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In the Middle East, Coke Studio will bring together Arab and international artists to collaborate and record an original fusion song meshing two or more unique genres of music. Each episode offers an inside-look at the cultures and traditions that have influenced current music styles.

The show, which has already been a huge success in Brazil, Pakistan and India, aims to promote new interest in Arabic fusion music by taking the region’s most famous musicians and blending their distinct sounds with that of internationally renowned stars.

Each week, one of Arab music’s most recognizable stars will team up with an artist or group from a different part of the world. The pair will then work on a track that fuses elements of both cultures, while also, according to the show's creators, highlighting the musical variety that exists within the Middle East.

This is the first time that Coke Studio makes its mark in the Middle East, with the show airing on MBC 1, every Wednesday at 9.30 pm. The show is produced by producer and song writer, Michel Elefteriades, and directed by the award-winning Chadi Younes.

Scheduled episode line-up

 * Episode 1
 * Episode Airing Date: 11 April 2012
 * Episode Theme: Oriental Music - Pop meets Flamenco Music
 * Nancy Ajram and José de Gálvez
 * Episode 2
 * Episode Airing Date: 18 April 2012
 * Episode Theme: Oriental Music meets Oriental & Yugoslavian Gypsy Music
 * Rouwaida Attieh, Gypsy Brass Band & Bilal
 * [Episode 3]
 * Episode Airing Date: 25 April 2012
 * Yara and Tino Favazza
 * [Episode 4]
 * Episode Airing Date: 2 May 2012
 * Dj Jerry Ropero & Chehade Brother/ Jannat
 * [Episode 5]
 * Episode Airing Date: 9 May 2012
 * Hamaki & Jay Sean
 * [Episode 6]
 * Episode Airing Date: 16 May 2012
 * Mounir & The Wailers
 * [Episode 7]
 * Episode Airing Date: 23 May 2012
 * TBC
 * [Episode 8]
 * Episode Airing Date: 30 May 2012
 * Saber Al Rubai, Shantelle & Cairokee
 * [Episode 9]
 * Episode Airing Date: 6 June 2012
 * Best of 1