Coke Studio Pakistan season 5

The fifth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio Pakistan commenced airing on 13 May 2012. The season consisted of five episodes, which aired on 13 May, 27 May, 10 June, 24 June and 8 July respectively.^[1]

Coke Studio Pakistan
Season 5
Coke Studio 5 Cover
Starring	Vocalists
No. of episodes	5
Release
Original network	YouTube
Original release	May 13 (2012-05-13) – July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08)
Season chronology
List of episodes

Rohail Hyatt and Umber Hyatt continued as producers of the show.

Artists

Vocalists

• Atif Aslam
• Bilal Khan
• Bohemia
• Chakwal Group
• Fareed Ayaz & Abu Mohammad
• Farhan Rais Khan
• Hadiqa Kiani
• Hamayoon Khan
• Meesha Shafi
• Tahir Mithu
• Overload
• Qayaas
• Rachel Viccaji
• SYMT
• Sanam Marvi
• Uzair Jaswal

Musician

House Band
Asad Ahmed Babar Ali Khanna Farhad Humayun Javed Iqbal Kamran "Mannu" Zafar Mubashir Admani Omran "Momo" Shafique Sikander Mufti

Backing Vocals
Rachel Viccaji Zoe Viccaji

Guest Musician
Sadiq Sameer

Production

The fifth season saw the return of Bilal Khan, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad, Atif Aslam and Meesha Shafi, all artists who had previously performed on Coke Studio. Folk singers Tahir Mithu and Chakwal group were among the vocalists. In the house band, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto left the show because he was the executive producer of the show Uth Records by Ufone. Jaffer Ali Zaidi also left the show and was replaced by Mubashir Admani. Raheel Manzar Paul and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan also departed from the show. Farhad Humayun was recruited as the new drummer for the fifth series. The season featured 5 episodes, each with 5 songs, making a total of 25 songs. The show was produced by Rohail Hyatt's production company, Frequency Media Pvt. Ltd., and distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan.^[2][3]

Speaking at the launch of Coke Studio Season 5,^[4] Rohail Hyatt said:

Entering into our 5th season, we at Coke Studio believe our journey continues to explore the wealth of talent and cultural diversity that we as a nation are blessed with. Everyone has put in their best again because we believe in sharing and presenting ourselves to the best of our abilities. It is without doubt that the love and respect that our audience has showered us with, serves as our inspiration. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported our efforts. I hope you find something in your life that becomes your source of inspiration and allows you to better enjoy the beauty of life itself.

— Rohail Hyatt, executive producer Coke Studio

Episodes

No. overall	Song Title	Artist(s)	Lyricist(s)	Language(s)	Original release date
Episode 1
20	"Paisay Da Nasha"	Bohemia	Bohemia	Punjabi	May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13) [5]
	"Tum Kaho"	Symt	Haroon Shahid	Urdu
	"Kamlee"	Hadiqa Kiani	Bulleh Shah	Punjabi
	"Larsha Pekhawar Ta"	Hamayoon Khan	Pastho folk	Pashto
	"Charkha Nolakha"	Atif Aslam & Qayaas	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Punjabi
Episode 2
21	"Khabaram Raseeda"	Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad	Amir Khusrau	Urdu & Persian	May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26) [6]
	"Larho Mujhey"	Bilal Khan	Bilal Khan	Urdu
	"Rabba Sacheya"	Atif Aslam	Faiz Ahmad Faiz & Khwaja Ghulam Farid	Punjabi
	"Pere Pavandi Saan"	Tahir Mithu	Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai	Sindhi
	"Ishq Aap Bhe Awalla"	Chakwal Group & Meesha Shafi	Sufi Poetry	Punjabi
Episode 3
22	"Nindiya Ke Paar"	Uzair Jaswal	Yasir Jaswal	Braj, Punjabi & Urdu	June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24)
	"Rung"	Hadiqa Kiani	Amir Khusrau	Braj
	"Neray Aah"	Overload & Rachel Viccaji	-	Punjabi
	"School Di Kitaab"	Bohemia	Bohemia	Punjabi
	"Taaray"	Bilal Khan	Bilal Khan	Urdu
Episode 4
23	"Tora Bahraam Khaana"	Hamayoon Khan	Pastho folk	Pashto	July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08) [7]
	"Rung"	Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad	Amir Khusrau	Braj
	"Bolay"	Uzair Jaswal	Uzair Jaswal	Urdu
	"Kandyaari Dhol Geet"	Bohemia & Chakwal Group	Aziz Lohar	Punjabi
	"Dholna"	Atif Aslam	Atif Aslam & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Braj, Punjabi & Urdu
Episode 5
24	"Koi Labda"	Sanam Marvi & Symt	Haroon Shahid, Hasan Omer & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Punjabi	July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)
	"Wah Wah Jhulara"	Chakwal Group	Folk	Punjabi
	"Dasht-E-Tanhai"	Meesha Shafi	Faiz Ahmad Faiz	Urdu
	"Mahi"	Overload	Overload	Punjabi
	"Seher"	Farhan Rais Khan	-	Instrumental