Coke Studio to release Episode Two of Season 12.

KARACHI -- Coke Studio is all set to release the second episode of Season 12, featuring Billo by Abrar Ul Haq, Saiyaan by Shuja Haider and Rachel Viccaji, and Roshe by Zeb Bangash. This episode of Coke Studio Season 12 will air on 25th October.

Abrar Ul Haq takes the stage this season in a whirlwind of rap and bhangra, opening a gateway to the past with a remake of the iconic song that started his musical career: Billo.

Released in 1995, Billo took the country by storm with its quirky lyrics that talk about a young man's infatuation with his Billo; a girl who is famed for her beauty, and whose house the young man is determined to visit.

The young man declares his intentions of taking a marriage procession to her home and winning her as his bride, cursing everyone and anything that stands in the way of this pursuit. For Abrar, Billo was the song that changed everything.

It brought him overnight fame and turned music from a hobby to a lifelong calling. Abrar has been wanting to take this visit into...

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