Coke Studio (Pakistani season 2)

The second season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 14 June 2009 and ended on 14 August 2009 on Independence Day.[1] The second series of Coke Studio included notable differences from the first series, including the fact that the live audiences were excluded. The series also ran for longer, this time there were five episodes in total and in each episode there were five or more performances by the featuring artists. Rohail Hyatt returned as the executive producer along with Umber Hyatt as the producer of the show.

Coke Studio
Season 2
Coke Studio Season 2 cover
StarringFeatured artists
Country of originPakistan
No. of episodes5
Release
Original networkWebcast
Original release14 June (2009-06-14) –
14 August 2009 (2009-08-14)
Season chronology

The second season began on 14 June 2009 and ended on the Independence Day of Pakistan, 14 August. Each episode was given an individual title and the episode titles were: Individuality, Harmony, Equality, Spirit and Unity respectively.

Artists

The second season featured Ali Zafar and Strings performing for the second time at Coke Studio as they were also part of the first season.[2]

Backing Vocals
  • Natasha De Sousa
  • Saba Shabbir

House band

Season 2 saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band.[3]

  • Dholak: Sikander Inam
  • Drums: Louis 'Gumby' Pinto
  • Bass Guitar: Kamran Zafar
  • Guitar: Asad Ahmed and Omran 'Momo' Shafique
  • Keyboard: Jaffer Ali Zaidi
  • Violin: Javed Iqbal
  • Percussions: Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan

Guest Musicians
  • Flutist: Baqir Abbas
  • Sarangi: Gul Mohammad
  • Tabla: Gupreet Channa
  • Sitar: Rakae Jamil
  • Rubab: Sadiq Sameer

Episodes
# Release Date [N 1] Song(s) Artist(s) Lyricist Language(s) Ref.
Title In Nastaʿlīq [N 2]
Episode 1 - Individuality
1 14 June 2009 Aik Alif Saieen Zahoor & Noori Bulleh Shah Punjabi
2 Aj Latha Naeeo Javed Bashir Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Punjabi
3 Jal Pari Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Urdu
4 Khamaaj Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Khamaj Braj
5 Paimona Zeb and Haniya Omar Khayyam Persian
Episode 2 - Harmony
6 28 June 2009 Aankhon Kay Sagar Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Punjabi
7 Dastaan Ali Zafar Ali Zafar, Bulleh Shah Punjabi
8 Janay Do Josh Josh Urdu
9 Kinara Atif Aslam & Riaz Ali Khan Atif Aslam & Riaz Ali Khan Punjabi & Urdu
10 Toomba Saieen Zahoor Saieen Zahoor Punjabi
Episode 3 - Equality
11 12 July 2009 Bari Barsi Josh Folk Punjabi
12 Chal Diyay Zeb and Haniya & Javed Bashir Haniya Aslam Urdu
13 Jo Meray Noori Noori Urdu
14 Wasta Pyar Da Atif Aslam Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Punjabi & Urdu
15 Yaar Daddi Ali Zafar Ustaad Muhammad Juman Sindhi
Episode 4 - Spirit
16 26 July 2009 Bulleya Riaz Ali Khan Folk Punjabi
17 Chup Zeb and Haniya Zeb and Haniya Urdu
18 Mahi Ve Josh & Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Josh Punjabi
19 Mai Ne Atif Aslam Folk Punjabi
20 Saari Raat Noori Noori Urdu
Episode 5 - Unity
21 14 August 2009 Humain Kya Hua Atif Aslam Atif Aslam Urdu
22 Husn-e-Haqiqi Arieb Azhar Khwaja Ghulam Farid Punjabi & Urdu
23 Kedaar Noori Noori Urdu
24 Kuch Ajab Khail Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan Braj
25 Nahi Ray Nahi Ali Zafar Ali Zafar Urdu
26 Rona Chor Dia Zeb and Haniya & Javed Bashir Zeb and Haniya Urdu
27 Titliyan Strings Strings Urdu

Coke Studio Special

Coke Studio Special is part of the Coke Studio video web blog series which included special features such as unreleased performances from the second season of the show. The first video blog was released on 15 January 2010 and the last video blog was released on 16 May 2010, on the YouTube channel of the show.

# Release Date [N 1] Song(s) Title Artist(s) Language(s) Notes Ref.
Web Blog 1 (Part 2)
1 1 February 2010 Saari Raat Jaga (Unedited Version) Noori Urdu Saari Raat Jaga (Unedited Version) is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 1.
Web Blog 2
2 19 March 2010 Hung (Percussion Jam) Gumby & Gupreet Channa Instrumental Hung is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 2.
Web Blog 3 (Part 2)
3 16 May 2010 Aj Latha Naeeo (Extended Version) Javed Bashir Punjabi Aj Latha Naeeo (Extended Version) is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 3.

References
  1. "Coke Studio Season 2 Episode 2". Pakistanica.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. "Coke Studio Season 2 Episode 3". Pakistanica.com. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. "Coke studio season 2". Koolmuzone.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  1. This column only contains digitally broadcast dates of song/episode.
  2. Nastaʿlīq is a writing-style specially for Urdu language, since Urdu is the lingua franca of Pakistan, this column contains names of songs written in Nastaʿlīq script.
Preceded by
Season 1 (2008)		 Coke Studio Pakistan
Season 2 (2009)		 Succeeded by
Season 3 (2010)
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