A musician from Northern Ireland has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest Basak.
Marti Refety from County Armag performed for 24 hours on Trot, breaking the record after noon on Thursday.
He began in the afternoon on Wednesday and with a plan to strat his last raga on 18:00 BST on Thursday, he could defeat the previous official record for six hours.
After breaking the record, he said he is “Gulzar” and is planning to go on.
A broken record … and a broken thumb
Mr. Referty said that informal world records are 26 hours and said that he was going to “wipe out” with two records for “30 hours”.
“The most difficult bit was probably early hours this morning, I didn’t realize how cold it would be … it was difficult”.
The record was not the only thing that he broke, as Mr. Refety broke his thumb last week, making his achievement more effective.
He said that his brother came to the rescue with the jacket to keep him warm.
He has used tricks to raise money for local Christmas toy appeal.
James McGrath, who is a comparison for this incident, said he had known Marti for years, and “he is about to achieve all perseverance and things”.
“For that, all this is about the mindset,” he said.
Fiona Kelly from West Armag Consortium said: “I am very proud of Marti and Orchard County Band. What he has achieved is untrue – and what he has done to increase the profile of the appeal is unprecedented.”
Organizer Liam White said the idea was out of a plan for a money -raising concert.
“Then we thought of a Buscaton, and then mentioned the world record,” he said.
“That night, I made an inquiry with the Guinness World Records, and three months later, its guidelines.
“After that, no one was going to turn back.”
The so -called ‘Buskathon’ Armagh’s Market Street is in bandstand, and there were many rules. Mr. Refety was to be followed.
These include:
- Did not play the same song within four hours of each other
- 30 second break between each song
- Each song should be more than two and a half minutes
- It has to be done 24/7
‘After this the gig of two hours will be reduced’
He did not sing continuously, but had to play a tool on the stage throughout the time.
Addressing the crowd after completing the record, Mr. Referty said he planned to go to “full hog” and play for a total of 30 hours.
He said, “A two -hour gig for me is going to be very low after this.”
