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00:00Binoo is made up of two parts, one small and one big, and they are attached to each other.
00:06It is an extraordinary skill to play it with great difficulty.
00:14I can play everything.
00:16In Karachi, there is a saying,
00:19I can write anything.
00:22I can do anything.
00:25I can do anything.
00:27I can play any instrument,
00:30be it the Koyaari or the Rana.
00:33If I can play a Koyaari, I can play any instrument.
00:36If I can't play a Rana,
00:39I can play anything.
00:42Still, Rana is the best.
00:45So, Rana is the instrument that is liked by many people.
00:48People who are not afraid of pain,
00:51they like Rana's instruments.
00:54Algoza is also considered to be the identity of Sindhi culture, which has been a cultural
01:04heritage in Sindh for thousands of years.
01:07Experts say that this instrument used to be the favorite instrument of the Chalawis.
01:14Algoza is the ancient instrument of Sindh.
01:17Algoza is also known as Ben in Sindhi.
01:28Algoza has two pairs.
01:32It has a beautiful sound.
01:36Especially our villagers, who go to the village to graze goats, cows or camels,
01:46when they get tired and sit under the cover of a tree,
01:53they play Algoza from the sound and refresh themselves.
02:11Not every musician can play this instrument.
02:13In fact, only a few musicians play it.
02:17And this instrument is still found in Sindh.
02:20But this instrument seems to be getting old.
02:24And the musicians who play it are also becoming fewer and fewer.
02:50The musicians who play Algoza are old people.
02:53They have been playing it for a long time.
02:55I consider them to be teachers.
02:57But the musicians who play Algoza have been playing it for more than 90 years.
03:03We have been playing it for many years.
03:08Algoza is played in the music of Sindhi, Balochi, Rajasthani, Kutchi and Punjabi music,
03:14as well as in the music of other Barsagir tribes.
03:19The instruments of music similar to Algoza are also found in other countries.
03:24But this special instrument is found in Barsagir, Pak and Hind.