Balochistan鈥檚 mystery benjo man, part 1
Daniyal Ahmed was mesmerised by a clip of an elderly musician playing the benjo 鈥� an obscure stringed instrument with typewriter keys. So began his epic search across Pakistan.
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 鈥� described as a 鈥減oor fisherman鈥� 鈥� expertly playing a benjo, an obscure stringed instrument that looks like a cross between a guitar and a typewriter. So began Daniyal鈥檚 hunt for this mystery master musician.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
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(Photo: Ustad Noor Bakhsh, the so-called 鈥減oor fisherman,鈥� with his benjo. Credit: Khaula Jamil)
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