics by Muhammad Nasir and composition by Mehboob Ashraf recreated as a duet with Gul Panrra ft. Houseband, with Jhoolay Lal Lewa Group and Haniya Aslam on Banjitar
21	Ali Azmat Riaz Qadri and Ghulam Qadri	"Tere Liye"	تیرے لیۓ	lyrics by Sabir Zafar with parts taken from Khwaja Ghulam Farid's poetry performed in Urdu and Saraiki composed by Ali Azmat and Riaz Qadri ft. Backing Vocalists Shahab Hussain on Acoustic Guitar, Wajiha Naqvi on Tambourine and Mehr Qadir on Shaker; with Houseband
7. "Sahil"				5 October 2018[63]
22	Shuja Haider	"Jind Mahiya"	جند ماہیآ	original song performed in Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi ft. backing vocalists and Houseband, with Haniya Aslam on Baglama
23	Abrar-ul-Haq Aima Baig	"Ballay Ballay"	بلے بلے	mashup of Punjabi traditional songs with additional lyrics and composition by Abrar-ul-Haq ft. Houseband
24	Khumariyaan	"Ya Qurban"	یا قربان	a Pashto traditional folk, composed by Khumariyaan ft. backing vocalists and Houseband
25	Abida Parveen	"Balaghal Ula Be Kamalihi"	بلٓغَ العُلیٰ بِکمالِہٖ	Kalam by Hazrat Bedam Shah Warsi; in Arabic, Persian and Urdu composed by Abida Parveen ft. Houseband, with Haniya Aslam on Baglama
8. "Jashan"				12 October 2018[64]
26	Asrar Shamu Bai & Vishnu	"Wah Jo Kalaam"	واہ جو کلام	a Sindhi folk song, with lyrics by Asrar and composition by Ustad Sultan Ahmed
27	Ali Sethi Humaira Arshad	"Luddi Hai Jamalo"	لُڈی ہے جمالو	a Punjabi folk, with lyrics by Khawaja Pervez, composition by Wajahat Attre and originally performed by Noor Jehan recreated in the Studio, ft. Houseband and backing vocalists, with Saeed Ahmed and Manzoor Ahmed on Violin
28	Bilal Khan Mishal Khawaja	"Apna Gham"	اپنا غم	written by Bilal Khan ft. Houseband and backing vocalists
9. "Aftab"				19 October 2018[65]
29	Jawad Ahmad Elizabeth Rai	"Dildar Sadqay"	دل دار صدقے	a Punjabi song, with lyrics by Jawad Ahmed, Ahmad Anis and Asim Raza composed by Jawad Ahmed ft. Houseband with Haniya Aslam on Banjitar
30	Mughal-e-Funk	"Aurangzeb"	اورنگ زِیب	a musical interpretation of the life and the cultural contributions made by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
31	Ahad Raza Mir Momina Mustehsan	"Ko Ko Korina"	کو کو کورینا	originally sung by Ahmed Rushdi and picturised on Waheed Murad in the 1966 film Armaan

Critical reviews

Television critic Shaheer Anwar of The Express Tribune said, "the duo promised to bring a new flavour to the traditional Coke Studio and seem to have accomplished their goal so far by introducing Coke Studio Explorer. This is what many are calling a bonus to the upcoming season that aims to discover musical talent from all across Pakistan."[66] Actor turned musician Arshad Mehmud said, "the new season of Coke Studio comes with a message of love, unity, passion and pride that is exceedingly relevant to the current times. It should be heard, savoured and celebrated."[67] Forbes contributor journalist, Sony Rehman from Lahore marked, "Coke Studio's previous seasons have dealt with its fair share of criticism and mixed reactions over certain song selections and collaborations, gauging by Coke Studio Explorer, it may just hit all the right notes this year."[68] The season has been praised for its diversity and inclusion of new artists,[69][70] Ali Samoo wrote, "this season seems to have made a very strong effort to cast an all-inclusive and representative musical spirit, painting a vibrant picture of Pakistan for the world to see. It is perhaps to show us how togetherness is what makes us beautiful, to prevent a divide and to convey solidarity amongst the nationals. The culturally pluralist amalgamation was perhaps made also to make the election time a bit more peaceful."[71] However, season eleven received mixed reception from critics and public, criticizing the quality of music as compared to previous seasons.[10] Imane Babar Wahedi of The Express Tribune was more critical of the show saying, "the producers focus on delivering decent performances, rather than trying too hard to be innovative," she further said, "their efforts have been praiseworthy in terms of bringing diversity to Coke Studio, but on a separate note, they shouldn't be neglecting the quality of their music."[72]

The first episode received mixed reception from critics and publications; it was praised for its diversity both in music and casting, but it was critically reviewed for its quality of music.[73][74] Writing for The Express Tribune, Ramsha Vistro remarked, "the episode managed to display an array of formations and stood for change featuring transgenders and an all-female band. I think it's safe to say, Coke Studio's latest offering did not fail to make a mark."[75] The songs "Main Irada" and "Shika/Jawab-e-Shikwa" received critical acclaim.[76][77][78] Second episode contained a mix of traditional and modern rendition of songs receiving mixed reception from the critics.[79] Rahul Aijaz of The Express Tribune quipped, "Hamza and Kazi are surely bringing a change to Coke Studio. They get full points for innovation. But overall, the sound isn't mature enough yet. I can't decide whether it's because the producers are trying too hard or because they are more concerned about implementing their ideology, even if that compromises on the music."[80] Episode three garnered positive reception, with particular praise was given to Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad performance of "Piya Ghar Aya",[81] while Express Tribune concluded the episode with moderate reception saying, "after what was a generally disappointing start to the season, Coke Studio is somewhat back on track with episode three. The Esakhelvi duo brought something fresh, Fareed Ayaz, Abu Muhammad Qawwal and Brothers gave us a taste of what we originally loved about the show, and Bagga topped it all off with a melody nostalgic of an era long gone.[82] Song "Roye Roye" achieved mixed reception among the third episode, some praising the song as "nostalgic revival of old school melodies",[83] and some complained it for its "clichéd lyrics", Maheen Sabeeh of The News International bemoaned "a song that's a bit too long and in the end sounds like a pop ditty gone awry with equally tedious lyrics and every instrument thrown on the board, for example, a weeping flute. It's a bit like suffering to listen to this suffering ballad of a song."[84] Episode four also drew mixed reception,[85] however, Chand Tara Orchestra's performance received critical acclaim,[86] while the other two songs "Atish" and "Mahi Aaja" received moderate reception.[87]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Since Urdu is the official language of Pakistan, this column contains title written in Urdu using Nastaʿlīq script.

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