Ustad Noor Bakhsh (World Music Institute) — live event
Pakistan’s Ustad Noor Bakhsh is a master of the benju – a rare, keyed zither that’s unique to the Balochistan region of Pakistan. It’s a captivating, idiosyncratic instrument — based on an imported Japanese children’s toy, and electrified with a motorcycle battery — that Noor Bakhsh plays to devastating, virtuosic effect. A brilliant and soulful improvisor, Bakhsh’s marriage of melodic ornamentation and spare, electric grooves has been compared to Ali Farke Touré. and other West African guitar heroes. Noor Bakhsh’s repertoire is diverse and deep, reflecting Balochistan’s legacy as a centuries-old trading crossroads, drawing from Balochi folk songs, Persian and Arabic ghazals, South Asian ragas, Kurdish tunes, and his own experimental compositions.
Starts: 2024-09-25T19:00:23Z
Ends: 2024-09-25T21:00:23Z
Where: 234 Starr Street, New York 11237, United States
Price: $31.16