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Coke Studio Pakistan season 5

Fifth television season of Coke Studio


Summary

Fifth television season of Coke Studio

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episode_listList of Coke Studio Pakistan episodes
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The fifth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio Pakistan commenced airing on 13 May 2012. The season consisted of five episodes, which aired on 13 May, 27 May, 10 June, 24 June and 8 July respectively.

Rohail Hyatt and Umber Hyatt continued as producers of the show.

Artists

Vocalists

  • Atif Aslam
  • Bilal Khan
  • Bohemia
  • Chakwal Group
  • Fareed Ayaz & Abu Mohammad
  • Farhan Rais Khan
  • Hadiqa Kiani
  • Hamayoon Khan
  • Meesha Shafi
  • Tahir Mithu
  • Overload
  • Qayaas
  • Rachel Viccaji
  • SYMT
  • Sanam Marvi
  • Uzair Jaswal

Musician

House Band
Backing Vocals
Guest Musician

Production

The fifth season saw the return of Bilal Khan, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad, Atif Aslam and Meesha Shafi, all artists who had previously performed on Coke Studio. Folk singers Tahir Mithu and Chakwal group were among the vocalists. In the house band, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto left the show because he was the executive producer of the show Uth Records by Ufone. Jaffer Ali Zaidi also left the show and was replaced by Mubashir Admani. Raheel Manzar Paul and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan also departed from the show. Farhad Humayun was recruited as the new drummer for the fifth series. The season featured 5 episodes, each with 5 songs, making a total of 25 songs. The show was produced by Rohail Hyatt's production company, Frequency Media Pvt. Ltd., and distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan.

Speaking at the launch of Coke Studio Season 5, Rohail Hyatt said:

Reception

Critics particularly appreciated the inclusion of new acts such as Qayaas and Symt. Vocalists like Hadiqa Kiani and Uzair Jaswal also received positive attention for their emotive renditions in Kamli and Nindiya Ke Paar respectively.

Rafaay Mahmood and Ali Raj of Express Tribune praised the song Charkha Nolakha by Atif Aslam and Qayaas was particularly celebrated as one of the best-arranged and most memorable performances in the show’s history.

Other tracks such as Koi Labda by Symt and Sanam Marvi received acclaim for their vocal strength and musical innovation.

Episodes

References

References

  1. (15 May 2012). "Coke Studio Season 5 kicks off with a bang!". [[Daily Times (Pakistan).
  2. Piyali Dasgupta. (4 May 2012). "Pakistan's Coke Studio returns with a new season". [[The Times of India]].
  3. Piyali Dasgupta. (27 April 2012). "Music can erase all barriers, says Rohail". [[The Times of India]].
  4. (4 May 2012). "Coke Studio 5: Move to the music". [[The Express Tribune]].
  5. InpaperMagazine, From. (2012-08-05). "The journey continues: Coke Studio Season 5".
  6. rafay.mahmood. (2016-08-12). "Top 15 Coke Studio songs of all time".
  7. (14 May 2012). "'Coke Studio 5': That didn't impress us much". [[The Express Tribune]].
  8. (28 May 2012). "Coke Studio: Sweet songs of the soil". [[The Express Tribune]].
  9. (9 July 2012). "The winners of Coke Studio's finale". [[The Express Tribune]].
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