Coke Studio Pakistan (season 7)
| Coke Studio (Season 7) | |
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season 7 logo | |
| Country of origin | Pakistan |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Original network | see below |
| Original release |
September 21 (Previously announced on 7 September 2014)[1] – November 22, 2014 |
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| Website |
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The seventh season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio premiered on 21 September 2014.[2] and aired it finale episode on November 22, 2014. Previously it was scheduled to premiere on September 7, 2014 but was delayed due to an ongoing political crisis which has caught the media attention everywhere.[3] Season premiered under the tagline of Sound of the Nation.[4]
Season seven is produced by Strings (band) [5] as previous seasons producer Rohail Hyatt quits on January 22, 2014.[6] while Coca-Cola returns as an executive producer. The band's duo, Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia produced the show for the first time, while they were briefly appeared as a featured artists in season one and season two, the duo took three months to complete the production of series.[7] Season featured twenty-three artists, twenty-two musicians and twenty-eight songs.[8] Also season is revamped with new house bands which includes, musicians, backing vocalists and guest musicians.[9]
Season changes
Season Seven witnesses many changes ranging from production team to studio sets, from music closure to musicians and from last season's atypical music genres to the return of original music genres of show. After the quitting of Coke Studio Pakistan founder's Rohail Hyatt as a producer due to the personal reasons, String's Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia took the charge of season, bringing back the rock, folk, pop and sufi genres of Coke Studio, with the season's Pakistani featured artists, many artists reprise their appearances from the previous seasons. This season pays homage to the Sound of the Nation. In a series of firsts, Season 7 delve into new unexplored genres while also touching upon the role that film music has had in defining the musical history by visiting quintessentially Pakistani film music within Coke Studio stage. Withe the change in appearance, Coke Studio logo's color were reverted as Coke was painted with White and Studio was Black, with the 'i' in Studio referring to Coke bottle, painted with white.
With many new additions, Coke Studio endeavors to cultivate a sense of national pride and make the platform more accessible to a diverse audience of viewers. Season 7 also features locally and globally renowned Pakistani artists, popular Pakistani songs and performances that incorporate the use of traditional Pakistani instruments to create a tapestry of music that aptly represents the fabric of our nation.[10]
Season line-up chart
Featured artist line-up
Following is the list of twenty-four Featured Artist Line-up, that will perform as individuals, duo's and with chorus:[11][12]
- Abbas Ali Khan
- Abida Parveen
- Abrarul Haq
- Akhtar Chanal Zahri
- Asrar
- Fariha Pervez
- Humaira Channa
- Javed Bashir
- Jawad Ahmed
- Komal Rizvi
- Meesha Shafi
- Rahma Ali
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Sajjad Ali
- Ustad Rais Khan
- Zohaib Hassan
- Zoe Viccaji
- Ustad Tafu
- Jimmy Khan
- Usman Riaz
- Momin Durrani
- Naseer & Shahab
- Niazi Brothers
- Sara Haider
Backing vocalists
For season 7, following is the list of backing vocalist that serves vocal harmony with the lead vocalist. Momin Durrani and Sara Haider are the first artists who make their debut as a featured artist and also served as a back singers while Rachel returns to season 7 with her third appearance as a backing singer.
- Momin Durrani
- Rachel Viccaji
- Sara Haider
- AKHILESH KUMAR RATHORE
Musicians
With the departure of Rohail, Musician House Band is alomost revamped with new artist, following is the list of featured line-up musicians:[13]
House Band (Personals)
- Drums: Aahad Nayani
- Tabla & Dholak: Babar Ali Khanna
- Guitars: Imran Akhoond
- Piano, Synth and Keyboard: Jaffer Ali Zaidi
- Bass: Khalid Khan
- Percussion: Sikandar Mufti
Guest musicians
Following is the list of Guest musicians that will support the Season 7 primary musicians, many guest musicians are from previous seasons, Ghulam Abbas, Shallum Xavier, Omran Shafique and Javed Iqbal are among them who served as the main musicians in previous seasons and now have a guest appearance in season seven.
- Aamir Zaki
- Adeel Bukhari
- Arsalan Rabbani
- Faraz Anwar
- Hamza Jafri
- Jaffer Hussain
- Mubashir Admani
- Omran Shafique
- Sajid Ali
- Shallum Xavier
- Tanweer Hussain
String section
Following are the list of Strings band musicians, that contributed in this season along with Faisal and Bilal.
- Ghulam Abbas
- Javed Iqbal
- Kaleem Khan
- Saleem Khan
- Umer Daraz
Episodes
| Episode No. | Episode Air Date | Featured Artists | Songs | Notes | References |
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| 1 | September 21, 2014 | • Asrar • Sajjad Ali • Niazi Brothers • Ustad Rais Khan and Abida Parveen |
• "Sub Aakho Ali Ali" • "Tum Naraz Ho" • "Lai Beqadraan Naal Yaari" • "Mein Sufi Hoon" |
Only Abida featured as a vocalists, Ustad Rais was a special artist featuring as a sitarist. |
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| 2 | September 28, 2014 | • Zoheb Hassan • Javed Bashir • Akhtar Chanal Zahri, Komal Rizvi & Momin Durrani • Humaira Channa and Abbas Ali Khan |
• "Chehra" • "Charkha" • "Washmallay" • "Phool Banro" |
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| 3 | October 5, 2014 | • Abida Parveen • Jimmy Khan and Rahma Ali • Meesha Shafi • Sajjad Ali and Fariha Pervez |
• "Dost" • "Nadiya" • "Sun Ve Balori" • "Jhoolay Laal" |
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| 4 | October 12, 2014 | • Asrar • Javed Bashir and Humaira Channa • Zoheb Hassan • Usman Riaz |
• "Shakkar Wanddan Re" • "Ambwa Tale" • "Dheeray Dheeray" • "Bone Shaker" |
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| 5 | October 19, 2014 | • Abbas Ali Khan • Niazi Brothers • Jimmy Khan • Jawad Ahmed |
• "Mujhe Baar Baar" • "Kheriyaan" • "Pehla Pyaar" • "Mitti Da Palwaan" |
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| 6 | November 16, 2014 | • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen • Usman Riaz • Javed Bashir • Zoheb Hassan and Zoe Viccaji |
• "Chaap Tilak" • "Descent To The Ocean Floor" • "Yaad" • "Jaana" |
• Episode aired after the gap of 25 days, in respect of the sacred month of Islam The Muharram. • Song "Janna" was performed as a tribute to music legend Nazia Hassan by her own brother Zohaib. |
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| 7 | November 22, 2014 | • Ustad Rais Khan • Sajjad Ali • Naseer & Shahab • Abrar-ul-Haq |
• "Hans Dhuni" • "Suth Gaana" • "Za Sta Pashan Na Yam" • "Pani Da Bulbula" |
• Ustad Rais performed a vocal style of sitar playing. He plays a janya raga called Hamsadhvani of South Indian music, It is a pantatonic scale rag, which does not contains all seven swaras. Hamsadhavni and Hans Dhani both has a meaning of "Sound of Swans", for easy pronunciation "Hans Dhuni" is chosen for Pakistanis. • Suth Gaana literary meaning is "throw a song in", but by Sajjad accounts it is a term used by cinema audience when film reaches to a suitable point for a song. |
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- Episode six of the season aired on November 16, 2014, in respect of the sacred month of Islam The Muharram while rest of the episodes follows the same weekly airing schedule.
Broadcast
Season Seven on airs its episode at following television channels and radio stations in Pakistan.
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- ^1 Channel on which the episode went on-air.
- ^2 Prime time only represents the time of fresh episode and day that on airs on relative channel. Prime time episode always airs on Sunday but changes may be subjected.
- ^3 Repeat Timings 1 is the timing of relative episode that airs again after the fresh episode went onair.
- ^4 Repeat Timings 2 is the timing of relative episode that airs twice after the fresh episode went onair.
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- ^5 For Radio Prime time Timing is different as of TV, fresh episode onairs on Sunday and Monday.
Production
Coke Studio returns, after the sudden and abrupt ending of season six, because of copyright issues[22] and bids the farewell to longtime producer Rohail Hyatt. After Rohail departure, Coca Cola approaches Strings band duo, Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Kapadia who had appeared as a featured artists in first two seasons. Shooting of Season 7 begins from May to July, while editing, development and progressive stages completes in July.[23] In an interview with Dawn, Bilal said:
"We’re going to stay true to the CS feel and continue to merge elements of folk with modern music. There are so many untapped musical treasures in Pakistan and we’re looking forward to exploring into them. At the same time, we’re hoping to bring back the oomph that has been missing from the show during the past few years. Coke Studio was spectacular up till Season 3 but after that, it lost out on its element of surprise. We plan to bring it back."
While talking to Instep Magazine, answering to a question Faisal said:
"We had no idea how Rohail worked. Our interaction with the show, in the first two seasons, was restricted to our performances. During the first season, we weren’t comfortable with the arrangement and requested Rohail if we would play with our own band and it was just such a generous reaction on Rohail’s part to let us play with our band. Because now that we’ve worked with this CS7 house band for months, if someone comes in and wants to bring in their own band, we may not agree. Rohail said yes, but apart from that we didn’t know what else he did or how he ran the show. We made our own system…"
Coca-Cola GM Rizwan Khan said that their aim was to:
"reinvent the way music can capture the spirit of Pakistan. Coke Studio season seven will discover the talent and variance that this nation has to offer. Coke Studio has enabled and empowered Pakistani musicians to express their talents and skills. Many new stars have emerged and the initiative has provided a unique platform for the fusion and learning of music".[26]
Reception and review
Before the episode hitting to the screens, the promos went enormously hits, as they depict the previous looks of sets, previous artists line up and studios previous music genres. Only the House Band personalities were missed by audience, from previous seasons Drummer Gumby was heavily demanded and appreciated for his work. Despite the abrupt ending of season six, people still admire Rohail and willing to see him back.
Bilal Masood the producer of series said:
"Taking the reigns of Pakistan's biggest music platform is a feeling that can't be expressed in words. This has been a magical ride for us, 23 artists, 22 musicians and 28 songs. As producers we couldn't have asked for more. It's all about celebrating Pakistani music and our artists".[27]
Moreover, artists from the studio also shared their journey with strings and their ideas of working with bother producers. Keyboard player Jaffer Zaidi said
"I think Rohail Bhai and Strings have different strengths and weaknesses as producers, therefore the experience is entirely different. The most prominent difference this year has been the creative freedom, involvement, and dialogue being offered to all the musicians that were part of the project. God willing, season 7 has much to offer."
The Bass player, Khalid Khan of Coke Studio said:
"The best thing about this season is the fact that no one is over playing a certain instrument and everything is being used to enhance the ensemble. We have paid special attention to the groove and rest I leave it up to the listeners to decide."
See also
References
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 Starting 21st September 2014". DND (Asad Haroon). Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio 7 to kick-off from September 21". The Express Tribune. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Delayed: 'Inquilab' takes fizz out of Coke Studio Season 7". Dawn News. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio season 7 Announces as Sound of the Nation". Business Recorder. Asfia Afzal. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio season 7 coming soon". Business Recorder. Asfia Afzal. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Rohail Hyatt Quits from Coke Studio". brand synario. Sami Iqbal. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7, with Strings attached". DAWN.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 finalizes artists, musicians for 28 songs". The News Tribe. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Raising the curtain on Coke Studio 7". The Express Tribune (Rafay Mahmood). Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 : Sound of the Nation Starting This September". Movieshoovy1. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 Official Artist Lineup". Pak Media Revolution. Sohaib Shah. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 Hidden Facts Revealed". DND. Asad Haroon. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Musicians, Personals and Guest Musicians". Areeb Kamal. Pakistan Media Updates. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Wait's over: Coke Studio unveils Ep 1 of Season 7". Dawn News. September 21, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio releases episode 2 of season 7". Dawn News. September 27, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio releases episode 3 of season 7". Dawn News. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 releases episode 4". Dawn News. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 takes a break after releasing episode 5". Dawn News. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 releases episode 6". Dawn News. October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio releases 6 episode of season 7". Dawn News. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio Season 7 releases episode 7". Dawn News. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Reason behind the departure of Rohail Hayyat's quitting CS". International Law Office. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Pakistani band Strings to produce Coke Studio Pakistan Season 7". Piyali Dasgupta. Times of India. Aug 28, 2014. Retrieved Aug 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Awaiting Coke Studio:". Correspondanth. TDawn. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Music on ‘Red’ Alert". Maheen Sabeeh. The News on The Sunday. August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio season seven line-up unveiled". Usmaan Tariq Awan. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Coke Studio’s lucky number seven". Corespondent. Tribune Pakistan. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coke Studio (Pakistan). |
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- Coke Studio at the Internet Movie Database
- Coke Studio on Google Play
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- Coke Studio on Vimeo
| Preceded by Season 6 (2013) |
Coke Studio Pakistan Season 7 (2014) |
Succeeded by Season 8 (2015) |
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