Coke Studio Pakistan season 9
Coke Studio Pakistan | |
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Season 9 | |
Starring | Featured Artists |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Original network | Webcast |
Original release | 13 August 24 September 2016 | –
Season chronology | |
The ninth season of the
The
Artists
Featured artists
Following is the list of forty-one featured artists line-up, including this years' five of six music directors, that performed as individuals, duos and with chorus:[5]
- Abida Parveen
- Ahmed Jahanzeb
- Ali Azmat
- Ali Khan
- Ali Sethi
- Amjad Sabri
- Asim Azhar
- Basit Ali
- Damia Farooq
- Faakhir Mehmood
- Haroon Shahid
- Jabar Abbas
- Jaffer Zaidi
- Javed Bashir
- Junaid Khan
- Kashif Ali
- Masuma Anwar
- Meesha Shafi
- Mehwish Hayat
- Mohsin Abbas Haider
- Momina Mustehsan
- Naeem Abbas Rufi
- Naseebo Lal
- Natasha Khan
- Nirmal Roy
- Noor Zehra
- Noori
- Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch
- Rachel Viccaji
- Rafaqat Ali Khan
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
- Rizwan Butt
- Saieen Zahoor
- Sanam Marvi
- Sara Haider
- Shahzad Nawaz
- Shani Arshad
- Shilpa Rao
- Shiraz Uppal
- Shuja Haider
- Umair Jaswal
- Zebunnisa Bangash
Music directors
Following is the listing of artists that were assigned one of each, six music directors who composed, wrote and rendered songs with them, under Strings' supervision.
Music directors | Artists | |||||||
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Noori | ||||||||
Zebunnisa Bangash
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Haroon Shahid | Quratulain Balouch | Shilpa Rao | Junaid Khan
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Momina Mustehsan | Itself | |||||||
Shani Arshad | ||||||||
Meesha Shafi | Abida Parveen | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Rizwan Butt | Sara Haider | ||||
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Amjad Sabri | Himself | ||||||
Shiraz Uppal | ||||||||
Naseebo Lal | Umair Jaswal | Mehwish Hayat | Jabar Abbas | Nirmal Roy | ||||
Rachel Viccaji
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Kashif Ali | Rafaqat Ali Khan | Himself | |||||
Jaffer Zaidi | ||||||||
Ali Khan | Ali Azmat | Javed Bashir | Mohsin Abbas Haider | Saeen Zahoor
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Sanam Marvi | ||||||||
Shuja Haider
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Abida Parveen | Ali Sethi | Ahmed Jahanzeb | Umair Jaswal | Naeem Abbas Rufi | ||||
Meesha Shafi | Asim Azhar | Momina Mustehsan | Quratulain Balouch | Himself | ||||
Faakhir Mehmood | ||||||||
Momina Mustehsan | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Zebunnisa Bangash
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Javed Bashir | Masuma Anwar | ||||
Shahzad Nawaz | Basit Ali | Damia Farooq | Natasha Khan (Pakistani Singer) | Himself | ||||
Note: Above mention artists in each producer team may subject to a change, if any change occur. Except Zaidi, each music director also debut as a featured artist.[5] |
Musicians
Following is the three backing vocalists that serves as a vocal harmony with the lead vocalist. Among them Nimra and Shahab marked their debut while Rachel returns, both as a backing vocalist and a featured artist for the second time.[6]
House Band | |
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String Section | |
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Backing Vocals | |
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Guest Musicians | |
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Episodes
Initial promo songs
On 3 August 2016, a rendition of Madam Noor Jehan's cult-classic song "Zalima Coca-Cola Pila Dey" as a tribute to her, was released with also revealing the premier date of season.[7] It featured vocals by season 9's featured artists Meesha Shafi and Umair Jaswal.[8]
Following previous year format, at the 69th
Episodes
Production
Format
"From the very outset, when we came on board in Season 7, this had been our vision. Up till then, it had been one person, Rohail Hyatt's journey. We now wanted to transform it into a collective dream. We were working on something as special as Coke Studio and we couldn't be so selfish that we kept it all to ourselves. We took our initial steps in S7 when we brought in external musicians aside from the house band. Season 8 was an extension of this. With Season 9, Coke was initially against taking on external producers because they thought that they already had the perfect formula and didn't want any changes. But we insisted." |
– Strings, on Format of show, 4 July 2016, Dawn News.[23] |
For the first time in series history, each episode of season was composed and produced by six music directors –
For this particular season, all the lined-up artists were selected by assigned music director/producer of each episode for their team with the final approval of Strings,[25] whereas the songs' lyrics and compositions were done by producers. Performers were mutually selected by each producer and Strings, who would perform them. Season 9 featured mostly original songs.[25]
The format of the show was initially planned to be instilled when Strings held the reins of show. However, the duo wanted to stay with the original format and started making changes in
In an interview with Samaa, Strings said, "We've always believed in collaborations because this is how the industry grows. After the monumental response of season 8, we decided to bring onboard 6 of Pakistan's leading music directors to be a part of Coke Studio. Our vision since season 7 has been to involve more and more people from our music industry and make this platform a collective dream. When we presented the idea to Coca-Cola, they loved it and were fully supportive. It was a challenging task and our guidance was required throughout the process, but today we are extremely satisfied that we took this initiative."[26]
Debutants
Pakistani actors
Veteran Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri made his final and debut appearance on Coke Studio,[34] before his death on 22 June 2016 in a targeted killing,[35] where he recorded a rendition of qawali, "Aj Rung Hai" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.[36][37] Coca-Cola GM Rizwan U. Khan said, "Coke Studio is the ultimate manifestation of Coca-Cola's music strategy and Season 9 will further strengthen Coca-Cola's cultural leadership, celebrating diversity while bridging barriers relevant to the youth of today, it is very distressing that Amjad Sabri himself will not be with all of us to see Season 9 go on air in August. His death is a huge national loss."[34][38]
Coke Studio for the deaf
On 30 July 2016, preceding to the launch of season, a special musical segment called "Coke Studio for the Deaf" was launched in association with Deaf Reach program of the Family Education Services Foundation (FESF),
In an interview, Coca-Cola Pakistan's GM Rizwan U. Khan stated, "Coca-Cola, because of its all inclusive brand trait, revolves around bringing people together. It shrinks social barriers and encourages people to share their emotions and experiences. However, despite reaching the masses, an estimated 9 million of our population have some form of hearing impairment, and have not experienced the magic of Coke Studio. We are really happy that we are now able to make them a part of this unique experience and keep them connected with other people who have been enjoying Coke Studio for the past 8 years."[42]
Richard Geary, founder and director of the Deaf Reach Program commented, "Our collaboration with Coke Studio reflects our approach towards opening new experiences for the Deaf Community and creating enabling opportunities for their inclusion and success. Coke Studio's new initiative will not only draw a circle to include those who are often marginalized, but serve to create more awareness and acceptance from the mainstream audience, helping them to better understand the challenges faced by those with a hearing impairment."[43][44]
Reception
General
Coke Studio's season 9 became one of the most anticipated series, after the immensely positive reception of the
The death of Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri brought wide media attention to series before it premier or any press release, when it was revealed that he was a debut featured artist on show before being killed in a targeted killing on 22 June 2016, just 25 days after he recorded his debut performance.[26] His appearance on show became one of the most awaited performances on the Coke Studio.[49] In an interview Faisal said, "On recording day, after a small briefing session, we skipped the rehearsal and went straight into recording. Sabri started singing in his grand sonorous voice and blew everyone away. We all cried that night. These two masters took us to a very different journey, a journey we can never forget. Just 25 days later, Sabri is not with us. We still can't believe it."[50] Sabri became the first featured artist whose performance was aired posthumously.[51][52]
The appearance of actress turned singer Mehwish Hayat was met with mixed response from critics leading the singer to comment on all the speculation saying, "Critics have not even heard me sing, people should wait and hear the song before they judge it. There are people who will hate, regardless, but all the haters who are talking negative about my Coke Studio debut, saying that I cannot sing, should know and realize that someone like Shiraz Uppal or Faisal and Bilal would not have asked me to perform on one of the most prestigious music platforms if they didn't think I could. This is a HUGE opportunity for me. This whole season is special and I can predict it’ll have the maximum number of hit songs."[53]
The pre-release television commercial of
Season 9 received generally mixed reviews from critics.
Despite receiving criticism from Pakistan, Coke Studio season nine was one of the most popular seasons among Indians in show's history.[66] In a season review, Maheen Sabeeh said, "After six years under Rohail Hyatt as music producer and another two years under Strings, this season Coke Studio diversified its format in a manner that can only be described as courageous; it opened its doors to six, distinct music names that took on the role of music directors," and said, "the amount of scrutiny the show inspires is also a marvel,"[66] she concluded saying, "In the end, it all comes down to the evolving direction of the show and whether as a listener, it's a direction, an evolution that you had hoped for. Under Rohail Hyatt's term as producer, the show was not necessarily about just Pakistan but the sound of this region and the cultures that have past through this land. The current season has a much more contemporary flavor and whether that's a good thing or bad is in the end, a matter of choice and taste. How you rate the show in your own mind, is, therefore, a thing of mystery and for now that's okay."[66]
Episodic
The first episode generally received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Writing for
The second episode also received less than enthusiastic reviews. In a three star review, Ali Raj wrote, "With these two episodes, it is either the total absence of a plan or the simultaneous implementation of several that is telling us that things do not look good," and further said, "the episode was a winner had Momina Mustehsan, Haroon Shahid and Ali Azmat not been forced to feature on the songs."
Episode three received positive reviews from critics, mostly praising Abida Parveen's "Maula-i-Kull" and Ahmed Jahanzeb performance in "Khaki Banda" duet.[76] Mehwish Hayat performance was also praised who made her first on-screen singing debut.[77]
Episode four received widespread critical acclaim, particularly the performance of Mohsin Abbas Haider with the song "Uddi Ja" that he wrote, and composed himself.[78] Shilpa Rao's performance in folk-track "Paar Chanaa De" was also met with positive reception, on the success she said "'Par Chanaa' De is a very beautiful song. It is literally a theatrical saga because the song has emotion, anxiousness, longing to meet your loved one and hope. It's a folk song and the words are very hard hitting."[79] In an enthusiastic review of The Express Tribune Srikanth Prabhu wrote, "Bringing in great diversity of genres, instruments and musicians – the composers have made sure this season stands out," he praised the episodes versatility saying "each song is very different and gracing perfection in its own way. It's wonderful to be welcomed with such a musical delicacy on a Friday ensuring that your weekend is sorted."[80]
Episode five was also reviewed positively particularly the performances of
Episode six received mixed to average reviews from critics, with critics mostly praising
Season's final and seventh episode was the most waited episode in Coke Studio history, particularly because of Sabri's final performance that was released posthumously before his death in June 2016,[86][87] a little over a month before series premier.[88] He performed a qawwali, "Rang" with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,[89] the same qawwali was sung by Sabri's father Ghulam Farid Sabri and Khan's uncle Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan forty years ago.[90] Their performance received overwhelming response from critics and people all over the country.[91][92][93]
See also
- Coke Studio (India)
- Coke Studio Season 8
- Strings
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External links
- Official website
- Coke Studio Pakistan at IMDb