The sixth season of the hit Pakistani music television series '' Coke Studio'' was premiered on 27 October 2013.

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and Umber Hyatt continued as producers of the show. Among the houseband, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto & Jaffer Ali Zaidi returned to the show on drums and keyboards respectively after their absence from last season. Other members included Asad Ahmed on guitar, Babar Ali Khanna on dholak, Kamran ‘Mannu’ Zafar on bass, Sikandar Mufti on percussions and drums, Omran Shafique on guitar, Zoe Viccaji and

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on backing vocals The houseband also featured international musicians for the first time in show's history, from countries like

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Artists

The sixth season saw a return of artists like

Atif Aslam Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...

Ali Azmat Ali Azmat Butt (born 20 April 1970) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the lead singer for the influential Sufi Rock band Junoon and for his subsequent solo career. In 2001, he became part of the firs ...

, Zeb & Haniya,

Sanam Marvi Sanam Marvi ( sd, ) (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.Saieen Zahoor Saieen Zahoor Ahmed or Ali Saain Shafiu (Punjabi: سائیں ظہور, born 1936) is a leading Punjabi Sufi musician from Pakistan. He has spent most of his life singing in Sufi shrines, and didn't produce a record until 2006, when he was nomi ...

. This season marked the first time for foreign artists to be featured on the show, with the likes of Sweden-based Balochi singer Rostam Mirlashari and Turkish singer Sumru Ağıryürüyen.

Featured Artists

* Abrar-ul-Haq * Alamgir *

* Asad Abbas *

Ayesha Omer Ayesha Omar (born 12 October 1981) is a Pakistani actress and YouTuber. Considered as a style icon in her home country, Omar is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of Pakistan. In 2012, she released her first singles "Chalte C ...

Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez ( pa, ) is a Pakistani pop singer-songwriter, and a music producer. She is specially known for the rendition of various popular and famous Ghazals. She started her career anchoring and acting from a very young age on PTV (Pakista ...

* Muazzam Ali Khan * Rostam Mirlashari * Rustam Fateh Ali Khan *

Saieen Zahoor Saieen Zahoor Ahmed or Ali Saain Shafiu (Punjabi: سائیں ظہور, born 1936) is a leading Punjabi Sufi musician from Pakistan. He has spent most of his life singing in Sufi shrines, and didn't produce a record until 2006, when he was nomi ...

Sanam Marvi Sanam Marvi ( sd, ) (born : 17 April 1986) is a Pakistani folk and sufi singer. She sings in Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi languages.Umair Jaswal Umair Jaswal is a Pakistani actor, singer-songwriter and music producer from Islamabad. He was also lead vocalist of the rock band '' Qayaas''. Umair is the brother of singers Yasir Jaswal and Uzair Jaswal. Personal life Jaswal, whos ...

* Zara Madani * Zeb & Haniya * Zoe Viccaji

Backing Vocals

* Zoe Viccaji

Musicians

Episodes

The

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of sixth season began airing on 20 October 2013 and concluded on 5 January 2014 . The season featured 2 singles as season opener and 5 episodes, making a total of 20 songs. All songs were arranged and produced by

. The show was produced at

's production company Frequency Media Pvt. Ltd and distributed by

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Pakistan.

References

External links

* {{Authority control #Season06 2013 Pakistani television seasons