{"id":130310,"date":"2024-05-17T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/ustad-noor-bakhsh-130310\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T12:10:35","slug":"ustad-noor-bakhsh","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/concert\/ustad-noor-bakhsh-130310\/","title":{"rendered":"Ustad Noor Bakhsh (Belutschistan \/ Pakistan)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ustad Noor Bakhsh is a legend and the living archive of an infinitely rich musical tradition. The soundscapes he elicits from his \u2018Balochi Banjo\u2019 are unique.<\/p>\n

His virtuoso playing is deeply rooted in the musical traditions of Balochistan, but spans a wide range of Indian raags, which he performs in his very own experimental style, and includes Persian and Kurdish melodies as well as Afghan ghazal.<\/p>\n

Ustad Noor Bakhsh plays an electric version of the \u2018Balochi Banjo\u2019, which he amplifies with a small, ancient guitar amp. This gives this instrument \u2013 a zither played with keys \u2013 a special flavour. The \u2018Balochi banjo\u2019 has a peculiar history, as it originally comes from Japan, where it is known as a toy instrument for children called taish\u014dkoto. In Balochistan it became a complex folk instrument with its own cultural technique that combines the sounds of the entire region between Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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