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Coke studio struggling?
Aug 9th
June 8th 2008 saw the beginning of a musical phenomenon in Pakistan, the fusion themed recording studio named Coke studio with Rohail Hyatt at its helm as executive producer took the entire nation by storm and showed us a new unexplored side of our music by fusing folk and different More >
Coke Studio comes to an end
Aug 4th
The fifth episode of this year’s Coke Studio aired on Sunday night, marking an end to weeks of feverish discussion on which artiste was the best – and who ruined the show.
Five artistes featured on the finale – Tina Sani, Abida Parveen, Rizwan and Muazzam, Amanat Ali and Sanam Marvi More >
‘Overwhelmed’
Aug 2nd
The Karachi-based band Aunty Disco Project (ADP) is basking in the glow of its inclusion in this year’s season of Coke Studio.
According to Omar Bilal Akhtar, the band’s frontman, “Well since Coke Studio, ADP’s got a lot of attention and exposure. The whole thing has been a little overwhelming for More >
What cokestudio fans want
Aug 1st
Facebook tells me that many of those who like Coke Studio are conformist sheep, really. You know how Facebook has this magnificent suggestions thing going in which it runs its super-smart algorithms to tell you what your friends like, in the hope that you’ll like it too? Well, I decided More >
Coke Studio Songs Download
Jul 19th
Pakistan is blessed with not only a rich musical history, but also a multitude of ace performers…
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Dum Ghutku – a class of its own by Maria Amir
Jul 18th
The chorus verse employed in Arif Lohar’s Coke Studio rendition of ‘Jugni’ in ‘Alif Allah Chambay di Booty’ conveys simultaneously a sense of ‘suffocation’ and ‘with every breath’ in traditional folk-speak.
Something that I, and perhaps many, would never have come to know about had Rohail Hyatt not decided to introduce More >
Komal Rizvi gets back in the game
Jul 15th
KARACHI: After starring in a reality show dedicated to her comeback, Komal Rizvi has taken a step forward into reviving her career by launching a new video. The desi pop singer, who had a huge hit with her song “Baujee” released her first single and video in 10 years, titled More >
Aunty Disco Project On Coke Studio
Jul 5th
My buddy Oba and his crappy band were on Coke Studio last night. Check it out:
I thought they did pretty well but could've done a touch better. Maybe my judgment is colored by their really fantastic show at PACC a couple of nights before this, which I went to. Even More >
Alam Lohar: England di Jugni
Jun 27th
Adil Najam
I am still in the groove of Arif Lohar’s Coke Studio performance. I find it especially invigorating to listen to Arif’s version back to back with his father Alam Lohar’s. In doing that, I just stumbled on this wonderful recording from Alam Lohar: England (read, Englaaand) di Jugi. It More >
Coke Studio’s First Two Episodes
Jun 24th
The first two episodes of Coke Studio season three have been aired so far. The first episode was…
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Will Coke Studio move out of controlled environment?
Jun 15th
Karachi
With the start of the new Coke Studio season, the music crazy youth of Karachi has something to talk about other than the usual politic
Alam and Arif Lohar: Jugni
Jun 10th
Adil Najam
Let me repeat something I wrote last year: Rohail Hyatt’s Coke Studio is one of the best things that has happened to Pakistan music in a long time. Needless to say, I remain a big fan. Arieb Azhar’s Husn-i-Haqiqi is something that still mesmerizes me every time I listen to it: More >
Coke Studio
Jun 8th
The Twitterverse has been obsessed with the beginning of the third season of Coke Studio. Everyone felt that the best performance was by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shaif…
…but I honestly felt the Abida Parveen performance was better.
To be perfectly honest, I didn’t really know much about this Coke Studio business until More >
Coke Studio Season 3 – Preview
May 25th
Good news for music lovers all over Pakistan and abroad. After the unprecedented success of season 1 and season 2 , the brainchild of Rohail Hayat (Vital Signs) is once again ready to deliver live music performances by some of the greatest musicians and singers Pakistan has produced.Coke Studio is More >
