Coke Studio Pakistan (season 10)

Coke Studio Pakistan (season 10)

Season 10 logo
Starring See below
Country of origin Pakistan
Release
Original release 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
Additional information
Website www.cokestudio.com.pk
Season chronology

The tenth season of the Pakistani musical television series Coke Studio began on 11 August 2017 on the occasion of Pakistan's independence day.[1] Strings and The Coca-Cola Company emceed the show as executive producers, while the show returned with the previous year's format of music directors leading and producing their own songs under Strings' supervision, despite the decision of not adopting this format for next year.[2][3]

Season line-up chart

Music directors

Shuja Haider,[5][6] Shani Arshad, and Jaffer Zaidi will return to the show; while Ali Hamza of Noori, Sajjad Ali, Mekaal Hasan Band, Sahir Ali Bagga[7] and Salman Ahmad[8] will make their Coke Studio debut as directors. Each will be producing individual performances too; all under the supervision of Strings. There will be at least one tribute song by each; from which, according to Rafay Mahmood's exclusive report for The Express Tribune on 4 July, following are expected:[1][9]

Musicians

Houseband

  • Aahad Nayani; drum kit player
  • Kamran Zafar; bass guitarist
  • Babar Ali Khanna; tabla and dholak player; the only musician to appear on all seasons of Coke Studio
  • Abdul Aziz Kazi; pianist and drum kit player
  • Imran Akhoond; guitarist
  • Haider Ali; pianist
  • Omran Shafique; guitarist

Guest musicians

  • Zain Ahsan; ukulele player alongside Mekaal Hasan Band
  • Ustad Aashiq Ali Mir; tabla player alongside Salman Ahmad
  • Sherjan Ahmad; acoustic guitar player alongside Salman Ahmad
  • Sajid Ali; flute player
  • Raees Ahmad; violinist alongside Salman Ahmad
  • Nadeem Iqbal; harmonium player
  • Mohammad Ahsan; flute player alongside Mekaal Hasan Band
  • Imran Shehzad; tabla player
  • Bradley D'Souza; bassist
  • Aamir Zaki, who died due to heart failure on 2 June, will be seen playing guitar on a track; under Jaffer Zaidi's production; that would be his farewell performance. He made his show debut in 2014.[10][11][12][13]
  • Amir Azhar
  • Adeel Ali; guitarist
  • Joshua Keyth Benjamin; pianist
  • Gul Muhammad; sarangi player
  • Leonard Massey; clarinet player under Sajjad Ali
  • Ali Maaz Zafar; bassist
  • Adnan Jehanzaib; clarinet player
  • Shehroze Hussain
  • Akbar Ali
  • Javed Iqbal; violinist
  • Ghulam Muhammad; cello player

Backing vocalist

  • Rachel Viccaji
  • Shahab Hussain
  • Natasha Khan

Production

Format

On 27 February 2017, Rafay Mahmood of The Express Tribune stated, "the biggest challenge for the show is to bridge the gap between the indie scene and the mainstream musicians".[14] Earlier, it was also rumoured that the show was a ten-year deal to begin with, and after Strings' third, Rohail Hyatt will come back in season 10 to give a farewell.[1] However, the multiple-producers format was a hit previous year and it made the show to be returned with the same format, despite Strings' claim that the show will follow the original format.[15][16][17] The show has been promoted in media by the hashtag #CokeStudio10.[18]

Debutants

Humera Arshad exclusively told DAWN Images that she will make her Coke Studio debut with this season, "There are no music releasing companies and under such circumstances I think Coke Studio is doing a great job".[19] Sahir Ali Bagga will also make his show debut as a solo artiste as well as a director, on which he said, "I always admired the platform, and it was a dream to be part of the team. I'm very excited to be part of Coke Studio, especially in the milestone season 10."[7]

Like past seasons, this season will too feature some new artistes; who will make their debut through the show. Maliha Rehman of DAWN reported on 23 July 2017, "Salman Ahmad's son Sherjan Ahmad will play the acoustic guitar to his father's vocals, classical singer Javed Bashir's brother Akbar Ali will be in the limelight and house band member violinist Javed Iqbal is excited to share the stage with his son Ghulam Muhammad on the cello this year."[9]

"All of these young musicians are actually very good at what they do.", said co-producer Bilal Maqsood. "It was just by chance that Season 10 will end up featuring so many of them.", he continued revealing names of some young talent featuring in the show including Sanwal Khan Esakhelvi; Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi's son; who was approached to him by his father Anwar Maqsood. Young Esakhelvi said on his show debut, "Coke Studio is exciting for me because my father and I will be singing a mash-up together that has mostly been composed by him with some additions by me." Sajjad Ali, on career debut of his daughter Zaw Ali, said, "This is probably one of the rare times that a father and daughter will be singing together". Ali Zafar commented on the career debut of his youngest brother Danyal Zafar, "I feel that the struggle is very important and Danyal needs to experience it in order to move ahead."[9] Danyal Zafar said, "I always dreamt of a debut that could best help me express myself as an artist in such a way that my music could also connect with people."[20][21]

Release

Promo song

Poster of Qaumi Taranah by Coke Studio[18]

The season was introduced by the collaborative rendition of "Qaumi Taranah" by the featured artistes.[22][23] Written by Hafeez Jullundhri in June 1952, and originally composed by Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla; the anthem has been recomposed by Strings, "We hope to rekindle the spirit of patriotism and social consciousness in the heart of every Pakistani. This is more significant now than ever, as we are marking seventy years of our independence."[24] It was released on 4 August to celebrate the 70 years of Pakistan.

Umnia Shahid of The Express Tribune praised only Ali Zafar's performance and said, "The rest were simply wax figures executing a song – any song – any random song. Except, it wasn't just any random song."[25] DAWN Images said, "Overall, the song, the video, everything seems to be forgetable.", but praised only Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.[26] This version seemed of "dull and lack emotions" to Asfia Fazal of Business Recorder,[27] and felt "disjointed" to Maheen Sabeeh of The News[28] & "not inspiring or motivating at all" to Shafiq Ul Hasan of The Express Tribune.[29]

Episodes

The tracks from the first episode of the season were screened in the launching ceremony on Friday, 11 August. Each track released online, a day before an episode go on air.[30][31]

# Title Lyrics Music Artiste(s) Notes
Episode 1 (11 August)
1 "Allahu Akbar" Shuja Haider Ahmed Jahanzeb
Shafqat Amanat Ali
2 "Chaa Rahi Kaali Ghata" Asim Raza (additional) Sahir Ali Bagga Hina Nasrullah originally traditional; additionally composition by Bagga
Amanat Ali
3 "Muntazir" Strings Danyal Zafar
Momina Mustehsan
4 "Ranjish Hi Sahi" Talib Baghpati (additional) Jaffer Zaidi Ali Sethi tribute performance; written by Ahmad Faraz, originally composed by Nisar Bazmi and sung by Mehdi Hassan

Reception

The show has been critically viewed for not producing new songs. Rafay Mahmood of The Express Tribune said that the lack of original music "has become a chronic problem with Coke Studio. With almost every passing season the title cover studio is becoming more relevant to the show than anything else."[14]

After the artistes line up was revealed on 4 July, The News suggested that Mooroo, Abid Brohi, SomeWhatSuper, Khumariyaan and Sounds of Kolachi should also be the part of the show.[32] Asif Nawaz of The Express Tribune quipped, "While it's only time that will tell how the latest season unfolds, the urge to indulge in presenting our two cents about it seems too tempting to resist."[33]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rafay Mahmood (4 July 2017). "Exclusive: Coke Studio 10's line-up will leave you starstruck". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Coke Studio all set to launch Season 10". The News. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Ankita Mehta (19 July 2017). "Coke Studio Pakistan line-up for season 10 to feature Momina Mustehsan, Ali Zafar". IBTimes India. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Eeshah Omer (7 July 2017). "Here's the nitty gritty: Farhan Saeed to perform in Coke Studio Season 10!". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Rafay Mahmood (7 July 2017). "Shuja Haider's epic journey from queueing for food at Data Darbar to Coke Studio". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Shuja set to return to Coke Studio season 10". The Nation. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 "10 yrs of Coke Studio – The legacy of music". The Nation. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Syed M Murtaza (26 July 2017). "Junoon teases songs for Coke Studio 10". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 Maliha Rehman (23 July 2017). "Curtain Raiser: Enter the Millennials". DAWN. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Rahul Aijaz (2 June 2017). "Guitarist Aamir Zaki passes away at 49". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Peerzada Salman (3 June 2017). "Ace guitarist Amir Zaki dies". DAWN. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Sana Gilani (5 July 2017). "Farewell performance of Aamir Zaki expected in this year's Coke Studio". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Rafay Mahmood (3 August 2017). "Coke Studio musicians raise the curtain on Aamir Zaki's final performance". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  14. 1 2 Rafay Mahmood (27 February 2017). "Challenges that face Coke Studio 10". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  15. ↑ Manal Khan (22 July 2016). "The great gamble". The News. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Maheen Sabeeh (1 January 2016). "2016: The year in music". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  17. ↑ Nayab Aman (1 August 2017). "10 years' heritage of Coke Studio". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  18. 1 2 Coke Studio (4 August 2017). "The National Anthem of Pakistan". Retrieved 5 August 2017 – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Shoaib Ahmed (17 April 2017). "Humaira Arshad will make her Coke Studio debut in Season 10". DAWN Images. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Danyal Zafar will make his Coke Studio debut with Momina Mustehsan". DAWN Images. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Danyal Zafar is all set to make a dashing musical debut with Coke Studio Season 10". The Express Tribune. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Coke Studio releases National Anthem rendition for season 10". Dunya News. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  23. ↑ "Coke Studio season 10 launches itself with the National Anthem". The Express Tribune. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  24. ↑ "Coke Studio 10 to recreate National Anthem". The News. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  25. ↑ Umnia Shahid (5 August 2017). "Coke Studio loses its fizz with flat National Anthem". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "5 reasons why Coke Studio's national anthem didn't win us over". DAWN Images. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  27. ↑ Asfia Fazal (7 August 2017). "Coke Studio 10 launches National Anthem rendition and Twitter loses its cool". Business Recorder. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  28. ↑ Maheen Sabeeh (8 August 2017). "Raising the curtain on Coke Studio 10". The News. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  29. ↑ Shafiq Ul Hasan (11 August 2017). "Instead of invoking patriotism and jazba, #CSNationalAnthem portrayed disrespect and injustice". The Express Tribune (Blogs). Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  30. ↑ "Coke Studio season 10 launched with much fanfare". Samaa TV. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  31. ↑ Malika Khan (11 August 2017). "Coke Studio's Season 10 launched amid fanfare". Geo News. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  32. ↑ "Coke Studio season 10: Yeh dil mange more". The News. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  33. ↑ Asif Nawaz (6 July 2017). "Coke Studio 10: A season of tributes that is too star-studded to be true?". The Express Tribune (Blogs). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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