Coke Studio
Season 2
TV-14
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. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan.
Where to Watch Season 2
5 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1The 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. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan. - Episode 2E2
Episode 2The 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. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan. - EqualityE3
EqualityBari Barsi by JoSH Chal Diyay by Zeb and Haniya, and Javed Bashir Jo Meray by Noori Wasta Pyar Da by Atif Aslam Yar Daddi by Ali Zafar “Music and musicians can never be limited by things as small as borders or ethnicities. Historically, music has always been a social equalizer. In Pakistan the problem is that there is no musical platform which is large enough to draw in musicians from various regions and traditions, and bring them together to produce music. Coke Studio has stepped in to provide this platform.” Zeb & Haniya The Coke Studio journey started this year with the acknowledgement of Individuality; as a tribute to the artists and musicians who each bring their own diverse and unique magic to the platform. With this acknowledgement came the awareness that, despite differences, working together and finding a common ground is possible. And through this period of Harmony came the recognition and realization of Equality. Coke Studio’s third episode, titled Equality to symbolize this aspect of the on-going journey, contained a surprising variety of musical genres. Ali Zafar performed Yaar Daddi; the famous Siraiki kafi immortalized by Ustaad Muhammad Juman of Sindh. Accompanied by Baqir Abbas on the flute and Ali Hamza on the Banjo, Ali Zafar, surprisingly, took to the harmonium. This timeless classic has been restyled on Coke Studio, with a strong flamenco influence, complete with rapid-strumming guitar passages and rhythmic claps. Although this rendition does feature contemporary and essentially western ingredients it retains the very soul and essence of indigenous folk and brings this gem of our musical inheritance to the forefront once again, to be enjoyed and cherished by yet another generation of music lovers. “This is the way Jo Meray was meant to be and this is the way we will perform it from now onwards” is what the Noori brothers say about their song at Coke Studio…Ali Hamza takes the lead once more with Jo Meray, with Ali Noo - Episode 4E4
Episode 4The 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. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan. - Episode 5E5
Episode 5The 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. This series also saw an increase in the number of musicians in the house band. The house band included, Asad Ahmed and Omran Shafique on guitars along with Kamran Zafar on bass guitars, two new members included Jaffar Zaidi on keyboards and Javed Iqbal on violin whereas Louis 'Gumby' Pinto returned on drums and on dholak was Sikander Inam. Other musicians included Natasha De Sousa and Saba Shabbir on backing vocals and on percussions were Babar Khanna, Waris 'Baloo' Ali and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan.