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title: I appreciate music
date: "2001-12-20T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - chat-transcripts
wp_id: 1506
description: I encountered a user in a Yahoo Chat room streaming high-quality music from Durban. I chatted with him about his band and sister’s singing, though I suspected they were just playing recorded albums while I offered polite feedback.
keywords: [yahoo chat, durban, online music, chat transcripts, south africa, internet culture]
---

I was scouring various chat rooms on Yahoo, when I hear music stream down one of the Mumbai chat rooms. It looked like fairly professional music. Quite nice. After a while, a message came on the the chat room...

**mahomedyaseenkhan**: did you hear my music?

I did. So,...

**anand\_m26blr**: Hi maho... I do. Heard you.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: hello!!!!!!\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: was my singing nice\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: must i sing more songs\
**anand\_m26blr**: A bit on the higher side, the pitch.

Now, you're probably wondering why I said that. Well, frankly, I heard a LADY's voice, and "**mahomedyaseenkhan**" sure is no lady. But heck, there's a whole lot of people who can sing at a lady's pitch, so I figured, fine. (The truth is revealed later.)

**anand\_m26blr**: The tune was good, though.\
**anand\_m26blr**: On the whole, yeah, I'd buy your album\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: must i sing more song's\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: can i sing more songs\
**anand\_m26blr**: You sure must!\
**anand\_m26blr**: Have you given a performance before?\
**anand\_m26blr**: Louder, please!\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: ill sing just now\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: let me chat\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK, sure.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: are u a muslim\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: if u are u no wats azaan\
**anand\_m26blr**: No, and I don't know what azaan is either...\
**anand\_m26blr**: What is it?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: in muslim we have 2pray wen something goes\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: its something that a man sayz 2whole of south afrca's mulims\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: muslims\
**anand\_m26blr**: Oh, I see.\
**anand\_m26blr**: Why'd you ask, BTW?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: wat did u c\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: lol\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: just joking

I didn't see the joke. But no harm in smiling...

**anand\_m26blr**: :-)\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: k ill sing in 01 min time\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: im setting my band\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK, will await in rapt attention

I was being sarcastic, but the music that I heard was truly professional. I was convinced they guy was either operating a proper band, or was playing recorded music.

**mahomedyaseenkhan**: howz that 1\
**anand\_m26blr**: Way cool, man!!\
**anand\_m26blr**: How many of you were there?\
**anand\_m26blr**: Or was it all just you!?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: me and my friends\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: 3of uss\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: which 1u think was me\
**anand\_m26blr**: You sure have a great band, boss. Where are you? In Mumbai?\
**anand\_m26blr**: I don't know... a wild guess would be the guitarist. Were you?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: i was the 1 that was saying\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: south afrca\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: durban\
**anand\_m26blr**: Oh, OK.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: i swear by the moon and the star\
**anand\_m26blr**: What about the accompaniments, then?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: ?\
**anand\_m26blr**: I mean, who played the instruments?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: must i sing anothere 1\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: my friendz\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: another song\
**anand\_m26blr**: Why not? More importantly, why don't you record your songs in an album?\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: this song my sister will sing 4u\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: with her friendz\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: nah\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: its not that good\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: my sister will sing this song\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: its called\
**anand\_m26blr**: What difference does THAT make? Just record it yaar. Anyway, I'll be listening.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: survivour\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: k\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: my sister sang that 1\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: must i sing\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: now\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: wait\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: 1min\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: usts a move\
**anand\_m26blr**: Hey, I didn't hear the last one...\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: ill tell my sister 2sing it again\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: are u listnin\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: 2myn\
**anand\_m26blr**: Can't hear a thing.\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK, will wait.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: did u hear myn\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: its called\
**anand\_m26blr**: I heard a voice, but no song...\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: it wasn't me\
**anand\_m26blr**: I mean, just a phrase...\
**anand\_m26blr**: Not a song.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: wait\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: ill tell my sis\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: sing her 1 again\
**anand\_m26blr**: Just let me know when she starts, and I'll tell you if I can hear her.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: she will start now\
**anand\_m26blr**: Can't hear anything yet.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: now\
**anand\_m26blr**: Can't hear a thing.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: can u hear\
**anand\_m26blr**: What's happening?\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK, can hear her.\
**anand\_m26blr**: Hey, sounds great. Exactly like the original.

I wasn't kidding. I thought they were playing me some tape. Anyway, listening to original albums isn't my way of spending a weekend anyway.

**anand\_m26blr**: OK, boss, I've got to push now. Have to eat. Let's chat some other time...\
**anand\_m26blr**: will look forward to it.\
**anand\_m26blr**: Really sorry I couldn't chat longer.\
**anand\_m26blr**: Bye!

Ah, but our friend is persistent.

**mahomedyaseenkhan**: how about after u eat\
**anand\_m26blr**: I'm going home after that.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: k\
**anand\_m26blr**: How about next weekend? That's when I'll get online again.\
**mahomedyaseenkhan**: friday night\
**anand\_m26blr**: OK. Bye!

Needless to say, I took several months before I logged in.