Season 11 of Coke Studio Pakistan was rather middling and disappointing. It was telling that the 5-episode music travelogue, Coke Studio Explorer, that acted as a prelude to the new...
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Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 10 – Milliblog top 10
I found . In comparison, Season 10 is no better; in fact, I thought season 9 was significantly better when compared to season 10. But a season of Pakistani Coke...
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Season 9 of Coke Studio by Strings was largely a middle-of-the-road affair. I did follow it week after week, but many episodes were completely bereft of anything memorable. So, instead...
Continue reading...Jhoom (Music review), Pakistani/Indi Pop – Ali Zafar
Of the 4 tracks composed by Zafar, Jhoom reverberates like Euphoria’s material, and is beautifully arranged. The country’ish Jab say dekha and the non-descript Nahin ray fall flat, but Mirza...
Continue reading...Coke Studio in India? A wish-list!
Supriya Nair’s piece on Coke Studio, in OPEN magazine is l-o-n-g overdue! While it explains beautifully about what makes the show and its music unique, what it leaves is for...
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