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

Season 2 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. This series also featured some well known guest musicians which included, sitar player Rakae Jamil, flutist Baqir Abbas, sarangi player Gul Mohammad, Gupreet Channa on tablas and Sadiq Sameer playing the rubab.

Songs


Episode #DateArtistSongNote
1
June 14, 2009Saieen 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, 2009Shafqat 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, 2009Josh
• 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, 2009Atif 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, 2009Arieb 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 #DateArtistSongNote
1
February 1, 2010NooriSaari Raat Jaga Saari Raat Jaga is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 1.
2March 19, 2010Gumby & Gupreet ChannaHung Hung is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 2.
3
May 16, 2010Javed BashirAj Latha Naeeo Aj Latha Naeeo is a special feature released on Coke Studio's video web blog episode 3.