Balochistan’s mystery benjo man, part 2

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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 Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Ustad Noor Bakhsh playing electric benjo with Daniyal Ahmed on the flute Credit: Daniyal Ahmed)