Though nationally famous as the creator of traditional musical instruments, some with amusingly kitchy quirks (snakes coiled around the stem, eyes and legs to anthropomorphise others), this septugenarianlives in a very simle, traditional Pamiri home in the gorgeously set village of Dasht, perched high above nderob (1.7km by hairpin road). He is happy to receive guests, but obviusly happier still if he sells an instrument (typically US$200-300) or finds a sponsor to help him realise his dream of building himself a new, less weather-dependent workshop space..
