Country of origin Pakistan Original release May 13 – July 8, 2012 | No. of episodes 5 | |
The fifth season of the Pakistani music television series Coke Studio commenced airing on 13 May 2012. The season consisted of five episodes, which aired on May 13, May 27, June 10, June 24 and July 8 respectively.
Rohail Hyatt and Umber Hyatt continued as producers of the show. Among the houseband, Louis 'Gumby' Pinto left the show due to him being the executive producer of the show Uth Records by Ufone. Jaffer Ali Zaidi also left the show and was replaced by Mubashir Admani. Raheel Manzar Paul and Zulfiq 'Shazee' Ahmed Khan also left the show. Farhad Humuyun was recruited as the new drummer for the fifth series.
The fifth season saw a return of Bilal Khan, Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad, Atif Aslam and Meesha Shafi, all artists having performed previously on Coke Studio. The series also featured international rap musician Bohemia, rock bands Overload and SYMT from Lahore, pop singer Hadiqa Kiani, Pushto pop singer Hamayoon Khan, progressive rock band Qayaas from Islamabad, singers Uzair Jaswal and Rachel Viccaji. Folk singers Tahir Mithu and Chakwal group are also featured artists. The song explores humanity "in a world of materialism and artificiality, with little understanding of the real truth." The best song was given to chakwal group.