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Featuring:



ATIF ASLAM

Noori

Ali Zafar

Shafqat Amanat Ali

Zeb & Haniya

Josh

Strings

Arieb Azhar

Javed Bashir

Riaz Ali Khan

Saeen Zahoor

Soundcheck: What's cookin in the Coke Studio


by Madeeha Syed

Clichéd as it may sound; music really does bring people together. It’s a language that transcends cultural differences and geographic boundaries.

In an attempt to bridge boundaries between the pop and classical genre, Rohail Hyatt launched Coke Studio last year which featured performances by pop acts such as Ali Azmat, Ali Zafar and Strings with folk/classical acts such as Hussain Baksh Gulloo, Saieen Tufail and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. It also featured performances by Mauj, Sajid and Zeeshan and Saba and Selina, which are aired on TV and are also available for download.

“This time round it seems as if I have a big brotherly sort of role and I don’t know why that is so but I am enjoying it thoroughly,” says Rohail Hyatt about working with the artistes featured in season two, “I’m very proud and honoured to be working with all the team members as they are an amazing bunch and are nothing short of family to me.”

Rakae Jamil, who is featured on sitar in the second installment, is of the opinion that “regional and provincial music is something that mass audiences in Pakistan are familiar with, and will respond to emotionally.” Having learnt under the tutelage of Ashraf Shareef Khan, Ikhlaq Hussain and Shujaat Hussain Khan from Delhi, Rakae has been at the sitar for the past eight years. A musicology graduate from NCA, he also teaches at the Aitchison College and at the Sanjan Nagar Institute. He’s a published writer on music and his previous performances include those at the All Pakistan Music Conference in 2006 and at the World Performing Arts Festival in 2007.

A major addition to this season is that of Gupreet Channa, a tabla player who’s flying in all the way from Canada. He initially started out playing kirtan (hymns) at the Guruwardas and has learnt the Punjabi Gharana style by Ustaad Parshothan Singh. He’s been playing the tabla for the past 26 years and his playing has evolved to encompass a more fusion feel to it. Gupreet Channa has also performed and recorded with foreign artists such as Nelly Furtado, Wyclef Jean, Jorane and Kiran Ahluwalla.

To Gupreet, his participation is to “bridge barriers, celebrate, diversity, and bring out something greater than the sum of all its parts is one that is close to my heart, and to have the opportunity to be a part of a project that furthers that mandate is excellent. As a musician, to have the opportunity to meet, learn and create with other musicians is what the journey is all about.”

Other musicians featured on the set include Gul Muhammad on sarangi currently working with the band Taal Karisma on their debut album. He has previously performed with the likes of Salamat Ali Khan Sahib, Roshan Ali Khan and Ghulam Abbas Ali Khan. He has also worked in the studio with Faisal Rafi and Shallum Xavier.
Playing the Iranian Rubab is Sadiq Sameer from Peshawar, who not only has over a decade worth of rubab playing under his belt but also teaches at two schools based in the NWFP. He has previously done live shows on PTV and Radio Pakistan, has performed and worked in the studio with the likes of Zahoor Khan, Rahim Shah, Jalal Sarhadi and the late Gul Khan and Ustad Sher Afghan.

Season one of the aforementioned project — visualised and spearheaded by Rohail Hyatt — brought together for the first time in Pakistan prominent members of the pop industry in collaboration with some of those from the folk and classical genres. We saw Strings, Ali Zafar and Ali Azmat create music with the likes of Ustaad Hussain Baksh Gulloo, Saieen Tufail and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan along with newer acts in the pop industry (Mauj, Sajid and Zeeshan, Saba and Selina) showing off their skills. As expressed by those involved in working in season one of the aforementioned project, they ended up forming lasting bonds and not surprisingly so.

1. Rohail Hyatt
2. Waris Baloo
3. Rakae Jamil
4. Gupreet Channa
5. Gul Muhammad

link: DAWN.COM | Images | Soundcheck Whats cookin in the studio

COMPLETE
Coke Studio 2 Press Release
(Karachi, 23 March 2009) After the unprecedented acclaim and popularity of Season 1, Coke Studio reignites our passion and returns to the heart of the live recording studio with a new artist line up, a different sound, an innovative house band, a reinvented set and a brand new set of performances and episodes to be broadcast across Pakistan this summer.

This season, Coke Studio draws together the fundamentals of collaborative music that will showcase Pakistan’s rich music culture, by stitching into its fabric traditional artists, folk music influences and regional instruments in collaboration with Pakistan’s contemporary mainstream artists. With visionary Rohail Hyatt back at the helm, featuring this season are sensational stars Ali Zafar, Arieb Azhar, Atif Aslam, Javed Bashir, Josh, Noori, Riaz Ali Khan, Saieen Zahoor, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan, Strings, Zeb & Haniya.

Witness the return of the power-house band with the likes of Babar Khanna on dholak, Kamran “Mannu” Zafar on Bass, Louis “Gumby” Pinto on Drums, Omran “Momo” Shafique on guitar, Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and Zulfiq “Shazee” Ahmed Khan on multi percussions. Joining the house band this season is Assad Ahmed, also on guitar, Jaffer Zaidi on the keyboard, Javed Iqbal on Violin, Natasha De Sousa as backing vocalist, Sikander on dholak and Waris Baloo on multi percussions. This year also welcomes guest musicians Gul Mohammad on Sarangi, Gurpreet Chana on tabla, Rakae Jamil on Sitar and Sadiq Sameer on Rabab.

Speaking about Coke Studio, country manager the Coca-Cola Export Company, Rizwan U Khan has said “bringing alive the magic of live recordings and performances, Coke Studio prides itself on providing a musical platform which bridges barriers, celebrates diversity, encourages unity and instils a sense of Pakistani pride.”

Producer Coke Studio, Rohail Hyatt has said “We are sitting on a gold mine of art and talent that has been historically built by our predecessors. To have the opportunity to add to such foundations, through Coke Studio is inspiring and motivating.”

This summer, join us and experience this unique and unparalleled musical extravaganza on television channels, radio stations and online. More details on Coke Studio episodes, airing dates, times and collaborations will be shared soon. In the meantime, keep yourself logged on to www.cokestudio.com.pk for a sneak peek into the world of Coke Studio.

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Mene kal raat ko MTV per dekha..

it was ATIF wid a host and he said:

"I'm very interested in the Coke Studio and am putting my level best into it.We were practicing last night and it was great. I made my own structures and it was lovely."

and when he was asked abt the Coke Studio 1 ,

he said dat "I LOVED IT".

yar rida tm mai waqi mai bari himmat hai k tm atif ko atif bhai kehti ho
muj se tu kabi b atif k liye bhai ka wrd nikalta he ni hai :lolx;
well nyx pix n thnx 4 shrin wid us wise woh mtv wala program repeat kab hoga ?

itz a mistake regha..dun get ur hopes high....
i juss copy n pasted it..so dint check....but let me edit it

huhh....
well ma hopex r alwayx high tooo high okx
or hmm yeh mstke repeat mat krna
n u shld edit otherwise hum sab tmko waqi mai atif ki sis bandiengay

thanks for sharing but konsay channel per aye ga?? hum kahan dhekayy ?? or coke studio mein voting hoti hai ya kia?

oye yeh tu Atv pe b atta hai n xcept dat mmmm.....i thnk so votin o t a ?
x it ?

atv mere pass nahi ataa. live show hota hai ??

yar yeh tm k pass sarray achay chnnlx ni attay
huh....
well i thnk so live he atta hai

tumne koi episode dheki hai?? timing kia hain?? or plz dheko tou record kar lenaa

huh....
4 ur nkd info mai ne ixx ki 3 ya fir 4 epsdx deki hain babex
but ab tym ni hota hai jo rcrd kronn well i 'ill try ma lvl bst
let c

oo atv per??? jis mein aatif hai??

nopex srf atrt ki kch ep deki tien

yar kia amtlab har singer ki alag episode hoti hai?? plz expalin it

ullo (fool)
har snger ki alag tu hoti but grpin kar k attay hain uxx mai
mean strt ki ep mai kuch or 3 4 singx tay ab woh chlaygay or koi new 3 4 singrx agay ix tarha se samji ?

its mean k jou singers perform kr letay hain dubara perform nahi kartay?? last time kon jeeta tah?? but meien perha hai k coke studio abhi on air nahi howa.

hmm tmnay bilkul c aprha tha or aisa he hota hai

ok thank u apna dimag mere saath kharab karnay k liye lol

g ni aisa tu ho he ni sakta k mai apna dimga k saaath kuch b akroon cux i don't 've mnd

lol reghaa
im looking forwart to coke studioo

gud Kiran
well u can easly fnd it by searchin on google by "free download Pakistani cook studio recent episodes" name n bye opn it'x site
http://www.cook-studio.com

ok thanksss