Linhartova dvorana, Cankarjev dom
24. maja 2024 ob 19.30
Until recently almost entirely unknown outside his home region of Balochistan in Pakistan, this master of the benju is enjoying a late-career surge, particularly on the European festival circuit.
Ustad Noor Bakhsh, benju; Doshambay, damboora;
Photo ©Donna Lee
Ustad Noor Bakhsh (PK), from the region of Balochistan in Pakistan, is a master of the benju, a unique and rather strange-looking instrument – Songlines journalist Chris Menist has described it as looking like a ‘slide guitar with typewriter keys’. Now in his late 70s, Bakhsh has played the benju since childhood, rising to become something of a legend of Balochi music as an accompanist while remaining almost unknown outside his home region.
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Enter anthropologist Daniyal Ahmed, whose viral videos of Bakhsh have propelled him to late-age stardom, a recorded album, and a ten-country European tour. ‘When I play benju,’ says Bakhsh, ‘I feel young.’ We approve that message.
Price: EUR 17,00 | 20,00 (EUR 15,00 | 18,00 )*
* for younger than 25 and older than 65, as well as pensioners.
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Includes concerts: Ustad Noor Bakhsh, Pankisi Ensemble
