FROM YOUTUBE CHANNEL #CokeStudio12 presents the serene vocals of #ZebBangash in Roshe, a Kashmiri ode to loss that speaks of the grief that follows in the absence of a beloved. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt REVIEW It is a 8 minute long calming music, like lullaby. It reminded a lot of Sooha saaha from highway. Please…
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Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 2 | Main Thha Marjaniyan | Shuja Haider and Rachel Viccaji
FROM YOUTUBE CHANNEL #CokeStudio12 presents Saiyaan, a duet by Shuja Haider & Rachel Viccaji that hints at the ever present feeling of selfless love, a kind so rare and oft found in folktales that have traveled down to us through time. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt Original Artist: Noor Jehan Lyrics by: Tanvir Naqvi Composed by:…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 1 | Dam Mastam | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
M YOUTUBE CHANNEL #CokeStudio12 presents Dam Mastam; composed in raag Bhimpalasi, the song uses the metaphor of being mast, a state of forgetting one’s self in love of the Divine. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt REVIEW The first part of the stanza has a very Bollywood feel, but the moment he says Dam Mastam, the feelings…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 1 | Maahi Diyaan Jhokaan | Barkat Jamal Fakir Troupe
M YOUTUBE CHANNEL #CokeStudio12 presents a Seraiki Sufi track, Maahi Diyaan Jhokaan, which explores the journey that requires one to look inwards and sacrifice all the temptations of this world, in the resonant vocals of the Barkat Jamal Fakir Troupe. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt REVIEW This song has a very simple and nostalgic feel. I…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 1 | Ram Pam | Shahab and Zoe Viccaji
FROM YOUTUBE CHANNEL #CokeStudio12 brings to you Ram Pam, a light-hearted take on love, performed by Zoe Viccaji and Shahab Hussain, which tells the story of a love-struck girl confiding to a friend about her enraptured heart. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt REVIEW This is a nice, peppy, feel good song but it doesn’t leave any…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 1 | Aye Kuch Abr | Atif Aslam
From YouTube Channel #WohiKhudaHai, a praise of God as the One Creator of a system that runs in balance and harmony, recited in the voice of Atif Aslam. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt Lyrics آئے کچھ ابر کچھ شراب آئے اسکے بعد آئے جو عذاب آئے کر رہا تھا غم جہاں کا حساب آج تم یاد…
Coke Studio Season 9 | Episode 1 | Afreen Afreen
After watching Tera Woh Pyar for a million times, I moved on to other songs. Afreen Afreen was naturally the next pick. No, it wasn’t me. It was YouTube’s algorithm that showed me the related videos. Oh, alright! Another song by Momina Mustehsan, I thought. Besides, who doesn’t love the Afreen song by the legendary…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 6 | Bo Giyam | Nimra Rafiq & Kashif Din
From YouTube Channel Newcomer Kashif Din is joined by Coke Studio backing vocalist Nimra Rafiq in Bo Giyam, fusing Burushaski and Urdu in a song bemoaning the disappointment of unrequited love. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt Coke Studio Season 12, Episode 6 Review I only understand the Urdu lyrics, and Nimra has done a good…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 6 | Aaye Kuch Abr | Atif Aslam
From YouTube Channel #CokeStudio12 presents an incarnation of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s poetry in the voice of Atif Aslam with Aaye Kuch Abr. Speaking of solitude and finding personal solace in life’s little pleasures, the ghazal provides a space for one to find the common humanity in one’s own experiences. Produced by: Rohail Hyatt Original Artist:…
Coke Studio Season 12 | Episode 3 | Chal Raha Hoon Main | Umair Jaswal
From YouTube Channel Umair Jaswal takes the stage in #CokeStudio12 with Chal Raha Hoon, a deeply personal song inspired by heartbreak and loss. Created from a place of vulnerability, Chal Raha Hoon paints an intimate picture of the artist as he sings of the darkness he once experienced. Lyrics Urdu تم نہیں تو کیا ،…