Coke Studio (Pakistani season 2)
The second season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on June 14, 2009 and ended on August 14, 2009 on Independence Day.
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.
The second season began on June 14, 2009 and ended on the Independence Day of Pakistan, August 14. Each episode was given an individual title and the title per episode were as followed; 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.Featured Artist
- Ali Zafar
- Arieb Azhar
- Atif Aslam
- Javed Bashir
- Josh
- Noori
- Riaz Ali Khan
- Saieen Zahoor
- Shafqat Amanat Ali
- Strings
- Zeb and Haniya
Backing Vocals
- Natasha De Sousa
- Saba Shabbir
Songs
Episode # | Date | Artist | Song | Note |
1 | June 14, 2009 | • Saieen Zahoor • Javed Bashir • Atif Aslam • Shafqat Amanat Ali • Zeb and Haniya | • Aik Alif • Aj Latha Naeeo • Jal Pari • Khamaaj • Paimona | Saieen Zahoor and Noori performed a duet for the song Aik Alif, which is a Sufi poem by Bulleh Shah. |
2 | June 28, 2009 | • Shafqat Amanat Ali • Ali Zafar • Josh • Atif Aslam • Saieen Zahoor | • Aankhon Kay Sagar • Dastaan-e-Ishq • Janay Do • Kinara • Toomba | Atif Aslam and Riaz Ali Khan performed a duet for the song Kinara in the second episode. |
3 | July 12, 2009 | • Josh • Zeb and Haniya • Noori • Atif Aslam • Ali Zafar | • Bari Barsi • Chal Diyay • Jo Meray • Wasta Pyar Da • Yaar Daddi | Zeb and Haniya and Javed Bashir performed a duet for the song Chal Diyay in the third episode. Atif Aslam performed Wasta Pyar Da a rendition of the song Billie Jean to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. |
4 | July 26, 2009 | • Atif Aslam • Riaz Ali Khan • Zeb and Haniya • Noori • Josh | • Mai Ni Main • Bulleya • Chup! • Saari Raat Jaga • Mahi Ve | The last song of the episode Mahi Ve featured a duet by Josh and Shafqat Amanat Ali. |
5 | August 14, 2009 | • Arieb Azhar • Strings • Zeb and Haniya • Shafqat Amanat Ali • Ali Zafar • Noori • Atif Aslam' | • Husn-e-Haqiqi • Titliyan • Rona Chor Dia • Kuch Ajab Khail • Nahi Re Nahi • Kedaar • Humain Kya Hua? | The final episode featured seven performances in one episode for the first time. The final episode also featured two new artists, Strings and Arieb Azhar. Zeb and Haniya performed their second duet with classical singer Javed Bashir for the song Rona Chor Dia''. |
''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 January 15, 2010 and the last video blog was released on May 16, 2010, on the YouTube channel of the show.Episode # | Date | Artist | Song | Note |
1 | February 1, 2010 | • Noori | • Saari Raat Jaga | Saari Raat Jaga is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 1. |
2 | March 19, 2010 | • Gumby & Gupreet Channa | • Hung | Hung is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 2. |
3 | May 16, 2010 | • Javed Bashir | • Aj Latha Naeeo | Aj Latha Naeeo is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 3. |