Through to the semi-finals

Not long back back, I got an email from the SaReGaMaPa committee confirming my selection into the semi finals. I was feeling very happy not so much for cracking it but more so for getting an opportunity to prepare and compete against talented vocalists. I have been a fan of shows like SRGMP, VOI and Chotte Ustad. And it has always been my wish to compete on a similar platform although when I was in India, they did not have a whole lot of those shows.

Today after my music class (the last one for this semester), I had to hang around in Waltham for almost two hours because we were going to have our first group practice for the SRGMP finale on June 26th. It did not make sense to come home and drive back to Waltham again. So I ate a late lunch at Kabab and Tandoor, an Indian restaurant right next to LearnQuest. Then I snoozed off inside my car in the parking lot. Next the sound of thunder woke me up, just in time. It was raining cats and dogs. So I decided to go back to the venue before it got worse.

I met other semifinalists for the first time. There were other instrumentalists accompanying us. It was fun singing with the group. The song was Rang De from the movie My Name is Khan. And it sounded quite well. I also met one of the committee members who pointed out that I am one of the few semifinalists who hasn't responded with my song selection. For the finale, we are supposed to prepare three songs, one for the semi final round, and two for the final event. Only 5 of the 20 semi finalists will be singing in the evening event. Unfortunately, two of the songs I had in mind were already taken by another participant. So I picked some other songs (that I am not too familiar with but that I like). Now that my song selection is finalized officially, it is about time that I start looking for the karaoke tracks and start practicing.