Coke Studio Pakistan season 11

Coke Studio Pakistan
Season 11
Official poster
StarringFeatured Artists
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkYouTube
Original releaseAugust 10 (2018-08-10) –
October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
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The eleventh season of Pakistani music television series Coke Studio Pakistan, titled as Coke Studio: The Sound of Nation, premiered in Pakistan on 10 August 2018.[1][2] Musicians Ali Hamza and Zohaib Kazi were announced as a new producers and directors for the series,[3][4][5][6] after Strings stepped down from the role to pursue their own music.[7] The series was produced under Kazi and Hamza's production company Front Foot Media and was distributed by The Coca-Cola Company Pakistan.

As a part of new module, Kazi and Hamza created a spin-off series Coke Studio Explorer which was released on 3 July 2018 and featured regional but largely unknown artists across the country where their performances were recorded live.[8] The series opened to rave reviews and received critical acclaim.[9] Despite the success of Explorer series, season eleven, received mixed reception from the critics.[10]

The ninth and last episode was released on 19 October 2018. The season consisted of 30 tracks plus one promo song.

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  7. ^ "Strings bid farewell to Coke Studio on a good note". The Express Tribune. 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Coke Studio Season 11 To Explore Talent Around Pakistan". Abb Takk News. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Coke Studio Explorer introduces Pakistan to its hidden musical gems". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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