Given the nature of the current socio-political climate, venues, musicians and organisers are wary of what to expect at a concert. Likewise, the people themselves also share a sense of cautiousness when going out and about. Thankfully, that wasn’t the mood when JoSH, Aunty Disco Project and 90 Degrees performed recently at the Royale Rodale in Karachi.
The concert kicked off with 90 Degrees. Though a relatively unknown band, the members of the group should be commended for performing whilst the organisers were still trying to work out the sound check. This didn’t bode well for 90 Degree’s performance as the sound was all over the place during its performance. However, the band deserved an A for effort as not that many bands can pull off a decent cover of Sajjad Ali’s songs (including Sajjad Ali’s own cover of Didi by Khaled, Babiya). {Read More…}
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So, the coke studio season 2 finally comes to an end. We all are going to miss the studio where the fusion happened and will desperately wait for the the third season to come (May Allah give long life to Rohail Hyatt). During the airing of the second season, we actively collected statistics and ran voting polls (10 days per poll) for each episode, so, we may figure out and also share with you the likenesses and dis likeness of the crowd about the the season.
The statistics and analysis are our own and must not be used anywhere else without prior permission. They do not represent the original statistics of the Coke Studio by the Cokestudio.com.pk {Read More…}
“Pakistani music industry has always been strong.
Coke Studio is the kind of exposure it needs
to gain more popularity and momentum.”
- Qurram Hussain
– Josh discuss Coke Studio, its impact on fans, artists and the industry at large
Maheen Sabeeh
Karachi
Instep Today: Let’s talk about the Coke Studio experience. How was it for both of you?
Qurram Hussain (Q): Everyone always knows that Coke Studio gives the artists a chance to break out of their usual style a bit, but really it’s Rohail and Umber’s comfortable attitude that makes it easy to experiment. When Rohail had discussed the project with us, he was open to any ideas we had for music and {Read More…}
Two more episodes than the previous season and nearly twice as many artistes from last time round, the sheer awe factor of the C-Studio 2 artistes is undeniable. You have to give credit to them for not only experimenting with their own numbers but tackling new ones, too. {Read More…}
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Lyrics: Noori – Sari Raat Jaaga
saari raat jaga re jaga re
lagey dil mai hara re hara re
khudh yeh khol na le yara re
tere il mai kon hai yara re
mery jan tune jana maine jana {Read More…}
In the fourth studio session, Coke Studio took us through an exploration of the beauty of the human spirit and brought forth the positive energy of music as it lifted our spirits, touched our hearts and strengthened our emotional and spiritual bonds. {Read More…}
A complete album done by 
Qurram Hussain (Q): Everyone always knows that Coke Studio gives the artists a chance to break out of their usual style a bit, but really it’s Rohail and Umber’s comfortable attitude that makes it easy to experiment. When Rohail had discussed the project with us, he was open to any ideas we had for music and 
