Coke Studio: Musical voyage through various languages

Coke Studio: Musical voyage through various languages

The second-last episode of “Coke Studio 4” took its viewers through a musical excursion across Pakistani culture. The latest session featured songs in six different languages including Bhraj, Sindhi, Balochi, Brahvi, Siraiki and Punjabi, other than Urdu. Displaying the cultural significance of music to different ethnicities of the country, the … Read more

Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 2

Coke Studio Season 4 Episode 2

Coke Studio’s second episode presents a whole new palette of genres and artists and conveys yet another kaleidoscopic view on the diversity of music in Pakistan. The Coke Studio journey continues with a selection of fusion songs that pay tribute to the unique and enduring traditions of classical, folk and … Read more

Jal to Collaborate with Rabbi Shergill at Coke Studio Season 4

Jal to Collaborate with Rabbi Shergill at Coke Studio Season 4?

The news of Rabbi Shergill and Jal performing at the Coke Studio Season 4 has been surfacing for quite sometime. What we weren’t hearing was that they are performing together. While everyone was lip-tight about the season 4 of the Coke Studio, Jal, for reasons unknown, has tried to spill … Read more

Pakistani Guitar Maestro Amir Zaki did not make it to the Coke Studio season 4

Pakistani Guitar Maestro Amir Zaki did not make it to the Coke Studio season 4

Coke Studio has been around for three successful seasons now, and the promo of the first episode of the fourth season does have a hook in it. Coke Studio sessions have the strength to revitalize even the greats, like Saaen Zahoor and Arif Lohar, and present them in a fresh … Read more

Rohail Hyatt on Coke Studio’s Season 4

Rohail Hyatt on Coke Studio’s Season 4

The summers are here and so is Coke Studio Season 4. It brings with it the usual array of hits and misses, the stars who have made it big, or have become even bigger in the music industry through the re-created, fused renditions of songs that are by far the most poignant and heart-rendering to come out of Pakistan.

The musical genius behind these songs is ex-Vital Signs band member Rohail Hyatt, producer extraordinaire of Coke Studio.

The Express Tribune speaks to Hyatt about about what the latest installment of the show will bring.

How is season 4 going to be any different from the former three seasons?

Every season of Coke Studio is a journey into the exploration of our musical traditions. Perhaps the two things that will stand out this time are the influence of classical music and our attempt to fuse it with modern instruments, and our venture into Balochi music and rhythms.