Coke Studio Pakistan is a Pakistani television series featuring live music performances. The program focuses on a fusion of the diverse musical influences in Pakistan, including eastern classical, folk, and contemporary popular music. Following is the list of its episodes released till date, along with the songs and singers in correspondence with the seasons and their respective episodes.
Coke Studio Pakistan : Seasons Overview
Coke Studio Pakistan : SEASONS
Season 1 (2008) : Produced by Rohail Hyatt
The first season of Coke Studio began on 7 June 2008 and ended on 4 August 2008. The show was produced by The Coca-Cola Company and Rohail Hyatt. The production team included Rohail Hyatt as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt being the producer of the show. Natasha De Souza and Naseer-ud-din Wasif served as production team members.
Artists featuring in the show included, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Azmat, Ali Zafar, Ustaad H. B Gullo, Saieen Tufail Ahmed, Strings, Sajid & Zeeshan, Saba & Selina and Mauj. The show also featured a house band which had some of the high-profile musicians in the country including, Omran Shafique on guitars, Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, Zeeshan Parwez on keyboards and turntables, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto on drums. Other members of the house band included, Saba Shabbir, Athar Sani and Selina Rashid on backing vocals along with Babar Khanna, Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan and The Abdul Latif Band on percussions.
The first episode aired on 8 June, followed by the second episode on 29 June. The third episode was aired on all locals channels on 20 July and the show came to an end on 4 August, which also rebroadcast three songs, "Sar Kiye" by Strings, "Garaj Baras" by Ali Azmat featuring Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and "Allah Hu" by Tufail Ahmed and Ali Zafar, from the previous episodes. No. Overall#Song(s) TitleArtist(s)Language(s)Original air dateEpisode 111DeewanaAli AzmatUrdu8 June 20082Garaj BarasAli Azmat & Rahat Fateh Ali KhanUrdu3GallanAli AzmatPunjabi4Shaman PaiyanRahat Fateh Ali KhanPunjabi5BalamaAli Azmat & Rahat Fateh Ali KhanPunjabi & Urdu6PaheliyanMaujEpisode 227I'm in Love (I'm a Believer)Saba and SelinaEnglish29 June 20088Sar KiyeStringsUrdu9AnjaneStringsUrdu10DuurStrings, Hussain Bakhsh Gullo & House BandUrdu11ZindaStringsUrdu12Jam SessionHussain Bakhsh Gullo & House BandEpisode 3313Janay Na KoiAli Zafar20 July 200814Chal Dil MerayAli ZafarUrdu15ChannoAli ZafarUrdu16RangeenAli ZafarUrdu17My HappinessSajid & ZeeshanEnglish18Allah HuAli Zafar & Tufail AhmedUrduEpisode 4419Percussion JamHouse Band4 August 200820DildaraRahat Fateh Ali KhanPunjabi21Flute JamVarious Artists22Mein ChallaAli AzmatPunjabi23Garaj BarasAli Azmat & Rahat Fateh Ali KhanUrdu24DhaaniStrings & Hussain Baskhsh GulloUrdu25Sar KiyeStringsUrdu26Allah HuAli Zafar & Tufail AhmedUrdu
Season 2 (2009) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
The second series of Coke Studio included notable differences from the first series, including the fact that the live audiences were excluded. The series also ran for longer, this time there were five episodes in total and in each episode there were five or more performances by the featuring artists. Rohail Hyatt returned as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt as the producer of the show. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan.
This series also featured some well known guest musicians which included, sitar player Rakae Jamil, flutist Baqir Abbas, sarangi player Gul Mohammad, Gupreet Channa on tablas and Sadiq Sameer playing the rubab. Also, the second season featured Ali Zafar and Strings performing for the second time at Coke Studio as they were also part of the first season.
The second season began on 14 June 2009 and ended on the Independence Day of Pakistan, 14 August. Each episode was given an individual title and the titles per episode were; Individuality, Harmony, Equality, Spirit and Unity respectively. No. Overall#Song(s) TitleArtist(s)Lyricist(s)Language(s)Original air dateEpisode 1 - Individuality51Aik AlifSaieen Zahoor & NooriBulleh ShahPunjabi14 June 20092Aj Latha NaeeoJaved BashirNusrat Fateh Ali KhanPunjabi3Jal PariAtif AslamAtif AslamUrdu4KhamaajShafqat Amanat Ali KhanKhamajBraj5PaimonaZeb and HaniyaOmar KhayyamPersianEpisode 2 - Harmony66Aankhon Kay SagarShafqat Amanat Ali KhanShafqat Amanat Ali KhanPunjabi28 June 20097DastaanAli ZafarAli Zafar, Bulleh ShahPunjabi8Janay DoJoshJoshUrdu9KinaraAtif Aslam & Riaz Ali KhanAtif Aslam & Riaz Ali KhanPunjabi & Urdu10ToombaSaieen ZahoorSaieen ZahoorPunjabiEpisode 3 - Equality711Bari BarsiJoshFolkPunjabi12 July 200912Chal DiyayZeb and Haniya & Javed BashirHaniya AslamUrdu13Jo MerayNooriNooriUrdu14Wasta Pyar DaAtif AslamNusrat Fateh Ali KhanPunjabi & Urdu15Yaar DaddiAli ZafarUstaad Muhammad JumanSeraikiEpisode 4 - Spirit816BulleyaRiaz Ali KhanFolkPunjabi26 July 200917ChupZeb and HaniyaZeb and HaniyaUrdu18Mahi VeJosh & Shafqat Amanat Ali KhanJoshPunjabi19Mai NeAtif AslamFolkPunjabi20Saari RaatNooriNooriUrduEpisode 5 - Unity921Humain Kya HuaAtif AslamAtif AslamUrdu14 August 200922Husn-e-HaqiqiArieb AzharKhwaja Ghulam FaridPunjabi & Urdu23KedaarNooriNooriUrdu24Kuch Ajab KhailShafqat Amanat Ali KhanBraj25Nahi Ray NahiAli ZafarAli ZafarUrdu26Rona Chor DiaZeb and Haniya & Javed BashirZeb and HaniyaUrdu27TitliyanStringsStringsUrdu
Season 3 (2010) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Coke Studio returned for its third series on 1 June 2010. Rohail Hyatt continued as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt as the producer of the show. The production team included Naseer-ud-din Wasif as the technical manager, Zeeshan Parwez assisted by Adnan Malik on video production, Danial Hyatt on visual and animations and Selina Rashid with her firm Lotus as public relations.
The third season also saw a change in the house band as Natasha De Souza was replaced by Sanam Saeed and Zoe Viccaji who joined Saba Shabbir on backing vocals. Sikander Mufti joined the crew on percussions with Babar Khanna and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan. Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique returned as guitarists along with Kamran Zafar on bass. Jaffar Ali Zaidi and Javed Iqbal stayed on keyboards and violin respectively whereas Gumby remained as the drummer of the show.
This series also featured some well-known guest musicians which included, flutist Baqir Abbas, Sagar Veena player Noor Zehra and Sadiq Sameer playing the rubab. Also, the third season featured a return of Noori, Zeb and Haniya and Arieb Azhar, who were also part of second season of the show. The third season featured five episodes which are titled as Reason, Will, Conception, Form and Realisation, respectively. No. Overall#Song(s) TitleArtist(s)Lyricist(s)Language(s)Original air dateEpisode 1 - Reason101Na Raindee HaiArieb AzharBulleh ShahPunjabi1 June 20102Ramooz-e-IshqAbida ParveenBedam Shah Warsi, Mir Dard & IqbalPunjabi3Alif AllahArif Lohar ft. Meesha ShafiSultan BahuPunjabi4YaadeinKaravanKaravanUrdu5Bibi SanamZeb and HaniyaFolkPersianEpisode 2 - Will116AishaAmanat AliUrdu17 June 20107Moomal RaanoFakir Juman ShahShah Abdul Latif BhittaiSindhi8Tan DoleNoori ft. Zeb and HaniyaNooriUrdu9Bolo BoloEntity ParadigmSajjad AliUrdu10Nainaan de AakheRizwan & MuazzamShah HussainPunjabiEpisode 3 - Conception1211PritamSanam MarviRajasthani FolkBraj & Marwari4 July 201012Chori ChoriMeesha ShafiReshmaPunjabi13Mori Araj SunoTina Sani ft. Arieb AzharFaiz Ahmad FaizBraj, Punjabi & Urdu14SultanatAunty Disco ProjectAunty Disco ProjectUrdu15Nigah-e-DarwaishanAbida ParveenBulleh Shah, Seemab Akbarabadi & Sultan BahuPunjabi & UrduEpisode 4 - Form1316Hor Vi Neevan HoNooriShah HussainPunjabi14 July 201017Kaisay Mumkin HaiKaravanKaravanUrdu18Nazaar EyleZeb and HaniyaFolkTurkish19Haq MaujoodSanam Marvi ft. Amanat AliBulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Sachal Sarmast & Shah HussainPersian, Punjabi & Siraiki20Mirza SaahibaanArif LoharFolkPunjabiEpisode 5 - Realisation1421Ay Watan ke Sajeele JawaanoAmanat AliJamiluddin AaliUrdu31 July 201022Soz-e-IshqAbida ParveenBulleh Shah, Kabir & Sultan BahuBraj, Punjabi & Urdu23Jana Jogi De NaalZeb and Haniya & Rizwan and MuazzamBulleh ShahPunjabi24Nawai NeyTina SaniMaulana RumiUrdu25Manzil-e-SufiSanam MarviSachal SarmastSiraiki
Season 4 (2011) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Season 5 (2012) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Season 6 (2013) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Season 7 (2014) - Produced by Strings
Season 8 (2015) - Produced by Strings
Season 9 (2016)
Season 10 (2017)
Season 11 (2018)
Season 12 (2019) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Season 13 (2020) - Produced by Rohail Hyatt
Season 14 (2022) - Produced by Xulfi Khan
Season 15 (2024) - Produced by Xulfi Khan
Coke Studio Nu.WAV
Coke Studio Explorer
Specials Special (2010) Coke Studio Special is part of the Coke Studio video web blog series which included special features such as unreleased performances from the second season of the show. The first video blog was released on 15 January 2010 and the last video blog was released on 16 May 2010, on the YouTube channel of the show.
Phir Se Game Utha Dain (2015)
Hum Aik Hain (2019)
Ramadan (2020)
Pakistan Day Special (2021)
Cricket Khidaiye (2021)
See also Coke Studio (Pakistan) Rohail Hyatt Strings Ali Hamza Zohaib Kazi Music of Pakistan
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