Nescafé Basement


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".

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.

Season 2

Out of 1,253 young artists who auditioned, Xulfi selected 19 from major cities across the country.
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.

Season 5

The season 5 of the show featured a total number of 73 artists' under Xulfi's mentorship 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.

Songs and Performers

Season 2
Songs:

1. Tere Ishq Mein

2. Akhiyan Udeek Diyan

3. Boom Boom

4. Mr. Fraudiye

5. Koye Mannay Ya Na Mannay

6. Sweet Nothing

7. Sweet Child O' Mine

8. Qadmon Talay

9. Sab Bhula Ke

10. What Do You Want From Me

11. Run To You

Performers:

Hamza Tanveer

Altamash Sever

Abu Baker Javed

Rizwan Butt

Parizae Azhar Malik

Sohaib Shafiq

Syed Misbah Uddin

Sameen Qasim

Shairi Bakhshi

Usman Sheikh

Bilawal Lahooti

Rutuba Muhammad Yaqub

Shahrukh Aslam

Mansoor Lashaari

Jibraan Saeed

Haider Abbas

Adrian David Emmanuel

Asfer Hussain

Turaab Khan

Artists

Season 6