Coke Studio Season 10| Episode 3
Produced & Directed by Strings
Music Directed by Mekaal Hasan
Originally composed by Rashid Attre
Lyrics by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Licensed by EMI Pakistan

Bringing an avant-garde aesthetic to the Coke Studio landscape, Mekaal Hasan’s debut as a music director finds him taking a classic ghazal and framing it with progressive and experimental tropes. Unleashing his signature sound, courtesy of a lush guitar tone and Ahsan Pappu’s emotive flute-playing, Hasan creates a carefully constructed soundscape fitting for the themes of rapture and cruelty that Faiz touches upon in his poetry. The silvery vocals of Humera Channa paired with the honeyed tone of Nabeel Shaukat’s voice make for a fantastic combination to take on this humble tribute to Malika-e-Tarranum, Noor Jehan.

Houseband
Imran Akhoond (Guitars)
Aahad Nayani (Drums)
Kamran ‘Mannu' Zafar (Bass)
Babar Khanna (Dholak/Tabla)
Haider Ali (Keyboards/Piano)
Omran Shafique (Guitars)
Abdul Aziz Kazi (Percussions)

Guest Musicians
Mohammad Ahsan ‘Pappu’ (Flute)
Sajid Ali (Flute)
Zain Ahsan (Ukulele)

‘Mujh Se Pehli Si Muhabbat’ Licensed by EMI Pakistan