Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 1

Daniyal Ahmed is a flute player and anthropologist who spends his time searching out and documenting folk music across Pakistan. In 2018, he was mesmerised by a video clip of an elderly man – described as a “poor fisherman” – expertly playing a benjo, an obscure stringed instrument that looks like a cross between a guitar and a typewriter. So began Daniyal’s hunt for this mystery master musician.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf

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(Photo: Ustad Noor Bakhsh, the so-called “poor fisherman,” with his benjo. Credit: Khaula Jamil)