The twelfth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio Pakistan commenced airing on 11 October 2019, and concluded on 29 November 2019. The season was produced by Rohail Hyatt, after Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi stepped down from the role after just one season. Coca-Cola Pakistan remained as an executive producer.
Artists
Vocalists
Abrar-ul-Haq Aima Baig Ali Sethi Atif Aslam Banur's Band Barkat Jamal Fakir Troupe Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad Fariha Pervez Hadiqa Kiani Harsakhiyan Kashif Din Nimra Rafiq Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch Rachel Viccaji Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Sahir Ali Bagga Sanam Marvi Shahab Hussain Shamali Afghan Shuja Haider Umair Jaswal Zeb Bangash Zoe Viccaji
Musicians Season 12 featured Coke Studio's first female house band member Abier "Veeru" Shan in the role multi-percussionist.
House Band Dholak & Tabla: Babar Khanna Drum: Kami Paul Guitar: Zain Ali & Sarmad Ghafoor Keyboard: Varqa Faraid Bass: Kamran (Mannu) Zafar Percussion: Abier "Veeru" Shan, Aziz Kazi & Hassan Mohiyuddin
Backing Vocals Mehr Qadir Nimra Rafiq Shahab Hussain Rachel Viccaji
Guest Musicians Flute: Sajid Ali Guitar: Omran Shafique Bass guitar: Syed Saif Abbas Rubab: Sadiq Sameer Harmonium: Shahzad Ali Tabla: Fazal Abbas Khamach: Shakoor Faqeer Banjo: Noor Baksh
Guest Musicians (Troupe) Balochi Troupe: Mohammad BuxAaharr, Shaihan Khan, Shehzad Sardar & Taj Muhammad Buledi K.P.K Troupe: Abdul Majid, Fazal Kareem, Khurshid & Zafar Ali Sindhi Troupe: Mevo Khan, Muhammad Talib, Roshan Ali & Shoukat Ali Faqeer
Production Following middling reviews and dwindling television rating points of subsequent seasons, Rohail Hyatt, the founder of the show, returned as the producer after 5 years. The series was produced under Rohail Hyatt's production company Frequency Media and was distributed by Coca-Cola Pakistan.
Speaking at the launch of Coke Studio Season 12, Rohail Hyatt said:
General Manager of Coca-Cola Pakistan, Rizwan U. Khan said,
Episodes
Copyright issues The season faced four copyright claim issues. The video of Abrar-ul-Haq's "Billo" and Shuja Haider and Rachel Viccaji's "Saiyaan", songs from Episode 2, were taken down by YouTube due to a copyright claim. Saiyaan was later restored. Sanam Marvi's "Hairaan Hua" from Episode 4 was taken down by YouTube due to a copyright claim by Abida Parveen, though it was later restored. At last Ali Sethi and Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch's "Mundiya" was taken down by YouTube from Episode 6.
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