Coke Studio Season 11 becomes the first ever platform to feature transgender singers in Pakistan
We have all heard about upcoming Coke Studio Season 11, which has just released its opening piece “Hum Dakhenge”. This new season promises celebrating the national unity, cultural diversity and this particular track with the vision on “One Nation, one spirit, one sound”.
And staying true to its promise, there comes a pleasant surprise for everyone. It is going to be for the first time in the history of Pakistan that singers from the transgender community are being included in such a main stream music project.
Among the 70 singers who part in singing this legendary piece of poetry by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, include two of the exceptionally talented artists from Pakistani transgender community, Naghma Gogi and Lucky Khan. They are given with the carefully selected, perfect lines of the poetry to sing, “Khalq-e- Khuda, Jo mai bhi hun aur tum bhi ho”, the sending strong message to the world, “Creation of God, that I am, that you are too”.
It is for the first time that people from the marginalized community are included in a big project and are given opportunity to perform on a mainstream medium like other Pakistani artists. People are thrilled about this latest development, everyone is appreciating the new season of Coke Studio, as it has provided an opportunity for the transgender community to be represented along with Pakistan’s biggest music names.
Not only us, but people out there are cheering Coke Studio all the way for accomplishing the feat.
Coke Studio Pakistan Season 11 will be featuring a transgender duo!!! 🇵🇰 Meet Naghma and Lucky representing their whole community. I'm sure you'll experience the depth of their lives in their voices! #CokeStudio11 #Pakistan #TransgenderCommunity pic.twitter.com/dmDgkAzYW6
— Komal Shahid (@ArmedWithWords) July 22, 2018
Not only has Coke studio introduced transgenders this season, they have carefully selected them to sing the khalq-e- khuda (Jo mai bhi hun aur tum bhi ho) line, sending a very clear message to a lot of us who treat them differently. pic.twitter.com/hOJkJNtEud
— nma (@namaloomafraaad) July 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/7heikh/status/1020997842968752128
There is a sense of timeless quality in Naghma & Lucky’s voices.
They had a long association with the world of theatre too. #CokeStudio11 pic.twitter.com/jiScPqmYWp— Kinza Tariq (@Kinnzayyy) July 22, 2018
The track was sung by transgender gives a clear message to the society, what a step. Take a bow 🙌👏#CokeStudio11 pic.twitter.com/fFyE4zZN9N
— Maria Lakhpat (@iLakhpat) July 23, 2018
Meet Naghma & Lucky ✨ #CokeStudio11 is the first ever platform to feature a transgender song. So much respect 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/qw62YU312o
— رمشاء (@RamshaPakistani) July 22, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/amnamalik9/posts/10157774043208782
Finally, some boss af trans women have made it to @cokestudio and oh my heart <3#cokestudio11 pic.twitter.com/x03o3Xc3jY
— h (@HaadeaP) July 22, 2018
United Pakistan!!!!!!
Got a goosebumb to see transgender..#LazimHaiHumBhiDekhaingy#CokeStudio11 #CokeStudio #coke #PakistanZindabad pic.twitter.com/WjGWOytL3z— Sameer_Sajid (@SameerSajid18) July 22, 2018
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