Today, we lost a true music legend of our country, as Mehdi Hassan passed away at age 84 of organ failure in a private hospital in Karachi. With the passing away of the best ghazal singer of all times, the world has lost a major stalwart of the ghazal world. Vacuum left by him is never going to be filled.
Coke Studio @ MTV (India) has been swinging at the full pace and we’re getting frequent updates as much as multiple times a day. We have just received a list of twelve artists who have been confirmed to perform in the first season of Coke Studio @ MTV.
As reported earlier, the first season will begin with Shafqat Amanat Ali’s “Akhiyan”. Other confirmed artists include Shruti Pathak, Advaita, Shankar Mahadevan, Raghu Dixit, Kailash Kher, Wadali Bros, Sabri Bros, Shaan, Papon (from Assam), Sanjeev T & KK.
The Pakistani phenomenon, Coke Studio welcomes the Pakistani rock band Call and another Indian musician, Kailash Kher who is a household name in India, having successfully fused Indian folk music with pop. We have come to know this from two very reliable sources from inside the studio.
Produced by Rohail Hyatt, the show will feature both the band and the sufi musician as a part of the fourth season of Coke Studio. Kailash Kher will be the second Indian musician to be featured in this highly successful Pakistani TV show after Rabbi Shergill. This proves that artistes, regardless of their nationality, are for the people and by the people, and of the people.