Produced and Directed by Strings Music Directors: Shani Arshad, Shuja Haider, Sahir Ali Bagga, Jaffer Zaidi On air date: September 9, 2017 Bol by Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan The poetry of Faiz is itself an inspiration, and to top it off, CS has magically transformed this writing something so much more than it's original self. Listen OR Download MP3 here Sab Maya Hai by Attaullah Esakhelvi & Sanwal Esakhelvi The start of the track is haunting, beautiful and lynches off a dust of the desert that seems to emit from every  song with the voice of Attaullah. It does feel like Sanwal Esakhelvi was holding back his range. It would have been too much if he had just let go of reservations and gone with the flow. Listen OR Download MP3 here Rangrez by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan The duo of Sahir Ali Bagga and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan created another subtle Sufi track that carries all the maigical flares that we need and crave. Listen OR Download MP3 here Ujaa...

Coke Studio Pakistan has always been the center of attention. CS garnered millions of listeners over the years and emerged as a standard for renditions and debuts. Let's look at what Episode 3 of this season has brought us. Mujh Se Pahli Si Muhabbat The original was sung by Madam Noor Jehan and is considered sacred by veteran musicians. The bars were too high and everybody was expecting too much. Still, Mekal Hassan did a bang-up job. The lustrous Humera Channa and the magnificent Nabeel Shaukat Ali complemented the track and did a great job. Many people still feel that the song is not up to the mark but to be fair, nobody can match Madam's level. So we should applaud to the courage of those who tried and listen to it as a tribute.  Listen OR Download MP3 Bazi The melody and lyrics are too good. The way Sahir Ali Bagga and Aima Baig delivered "Sir di Bazi Lag jawe", my heart just floated along the ebb and flow of the track. It was an absolute treat .  ...