Great news for all the Coke Studio fans, the biggest music show is coming back with Rohail Hayat ready for his comeback, excited? So are we! The past few seasons had Rohail Hayat essence missing, and since he is back, the audience expectations are way too high.
Recently, Artist lineup for upcoming Coke Studio season 12 is out and if you are expecting some fresher such as Ali Tariq, Kashmir Band, or mainstream singers like Momina Mustehsan or Asim Azhar, then you are wrong.
Rohail Hayat nailing it yet again has a different game plan in mind. Doing what he knows the best, he is loyal to his specialty.
Take a look at the artist lined up for the Coke Studio 12:
- Atif Aslam
- Aima Baig
- Ali Sethi
- Quratulain Baloch
- Abrar ul Haq
- Hadiqa Kayani
- Sanam Marvi
- Umair Jaswal
- Zoe Viccaji
- Rachel Viccaji
- Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad
- Shamali Afghan
- Har Sakhiyan
- Chakar Baloch
- Shahab Hussain
- Taj Mohammad Buledi
- Sadiq Sameer
- Barkat Fakeer and company
Besides, the house of bands includes:
- Guitars: Sarmad Ghafoor
- Guitars: Zain Ali
- Keys: Varqa Faraid
- Bass: Kamran Mannu Zafar
- Violin: Uncle Jay
- Drums: Kami Paul
- World percussion: Abdul Aziz, Veeru Shaan and Hassaan Moheyeddin (Moyo)
- Eastern percussions: Babar Khanna
- Multiple instruments: Tanveer Tafu and Aamir Azhar
- Backing vocalists: Shahab Hussain, Nimra Rafique, Rachel Viccaji and Meher Qadir
Though they have not revealed some guests musicians who will feature in numerous songs, we are ready for some enduring surprises.
The joyous ride of entertainment begins in early October. He is not a magician but trying his best to offer what the audiences have been missing for years. Well, we hope his old formula works, and we have some foot-tapping music to add in our player list!