Coke Studio (Season 14) / Rakae Rehman Jamil and Khadija Muzaffar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jamil, Rakae Rehman, author.

Muzaffar, Khadija, author.

Series:

33 1/3 South Asia.

33 1/3 South Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Khan, Zulfiqar Jabbar.

Popular music--Production and direction--Pakistan--21st century.

Popular music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book reviews the 13 songs of Coke Studio's 14th season and highlights how those innovations resulted in a successful reboot of the show. In a country fraught with political instability and violence, the television show Coke Studio serves as a beacon of hope and progress in Pakistan. For over a decade, its music has not only acted as a medium for sharing Pakistan's rich musical heritage across the world, but also created an appreciation and awareness of the musical traditions embedded within the diverse communities of the country. The show has profound cultural impact in its exposure of not only Pakistan's, but the entire South Asian region's indigenous musical compositions and ancient musical traditions dating back to the 12th century. Referencing his own personal experiences working as a session artist in Coke Studio's second and 11th seasons, Jamil emphasizes on how the show has taken a major shift in sonic palettes, visual style and production approach in the 14th season. This was largely due to the introduction of Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (a.k.a. Xulfi) and his team of electronic producers who have hugely impacted the local music in Pakistan for more than five years with their hybrid production approach to Pakistani music; electronic dance music applied to regional melodies and instrumentation.

Contents:

Introduction Coke Studio Through the Years Coke Studio: How did Pakistani Music Get Here? Coke Studio as an Insider Re-defining the Narrative Track 1: Sway in Ecstasy Track 2: Groovy Lament from Layari Track 3: Ballad of the Superstars Track 4: A Soulful Melancholic Melody of Soothing Voices Track 5: A Punjabi Wedding Groove Track 6: An Anthem for the Marginalized Track 7: A Hard Rock and Rap Combo Track 8: A Melodic Banger with an Attitude Track 9: A Powerhouse Anthem from the Shafi Siblings Track 10: A Song about being Carefree Track 11: A Funky Devotional Sonic Delight Track 12: Let's Go! Track 13: Until We Meet Again Coke Studio's Great Comeback Post Modern Vibe for a Post Modern Time Bibliography

ISBN:

9798765100172

OCLC:

1450361761