Yes! It is official that the Most Famous Drummer of Pakistan John Louis Pinto II a.k.a Gumby wont be seen in the next season of Coke Studio. He is replaced by another Famous Drummer ‘Farhad Humayun’ who is also the founding member & Drummer of Overload.

Right now there is no news if Overload itself is in the next season of Coke Studio but according to our sources there are pretty good musicians in the upcoming season of Coke Studio. Lets just keep our fingers crossed and wait for more exciting news.

Pakistani youth oriented music talent show, Uth Records 2.0, is just round the corner and we are hearing that one of the major producers of the show won’t appear in this season’s episodes.

Apparently, the music producer and talented guitarist Omran Shafique will not feature in this year’s Uth Records. Omran who has been an integral part of the show along with two other music producers; Gumby and Zeeshan Pervez; couldn’t give enough time to Uth Records session this year. The main reason as we are being told is Omran’s personal and professional commitments. (more…)

We were hearing that Strings will compose an item number and Qawwali for ‘Shootout at Wadala’ and now we have bit more information available regarding this venture. (more…)

KARACHI:  Pakistani entrepreneurs including multitalented music producers such as Rohail Hyatt are truly making a national and global impact.  Dawood Global Foundation™ (DGF) recently held the world class 2^nd LADIESFUND® Entrepreneurship Conference (LEC 2011) at Avari Karachi in which esteemed and influential Hyatt was a star panelist. (more…)

As part of India & Pakistan’s 50 Years of Independence celebrations, Vital Signs performed live for the BBC at The Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham. Check out in this post the historical live performance videos of Vital Signs Band, which is now considered as Pioneers of modern Pakistani Pop Music.

Also notice in the videos the kiddos of that time; Asad Ahmed (Karavan) and Louis J. Pinto (Gumby) who are now considered as the best musicians of Pakistan in their respected fields and have also featured in Pakistan’s best music TV Show – Coke Studio.

Vital Signs Band was truly the Game Changer! Check out these videos now:

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Today we have got one brilliantly done artistic work sent to us by our Facebook page‘s fan and a true artist Ali Ather, that showcase the two emerging Pakistani musicians of 2011. These are none other than Coke Studio featured Artists; Bilal Khan and Quratulain Balouch aka QB.

Bilal Khan: (more…)

Song: Dareecha

Band: Kaavish

Drama OST: Dareecha

Here is the most classic and original soundtrack given by a very talented young duo band called Kaavish. Kaavish, the band comprises of singer/composer Jaffer Zaidi and Guitarist Maaz Maudood, which has already featured in last Coke Studio Season. This track is produced for and used exclusively in the ARY Digital’s drama serial Dareecha as an OST.

Listen/Download the song mp3 : Dareecha by Kaavish (more…)

These Photographs are taken in the inner city area of Lahore by the talented photographers at De Scene!

About Quratulain Balouch (QB):

A graduate student of Multimedia, QB (Quratulain Balouch) is well known by her cover Ankhian nu ren de, has stepped into the Pakistan music industry after her appearance in the remarkable COKE STUDIO! And from here it all starts for QB. She recently came back to Pakistan from USA after years, and has collaborated with Khawar Jawad, Saad sultan, Goher Mumtaz so far, and yet more to come! Her 1st Album is due to release by the end of this year.

Photoshoot of Quratulain Balouch

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