Not since Metallica announced that it might tour India has a music event caused such a buzz. After a successful run in Pakistan, Coke Studio made its India debut on MTV last Friday (June 17) featuring heavyweights like Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan and Kailash Kher. We round up the reviews:

Indiecision.com, in Tweets: “What we liked: Khogen Gogoi, Harshdeep Kaur, most arrangements. What we disliked: Camera work, scrolling text song intros, camera work.” Read more here.

IBNLive: “[Performances] lacked variations as expected out of Coke Studio… music appreciated, magic awaited!” Read more here.

Indian Express, on the launch of the show in Delhi: “Music was like a drug and singers delivered ample doses of it.” Read more here.

Mumbai Mirror: “The show packed in a punch, giving a fine glimpse at the reservoir of potential that the platform will offer with its fusion of a cross-section of Indian musical genres.” Read more here. 

Sunday Guardian: “Sloppy camera work and lackadaisical live editing… the saving grace though… is that they've captured the music beautifully.” Read more here. 

bpb bonus: Listen to this super pretty track from the Pakistani version of Coke Studio, featuring Kaavish. Happy World Music Day!