Coke Studio (Pakistani season 3)
The third season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on June 6, 2010 and ended on August 6, 2010.[1]
| Coke Studio | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 Coke Studio Season 3 cover | |
| Starring | Featured artists |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Release | |
| Original release | June 6 – August 6, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
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.[2]
Artists
The third season featured a return of Noori, Zeb and Haniya and Arieb Azhar, who were also part of second season of the show.
Featured Artists
- Abida Parveen
- Amanat Ali
- Arieb Azhar
- Arif Lohar
- Aunty Disco Project
- Entity Paradigm
- Fakir Juman Shah
- Karavan
- Meesha Shafi
- Noori
- Rizwan-Muazzam
- Sanam Marvi
- Tina Sani
- Zeb and Haniya
The third season also saw a change in the house band as Natasha De Souza was replaced by Sanam Saeed and Zoe Viccaji whom joined Saba Shabbir on backing vocals.
Backing Vocals
- Saba Shabbir
- Sanam Saeed
- Zoe Viccaji
House Band
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.[3]
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.
List of performances
The third season featured five episodes which are titled as Reason, Will, Conception, Form and Realisation respectively.
| Episode # | Date | Artist(s) | Song(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Reason) |
June 6, 2010 | • Arieb Azhar • Abida Parveen • Arif Lohar • Karavan • Zeb and Haniya |
• Na Raindee Hai • Ramooz-e-Ishiq • Alif Allah (Jugni) (featuring Meesha Shafi) • Yaadein • Bibi Sanam Janem |
Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi performed a duet for the song Alif Allah Chambey Di Booty. Zeb and Haniya performed an Afghani folk song named Bibi Sanam Janem. |
| 2 (Will) |
June 20, 2010 | • Amanat Ali • Entity Paradigm • Fakir Juman Shah • Noori • Rizwan & Muazzam |
• Aisha • Bolo Bolo • Moomal Rano • Tann Dolay (featuring Zeb and Haniya) • Naina De Akhay |
Amanat Ali performed an Urdu rendition of the French song Aïcha originally performed by Algerian raï artist Khaled. Entity Paradigm covered Bolo Bolo an original song by Pakistani pop singer Sajjad Ali. Noori along with Zeb and Haniya performed a duet for the song Tann Dolay. Rizwan & Muazzam performed a qawwali Naina De Akhay originally sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. |
| 3 (Conception) |
July 4, 2010 | • Sanam Marvi • Meesha Shafi • Tina Sani • Aunty Disco Project • Abida Parveen |
• Pritam • Chori Chori • Mori Araj Suno (featuring Arieb Azhar) • Sultanat • Nigah-e-Darwaishan |
Meesha Shafi covered a classical folk song Chori Chori originally sung by Reshma. Tina Sani and Arieb Azhar performed a duet for the song Mori Araj Suno. |
| 4 (Form) |
July 26, 2010 | • Noori • Karavan • Zeb and Haniya • Sanam Marvi • Arif Lohar |
• Hor Vi Neevan Ho • Kaisay Mumkin Hai? • Nazaar Eyle • Haq Maujood (featuring Amanat Ali) • Mirza Sahibaan |
Amanat Ali and Sanam Marvi dedicated their duet performance Haq Maujood as a tribute to Sachal Sarmast. Zeb and Haniya covered and sung a Turkish folk song Nazaar Eyle, originally sung by Barış Manço. The song, Hor Vi Neevan Ho by Noori featured Noor Zehra playing the instrument sagar veena. |
| 5 (Realisation) |
August 1, 2010 | • Abida Parveen • Rizwan & Muazzam • Tina Sani • Amanat Ali • Sanam Marvi |
• Soz-e-Ishq • Jana Jogi De Naal • Nawai Ney • Ae Wattan Kay Sajeelay Jawanon • Manzil-e-Sufi |
The final episode featured only five individual performances by the featuring artists. |
References
- "Episode 3 - Coke Studio Pakistan". Cokestudio.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Coke Studio Season 3 : Episode 1 Reason (Download) - PakMusic - The Pure Pakistani Forums | Pakistani Music Movies Dramas Desi Forums". Pakstop.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Download : Coke Studio Season 3 - Episode 5 (Realisation) - PakMusic - The Pure Pakistani Forums | Pakistani Music Movies Dramas Desi Forums". Pakstop.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
External links
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| Preceded by Season 2 (2009) |
Coke Studio Pakistan Season 3 (2010) |
Succeeded by Season 4 (2011) |