Coke Studio Episode 5 gives new dimension to collaboration between rising stars and veterans
The Sound of the Nation,
Coke Studio, has kept fans truly amazed with a vast line-up of diverse talented
performers in its ninth season.The upcoming Episode 5 offers an exceptional
sound palette featuring rising stars like Momina Mustehsan, Junaid Khan, Rachel Viccaji and
Kashif Ali along with veteran performers such as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Javed
Bashir, Shahzad Nawaz and Masooma Anwar.
The episode is set to be aired on all leading television channels from Saturday,
September 10.
Momina Mustehsan and Junaid Khan
Rachel Viccaji, who will be
seen performing a duet with Kashif Ali, is on the stage as the lead vocalist a second
time but has been part of the back vocalists’ trio since last 6 seasons.
Rachel Viccaji
Talking about her association with Coke Studio, she said, “It’s a great feeling to be a part of it. There is a lot of learning. You get to work with such lamented musicians; the house band, different artists and music directors. What I love the most is the family environment that is here and it’s important to create this environment to keep up the morale for everyone.”
The Episode will be
featuring 4 songs, including ‘Main Raasta’ by Junaid Khan and Momina Mustehsan,
‘Jhalliya’ by Javed Bashir, Masooma Anwar and Shahzad Nawaz, ‘Shamaan Pai Gaiyaan’
by Kashif Ali and Rachel Viccaji and ‘Saada’ by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
Included in the fifth
episode of Coke Studio is the second song in the Season of one of the most
talked about singers of the season, Momina Mustehsan. Momina will be seen
performing a guitar solo in her upcoming song. Talking about ‘Mai Raasta’,
performed by Momina Mustehsan and Junaid Khan, the music directors Noori said, “The
fun part of this song is that we all made it together. Junaid wrote the lyrics
of his part, whereas Momina wrote the lyrics for her part and it’s performed
in the form of a jam where Momina will be seen playing a guitar solo as well.
We are very excited because this will probably be the first pop rock anthem on
Coke Studio.”
A true collaboration between
Momina Mustehsan and Junaid Khan,‘Main Raasta’ is a firecracker of a pop-rock
anthem that brims with confidence. Powerful and emotive, the track screams
music directors Noori’s signature style – awash with pounding drums and warped
guitars, masterfully blending into one another. The teamwork went beyond
lending the voices; the duo struck a balance by spending several days confined
in a studio working on the melody and the lyrics. Junaid’s hushed chest voice
and perfect falsetto puts the expressivity of Momina’s vocals at the forefront
of the track featuring a guitar solo by her that helps bring the song’s
explosive personality to life.
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan singing 'Sadaa' in Coke Studio Episode 5
The second song of the
episode ‘Jhalliya’ by the duo, Javed Bashir and Masooma Anwar stay familiarly
close to their dual strengths. With a bracing blend of swift guitar, the track
opens in an intimate atmosphere as Shahzad Nawaz makes a guest appearance
narrating words by Bulleh Shah at intervals. In the original composition by
Faakhir Mehmood, and additional lyrics by Sabir Zafar and Javed Bashir, this
sufi-style rendition builds into something with much more energy, spirit and
life. The high-pitched vocals of Javed and the deep tones of Masooma,
strikingly fuse with an unstoppable groove, a bouncing chorus and a flickering
drumbeat.
Shamaan Pai Gaiyaan / Kee Dam
Da Bharosa’, the third song of the episode, is a duet featuring Kashif Ali and
Rachel Viccaji – might trick you into believing that its simply going to be
more of the same. Starting with Kashif’s low key vocals over tip toeing piano,
the first track originally sung by Naseebo Lal is structured by music director
Shiraz Uppal in a way that keeps the quiet, unplugged moments interesting. Half
way through the track, Rachel enters with those rich soulful vocal tones set
against the high-energy double tempo highlights in the instrumentation
featuring a slick bass solo by Amir Azhar. Ironically, the same Amir Azhar
played mandolin for the original track, sung by Madam Noor Jehan in 1996 – the
last time she sang for a film.
Masooma Anwar
The last song of the
episode ‘Sadaa’ by the legend Rahat Fateh Ali Khan acts as a transport to a
faraway land with Khan’s powerful vocals that bleed into this soul stirring
‘dhamaal’ to honor Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The glorious rolling melody composed
by Rahat himself float over the recognizable traditional rhythm of the dhol and
dholak at the shrines – accompanied by a funk soundscape comprising restricted
drums, immaculate bass lines, electric guitar et al – skillfully constructed by
music director Shani Arshad.
With 4 episodes out
already, Coke Studio has stirred discussion among fans across borders about the
music that this season has brought with its experiment with six music
directors,which has so far brought a wide variety of sound. It goes out to epict the potential this country’s music industry has and Coke Studio has undoubtedly
played a very important role in highlighting that further.
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