June, 2010

This season Coke Studio aims to discover the intricacies of the process of creation and evolution, and how it culminates in the realization of dreams and goals. After the airing of ‘Reason’ and ‘Will’, ‘Conception’ is the third step in the Coke Studio 2010 voyage. Following the natural course of evolution, ‘Conception’ is that third crucial stage when reason and will combine resulting in an idea taking tangible form.

The third episode will feature traditional Sufic works along with sessions inspired from contemporary poets and singers. Sanam Marvi makes her Coke Studio debut with ‘Pritam’, a folk song from the Rajasthan desert that has…

Bollywood’s renowned playback singer Sonu Nigam is going to pay a tribute to his idol Michael Jackson. He is working with the late star’s brother Jermaine Jackson on a tribute song.

Sonu is known to be a big fan of the late ‘king of pop’ Michael Jackson and now he wants to pay his tribute to the legend.

Speaking about the project to the media, the versatile singer said, “I am going to release a tribute song to singer with one of his family members. I will start working on a music video as soon as the song is recorded and I will release it…

As we all know that Ali Zafar was not signing any record label for his third studio album ‘Jhoom‘ and was planning to release it on his own. So now Ali Zafar has confirmed the news in an interview with Express 24/7 that he is launching his own record label “Alif Records” tomorrow (i.e 23rd June) and is also launching his film house “Alif Films“, the same day, which will be releasing films in Pakistan.

This is a big news for Pakistani music and film industry that a star like Ali Zafar has taken a step to help both the industries which have been…

Written by Salman Ahmed

Dear Junoonis,

after reading your deluge of e-mails and tweets of disgust concerning Ali Azmat‘s recent appearance on Dawn TV,I saw the programme myself and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!

I’m stunned at the audacity of ignorance, the dishonesty and the complete hypocrisy uttered by Ali Azmat on the recent Dawn TV show.

Pakistan does not need the “Danda” or a “Khilafat” any more than it needs corrupt politicans,suicide bomb blasts and drones that kill innocent civilians.

I wonder why Dawn TV doesnt choose to invite serious people who have contributed positively to Pakistan’s culture,education and society rather than trying to…

What a way to impress your fans.  After singing rock and heavy metal songs, I was not sure if Entity Paradigm would do well in Coke Studios. However,  I did have a feeling Fawad Khan the vocalist of the band can pull it off.  Fawad as we know has sang songs like “Humare Hain” from Khuda Kay Liye and also pulled off the title song of the drama “Satrangi” which aired on Geo.

EP wanted to pay a tribute to the legends of the Pakistani music industry. Therefore, the band sang the song “Bolo Bolo” which was originally written, composed, and sung by Sajjad…

It is finally out! Season 3′s session 2, and it features Amanat Ali.  For some reason, I am not impressed with this song. The song is a a rip off of the Denmark based band Outlandish’s song “Aicha”.

However,  I do give Amanat the credit for changing the lyrics and trying his best to sing the song.

See the video and let us know what you think..

Bhangra sensation Imran Khan is always hard at work! He is currently on tour in Pakistan where he has performances and meet and greets all lined-up. And now rumors have it Imran Khan has signed on to become the new brand ambassador for Pepsi Pakistan! Wow! What a deal! And which brand wouldn’t want Imran as the face of their product?

In 2007, Imran released his single “Ni Nachle.” The song became an instant hit and a true summer anthem. Imran was not at all expecting the response he received and therefore was not prepared with a complete album. The Bhangra boy quickly headed to the studio and began looking…

Music and films have always united the two countries, India and Pakistan. The musical exchange improved the emotional bond between the citizens of the nations too. This time, ‘Jal‘ has got an opportunity to compose music for a couple of Bollywood movies.

The band has two Bollywood movies in the pipeline, Kaizad Gustad’s and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next flicks.

Goher Mumtaz said, “We are composing for some Bollywood numbers and would like to do many more in future.” It has been an easy entry into Bollywood for the band as composers, since their original melodies found an easy audience. Which is why the band is also…

Using a famous television show for promoting a film is not new. As it is believed, the small screen is a perfect medium to grab attention of the general viewers. Using Sony TV’s music reality show ‘Indian Idol-5’ is a trend that is very popular in India but this would be the first time that a Pakistani musician/actor will be a guest and a celebrity Judge on Indian Idol.

Ali Zafar is planning to use Sony TV’s music reality show “Indian Idol 5 to promote his Bollywood debut film “Tere Bin Laden”. He is currently in Mumbai, India, to use music reality show as…

Get ready people! Coke Studio’s session 2 featuring Entity Paradigm is almost out!  The EP band has done numerous songs including Sajjad Ali’s “Bolo Bolo” cover. 

Check out this behind the scene footages.