Five episodes in, Coke Studio, the biggest and most contested music production in the country, presently in its 10th season, is struggling in terms of consistency. ‘Rangrez’, which is directed by Sahir Ali Bagga, can’t decide whether it belongs to Coke Studio or to a Bollywood film soundtrack. To this day, RFAK’s best performance(s) on Coke Studio belongs to the inaugural edition. It is equally true that Bagga can’t decide whether he is producing tracks on Coke Studio or whether he is working on a film soundtrack. The version on Coke Studio sounds sanitized and needed a fierce, palpable energy that vibrated the enduring power and wisdom of this poem.

Source: The Star September 12, 2017 00:45 UTC