Coke Studio Pakistan season 13

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Coke Studio 2020
Season 13
Starring Vocalists
No. of episodes4
Release
Original network YouTube
Original release4 December (2020-12-04) 
25 December 2020 (2020-12-25)
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List of episodes

The 2020 edition of the Pakistani Music television series Coke Studio Pakistan , titled as Coke Studio 2020, commenced airing on 4 December 2020 and concluded on 25 December 2020. The season was produced by show's founder Rohail Hyatt and distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan. [1] [2]

Coke Studio 2020 was opened by an all-female anthem "Na Tutteya Ve". [3] The show is the shortest season in Coke Studio's history, with a total of 12 original songs released in the span of one month, accompanied by a revised video format. [4] The revised video format was similar to Season 6's format.

Artists

Vocalists of Coke Studio 2020 Coke Studio 2020 Artist Line-up.png
Vocalists of Coke Studio 2020

The season featured four emerging artists. Umair Jaswal made his eleventh appearance on the show and Bohemia returned after eight years. [5]

Vocalists

Backing Vocals

  • Kumail Jaffery
  • Nimra Rafiq
  • Shahab Hussain
  • Wajiha Naqvi
  • Zara Madani

Musicians

Coke Studio 2020 saw collaborations with international musicians from around the world including Lebanon, Nepal, Turkey and Serbia. [6] [a]

Pakistan
Lebanon
Nepal
Turkey
Serbia

Production

The thirteenth edition of Coke Studio was going for a multi-producer format, many producers were on board including Haniya Aslam. Everything had been planned, set and halls were booked, artists had been confirmed and the show was few weeks away from final recordings. And then in May 2020, a Pakistani media reported that Coke Studio 13 is cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

In October 2020 Coca-Cola Pakistan released an advertisement announcing the return of Coke Studio 2020, a special edition. [8] The show was shortened after major budget cuts because of coronavirus pandemic. All of the rehearsals were done remotely, both singers and musicians were recorded separately due to COVID-19 SOPs. The season is referred as Coke Studio 2020 because of coronavirus pandemic. [9] The season was produced by Rohail Hyatt's production company Frequency Media and distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan.

Speaking at the launch of Coke Studio 2020, Rohail Hyatt said, [10]

Working on this season has been a valuable learning experience. It has left me with a realization that in order for anything to survive, it must have the ability to change and adapt to the circumstances that surround it. Even in trying times, we must not give up but instead re-invent ourselves and keep moving ahead. Despite the limitations of this pandemic, everyone on the team, especially the artists, willingly left their comfort zones only to help keep alive the tradition of sharing music. It is with this same spirit that we bring Coke Studio to you this year; a humble effort to share something familiar, yet new

Rohail Hyatt, producer Coke Studio 2020

general manager of Coca-Cola Pakistan, Fahad Ashraf said,

Coke Studio 2020 is going to be unprecedented, just like the current situation. We’ve tried to retain the core values of the platform, while ensuring the health and safety of everyone involved. It's intended to be fresh, experimental and diverse, and we sincerely hope it will help to lift the spirits of the nation

Episodes

No.
overall
Song TitleArtist(s)Composer(s)Lyricist(s)Original air date
Episode 1
75"Na Tutteya Ve" Meesha Shafi, Fariha Pervez, Sanam Marvi, Sehar Gul Khan, Wajiha Naqvi & Zara Madani Meesha Shafi & Shuja Haider Asim Raza & Shuja Haider 4 December 2020 (2020-12-04) [11] [12]
"Dil Khirki"Mehdi MaloofMehdi MaloofMehdi Maloof
"Jaag Rahi" Ali Noor & Fariha Pervez Mujahid Hussain & Rohail Hyatt Asim Raza & Zahid Abbas
Episode 2
76"Dil Tarpe" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Zara Madani Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Zara Madani Rahat Fateh Ali Khan 11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) [13]
"Yaqeen"Wajiha NaqviWajiha Naqvi & Zara Madani Wajiha Naqvi
"Gal Sunn"Ali Pervez Mehdi & Meesha Shafi Ali Pervez Mehdi, Ahsan Pervez Mehdi & Zara Madani Ali Pervez Mehdi, Ahsan Pervez Mehdi, Asim Raza & Manzoor Jhalla
Episode 3
77"Ishq Da Kukkar"Sehar Gul Khan Asim Raza Asim Raza 17 December 2020 (2020-12-17) [14]
"Pardesiya"Asim RazaAsim Raza Asim Raza
"Har Funn Maula" Sanam Marvi & Umair Jaswal Shuja Haider Asim Raza, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai & Shuja Haider
Episode 4
78"Anbhol" Sanam Marvi Raag Aiman Asim Raza 25 December 2020 (2020-12-25) [15]
"Megh"Aizaz SohailRaag MeghRaag Megh
"Saari Dunya" Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia & Asim Raza

Reception

Nescafé Basement's producer and mentor Xulfi commended Na Tuttya Ve's rap part, he said' "Liked the edgy rap Meesha Shafi!". Xulfi also lauded the performance of Mehdi Maloof in Dil Khirki, he said "Mehdi Maloof just know every word of what you wrote is so many's inner circle voice. It's mine too. Emoted with the song at every moment". Pakistani-American rapper Bohemia applauded Meesha Shafi's performance in Coke Studio 2020 opener, Na Tuttya Ve. Bohemia said, "Coke Studio is off to a great start and who knew Meesha Shafi could drop that fire!" [16]

Indian singer Daler Mehndi praised the performance of Ali Pervez Mehdi in Gal Sunn. In a video message Daler Mehndi said, "I am ecstatic! Ali Pervez Mehdi has sung an amazing track in Coke Studio. Like Ali, Meesha Shafi has done a brilliant job with Gal Sunn as well". [17]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. The list is structured according to the musician's nationality.

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