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Sarkawt Hamad
13-01-2024
Het Muzieklokaal

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The closing weekend..A very emotional weekend for us al. I was not only playing a final set, I was also processing the past 7 years of my life in which De School played a big role.

I couldn’t think during my set, everything had to go naturally based on feelings. I even forgot about my ‘breaky’ file (which is 1/4 of the files I prepared for that set). So I was trying to find broken beats or tracks with bigger breaks in my other files, kind of confused that I couldn’t find that much. Lol, so funny how that happens. But it had to go like that I guess, because it was my most beautiful dj experience so far. The crowd was so involved in every step I took. I saw it, and it touched me so. I almost had to cry, but really wanted to finish my set first.

Here my insta post were I formulate it nicely:A bliss we've had to experience that special energy in the air throughout the weekend. And thank you so much crowd for have done this set together. I've seen your ongoing attention, and your connection with my patience, touched me a lot. <3<3

We all have different experiences closing off time, so I'll just share mine. During my set, I couldn't think anymore for 3 hours, but I was feeling so much processing the past 7 years. Saying goodbye to a dance floor on which I grieved my brother in my late teens, found love at and laughed my ass off, uncountable amounts of times. Because of De School - us, the unique combination of people and music coming together there - the hardest days in my life became the best ones as well (such a contrast reality can be).

Opened with Samira Said after KI/KI, played an atoms for peace track I always wanted to play if I would be a dj, and played one of my fav tracks from when I was a bedroom dj. Playing a set like Saturday's makes me realize again what it is we're doing and how much I enjoy talking without words. Overwhelmed by your reactions. We really narrated that together. More than thankful to have been part of de school as a raver and dj. To have experienced a special place like this in the real time itself. Het Einde was beautiful. <3

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