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A jazz musician with a brain tumour played a guitar during his brain surgery in South Africa.

Musa Manzini, from South Africa, played his guitar during the successful operation.

According to one of the neurosurgeons, Dr. Rohen Harrichandparsad, the playing of the guitar helped guide surgeons during the delicate surgery whilst "preserving natural pathways".

Mr Manzini was given local anaesthetic by doctors during the procedure, also known as an "awake craniotomy" at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban.

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