Date for Entry: (Saturday 20th April 2019)
Actual Date of Online Entry: (Tuesday 15th March 2022)
Dear Diary,
Another examination event came
and I was involved in three groups: the Indian Classical Ensemble, the Indian
Classical Music class, and the Intermediate Ensemble. As customary, the two Indian
Music classes and Ensemble went in the first act of the show. The Ensemble did
three pieces and the class did two pieces we were working on for the whole
semester. There is a copy of the programme saved for public viewing.
During the early parts of the
semester, I had left the Intermediate Ensemble. I was not doing it for credit
and just like Youth Group, I did not want it to take up time that was only going
to suffer me. However, I was still invited to come back and play with the band for
the show and I took the offer. There would be other students brought back on the
final night to pay for more support. The songs played for this ensemble were
Bailando, Diamonds, Iron Love, Allez, Smile Jamaica, Pegate, Obeah Wedding,
Redemption Song, All Aboard and Bacchanalis.
There was a lot that went occurred this day. Mommy was sick and I had to be wakened to rush out in the road to
stop the ambulance for her. Sometime after, I had to get ready and go down to
DCFA to help with the instruments and then down to Dagga for the rest of the
evening. I had to go home to change into Indian wear and come back down to the "Big UWI" (Main
Campus) with my book bag and a separate bag of other clothing to change for the
groups. I did walk with other clothing to change when returning to school for
the packing.
I had to sit with Mr. Maharaj after he had consulted with his certificate students for us to see who was present and absent. That was part of the awarding for the final marks. Got verbally stabbed in my back twice for the night before going onto the stage and then someone I called a friend sent a verbal sword through my heart that night while trying not to scream through the pain in my legs. There are still other hurtful things that would be left anonymous in the Indian Classical Music course. I thank God that I was able to make it through another torturing night for the Music of the Diaspora exam’.
The edited video recording was created Friday 5th August 2022 and became a DAPHA Project.
Link(s):
- Diaspora ‘Concert’ (2019) - Programme.
- Intermediate Pieces. ** [Permission was not Granted.]
- Indian Classical Ensemble - Raag Bhimpalasi (V4).
- Indian Music (Classical) – 'Scores Guides'.
- Indian Music (Classical) – Class Performance.
- Concert Photographs. [See Below in the Facebook post for details.]
Daryl Zion M. Ali
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