Nescafé Basement Explained

Creator:Xulfi
Country:Pakistan
Language:English
Urdu
Num Seasons:5
Num Episodes:59
Channel:
Last Aired:present

Nescafé Basement is a Pakistani music television series which features studio-recorded performances by underground and emerging artists. The show is produced by Nescafé. The artists are recruited and mentored by Xulfi, who is also the music producer of the show. The first song released from Nescafé Basement was a cover of Sajjad Ali's "Larri Adda".[1]

The show has been critically acclaimed by critics all over the world for its high quality of production, musical instruments used and the camera work.

Season 1

In September 2012, the brand went around college campuses looking for young, exceptionally talented, but unknown musicians who could sing and play a variety of instruments. The 15 best musicians were then mentored by Xulfi from the band Call.[2]

Season 2

Out of 1,253 young artists who auditioned (compared to only 98 for the first season), Xulfi selected 19 (whereas 14 were selected last season) from major cities across the country.[3]

Nescafe Basement 2 had eight weekly episodes, each showcasing two songs with behind-the-scenes documentaries which highlight the journey of hidden musical prodigies. Apart from television broadcasts, the show will also have a digital component that includes their website, Facebook page and Twitter.[4]

Season 5

The season 5 of the show featured a total number of 73 artists' under Xulfi's mentorship[5] and was one of the most praised seasons of a music show in the subcontinent and worldwide featuring hit tracks like Bol Hu, Mehbooba and Piya Re.

Tracks in Season 5:

  1. Jaagna To Parega - Season Promo
  2. Bol Hu - Soch The Band ft. Hadiya Hashmi
  3. Mehbooba
  4. Haiderium - Zain Ali and Zohaib Ali
  5. Ranjhna - Shahzad-e-Ali
  6. Teri Yaad - Ali Khan
  7. Piya Re - Jahangir Niazi
  8. Resistance - Abdullah Siddiqui
  9. Aadat Instrumental - Bhanwaray ft. Goher Mumtaz
  10. Gharoli Ghoom Charakhra - Tahseen Sakina and Baluch Twins

Performers

Awards

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: What is brewing in the Basement?. Kool Muzone. Ahmad Uzair. 13 January 2014.
  2. News: Nescafé Basement – coming soon to a channel near you. 13 January 2014. Aurora-DAWN. 20 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113180110/http://aurora.dawn.com/2012/09/20/nescafe-basement-coming-soon-to-a-channel-near-you/. 13 January 2014.
  3. News: Sher Khan. Nescafe Basement: Bringing newbies to the fore. 13 January 2014. The Express Tribune. 19 September 2013.
  4. Web site: Nescafe Basement brings challenge for Coke Studio with season two. Awaz.tv. 13 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Kiran . Shaiza . 2019-03-21 . Nescafe Basement’s Season 5 shows everyone how it’s done . 2024-02-14 . Diva Magazine . en-US.
  6. Web site: Rising star Abdullah Qureshi planning to release new singles. 2018-01-25. Daily Times. en-US. 2019-08-04.
  7. Web site: The Leo Twins From NESCAFÉ Basement Are Winning Hearts Of Every Pakistani!. R. Ariba. 2018-10-24. Parhlo. en-US. 2019-09-16.
  8. News: Beverages (Hot): Maxus for Nescafé Basement. 13 January 2014. Aurora-DAWN. 27 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140113180635/http://aurora.dawn.com/2013/04/27/adcom-wins-big-at-the-pas-awards-2013/. 13 January 2014.
  9. Web site: Maxus Lahore Wins the global Maxus Magnets 2013 - Nescafe Basement (video). Vimeo. 13 January 2014.

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