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World Service,06 Mar 2024,40 mins

Balochistan鈥檚 mystery benjo man, part 1

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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 Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Ustad Noor Bakhsh, the so-called 鈥減oor fisherman,鈥 with his benjo. Credit: Khaula Jamil)

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