Coke Studio (Pakistani season 14)

The fourteenth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio was produced by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (popularly known as Xulfi) after Rohail Hyatt stepped down from the role.[1][2] Coca-Cola Pakistan was the executive producer of the show. Season 14 featured 13 original songs, each with its own visuals,[3][4] and ran from 14 January 2022 to 22 March 2022.

Coke Studio
Season 14
StarringFeatured Artists
Country of originPakistan
Release
Original networkWebcast
Original release14 January (2022-01-14) –
22 March 2022 (2022-03-22)
Season chronology

Artists

The lineup caters to both the older generation and the younger generation alike, offering the voices of the veterans as well as the Generation Z.[5][6]

  • Action Zain
  • Annan Noukhez
  • Arsalan Hasan
  • Asad Ali
  • Asif Ali
  • Awais Kazmi
  • Aziz Kazi
  • Bilawal Lahooti
  • David Joseph
  • Faiz Qazi
  • Gul Muhammad
  • Haider Abbas
  • Haider Ali
  • Haroon Daniel
  • Javed Iqbal
  • Joshua Amjad
  • Kami Paul
  • Mairah Khan
  • Melvin Arthur
  • Muzammil Hussain
  • Nijat Ali
  • Omair Farooq
  • Payam Mashrequi
  • Rohail Nawab
  • Saad ul Hasan
  • Sherry Khattak
  • Turaab Khan
  • Veeru Shan
  • Waqas Hussain
  • Yusuf Ramay
  • Zain Peerzada
  • Zyad Ahmed Tariq

Art director

  • Hashim Ali

Production

The revamp of season 14 celebrated the connection between music, aesthetics, and attitude. Instead of following an episodic format, the season featured individual songs, each with its own unique video directed by some of Pakistan's most innovative directors, such as Jamal Rahman, Kamal Khan, Murtaza Niaz, and Zeeshan Parwez.[7] Spotify was the official music streaming partner of Season 14.[8]

Xulfi was the producer of season 14, under his production company Giraffe Pakistan, and Abdullah Siddiqui, Action Zain, Adnan Dhool and Sherry Khattak served as the associate music producers. Speaking at the launch of Coke Studio Season 14, Xulfi said,[9]

Artistic, talented, progressive – if we get our powers together, we are amazing. For me, Coke Studio can open peoples’ hearts to Pakistan.

— Xulfi, producer #CokeStudio14

The season was distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan. Vice president Coca-Cola Pakistan & Afghanistan Fahad Ashraf said:[10][11]

The Coke Studio platform has evolved this season. Whereas the values are the same but we are now leaning into the future by including the GenZ sound very deliberately. It is about time that we sync our cords with what the youngsters what. Nostalgia has its place in Season 14 but so does the firepower of a sound never been heard before.

— Fahad Ashraf, Vice president Coca-Cola Pakistan & Afghanistan

Spotify Pakistan was the digital streaming partner for Coke Studio Season 14.

Khan FM, artists and label partners for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Spotify[12] said:

We are extremely excited to be a partner on the journey of Coke Studio Pakistan’s latest season. Coke Studio is a household name across Pakistan and has cultivated a love for different genres at a regional level year after year. As their official music streaming partner, we look forward to creating a memorable and enhanced listening experience for our Pakistani and South Asian listeners as they browse through our collaborative destination.

— Khan FM, Artist & Label Partner, Spotify

Songs

The season consisted of 13 original songs, with all of them produced by Xulfi.[13]

# Release Date[lower-alpha 1] Song(s) Artist(s) Lyricist(s) Composed by Language(s) Ref
Title In Nastaʿlīq[lower-alpha 2]
Artists Lineup / Promo
- 9 January 2022 "Shuru Karein" "شروع کریں" Rovalio Rovalio Rovalio Urdu [14]
Season Opener / Premiere
1 14 January 2022 "Tu Jhoom" "تو جھوم" Abida Parveen & Naseebo Lal Adnan Dhool Xulfi Punjabi & Urdu [15]
Episode 1
2 19 January 2022 "Kana Yaari" "کانا یاری" Kaifi Khalil, Eva B & Abdul Wahab Bugti Kaifi Khalil, Eva B & Abdul Wahab Bugti Kaifi Khalil Balochi [16]
3 23 January 2022 "Sajan Das Na" "ساجن داس نا" Atif Aslam & Momina Mustehsan Adnan Dhool, Momina Mustehsan Abdullah Siddiqui, Adnan Dhool, Momina Mustehsan & Xulfi Punjabi & Urdu [17]
4 28 January 2022 "Mehram" "محرم" Asfar Hussain & Arooj Aftab Asfar Hussain & Xulfi Asfar Hussain, Xulfi Urdu [18]
Episode 2
5 1 February 2022 "Neray Neray Vas" "نیرے نیرے واس" Soch & Butt Brothers Adnan Dhool & Butt Brothers Soch & Butt Brothers Punjabi [19]
6 6 February 2022 "Pasoori" "پَسُوڑی" Ali Sethi & Shae Gill Ali Sethi, Fazal Abbas Ali Sethi & Xulfi Punjabi, Urdu [20]
7 12 February 2022 "Ye Dunya" "یہ دنیا" Karakoram, Talha Anjum, Faris Shafi Adnan Dhool, Talha Anjum, Faris Shafi, Xulfi Sherry Khattak & Xulfi Urdu [21]
Episode 3
8 19 February 2022 "Peechay Hutt" "پیچھے ہٹ" Hasan Raheem, Justin Bibis, Talal Qureshi Hasan Raheem, Talal Qureshi Hassan Raheem, Talal Qureshi & Xulfi Urdu [22]
9 27 February 2022 "Muaziz Saarif" "معزز صارف" Faris Shafi & Meesha Shafi Faris Shafi & Meesha Shafi Meesha Shafi, Faris Shafi & Xulfi Punjabi & Urdu [23]
10 7 March 2022 "Beparwah" " بے پرواہ" Momina Mustehsan Adnan Dhool, Momina Mustehsan & Xulfi Adnan Dhool & Rabi Ahmed Punjabi, Urdu [24]
Episode 4
11 13 March 2022 "Thagyan" "ٹھگیان" Quratulain Baloch, Zain & Zohaib Zohaib Ali, Zain Ali & Asim Raza Action Zain & Xulfi Punjabi [25]
12 18 March 2022 "Go" "گو" Abdullah Siddiqui & Atif Aslam Abdullah Siddiqui, Maanu, Xulfi Abdullah Siddiqui, Maanu & Atif Aslam English, Urdu [26]
13 22 March 2022 "Phir Milenge" "پھر ملیں گے" Faisal Kapadia & Young Stunners Adnan Dhool, Talha Anjum, Talhah Yunus, Xulfi Xulfi Urdu [27]

Controversy

An up-and-coming artist from Umerkot, Nirmala Maghani, accused Xulfi of plagiarism in melody of "Tu Jhoom" without crediting her, from a sample which she sent him as an audition in June 2021 and he had not replied. On the other hand, Xulfi and Coke Studio denied, claiming the song was in making since May 2021. However, seniors like Yousuf Salahuddin, Salman Ahmad and musician Beena Raza came in to support Maghani, who said she would take this matter to court.[28][29][30] On 24 January 2022, her lawyer, Faraz Faheem Siddiqui, sent a legal notice to Xulfi to give her credit, otherwise a suit of Rs. 10 crore will be charged.[31]

Notes and references

Notes
  1. This column exclusively lists the dates on which songs were broadcast digitally.
  2. Nastaʿlīq is a writing-style specially for Urdu language, since Urdu is the lingua franca of Pakistan, this column contains names of songs written in Nastaʿlīq script.

References
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  2. Desk Report (15 June 2021). "It's official! Xulfi is replacing Rohail Hyatt for the next season of Coke Studio". Dawn. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. Madeeha Syed (13 December 2021). "Arooj Aftab on being nominated for two Grammys, local collaborations and featuring on Coke Studio". Dawn. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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  14. Coke Studio | Season 14 | Shuru Karein, retrieved 2 February 2022
  15. Entertainment Desk (14 January 2022). "From Gen-Z soloists to maestros: 'Coke Studio 14' set to revolutionise Pakistani music". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. "Fans can't stop grooving to Balochi track 'Kana Yaari'". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  17. "Atif, Momina's CS14 offering 'Sajan Das Na' drops on Spotify". The Express Tribune. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  18. "'Mehram': The breakup song we didn't know we needed". The Express Tribune. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  19. "Coke Studio's 'Neray Neray Vas' ups the festive vibes". Daily Times. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  20. Images Staff (8 February 2022). "People can't get enough of Coke Studio's 'Pasoori' by Ali Sethi and Shae Gill". Images. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  21. Images Staff (12 February 2022). "Urdu rap and heavy metal collide in Coke Studio's latest song 'Ye Dunya'". Images. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  22. "Hasan Raheem makes CS debut with 'Peechay Hutt'". The Express Tribune. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  23. Entertainment Desk (28 January 2022). "Shafis drop the mic with Coke Studio's latest 'Muaziz Sarif'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  24. Images Staff (8 March 2022). "Momina Mustehsan's Coke Studio solo 'Beparwah' receives mixed reviews online". Images. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  25. "'Thagyan' is a return to what 'CS' used to be, with a twist". The Express Tribune. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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  27. Images Staff (22 March 2022). "Coke Studio closes the curtains on season 14 with 'Phir Milenge' by Faisal Kapadia and Young Stunners". Images. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  28. Rafay Mahmood (18 January 2022). "Xulfi accused of lifting Coke Studio's 'Tu Jhoom' melody". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  29. Rafay Mahmood (19 January 2022). "Second take: Coke Studio rejects plagiarism claims about 'Tu Jhoom' with new 'video evidence'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  30. Maheen Sabeeh (30 January 2022). "Ushering in the age of Abdullah". The News. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  31. "Singer Nirmala Maghani serves Xulfi legal notice over 'Tu Jhoom'". Dawn Images. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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