Lives Less Ordinary, Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 2

Lives Less Ordinary

Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 2

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April 21, 2024

38 minutes

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How Ustad Noor Bakhsh, a Pakistani shepherd in his 70s, became a folk music star

After hunting for four years, Pakistani ethnomusicologist Daniyal Ahmed finally finds Ustad Noor Bakhsh, an elderly shepherd and master of the electric benjo – an obscure stringed instrument with typewriter keys. With Daniyal’s help, Ustad Noor would go from serenading his goats in the jungles of Balochistan to performing for revellers on the European festival circuit.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar

Producer: Maryam Maruf

Translation: Wajid Baloch

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