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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
=== Early childhood and kidnapping === | === Early childhood and kidnapping (1982-1988) === | ||
[[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]] | [[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]] | ||
Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? – ?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko. | Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? – ?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko. | ||
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It was in the Mikiliz concentration camp where Peiderezek has his earliest memories. He recalled in a 2010 interview of his earliest memory being witnessing the hangings of several prisoners who had attempted to escape the camp. Peiderezek was placed in the childrens sector, where he seperated for weeks at a time from his mother. He gradually learnt Baphian from the camp guards. Peiderezek was held in the camp from the 7th of October 1983 to the 14th of April 1989; on the 14th of April 1989, 8,000 of the camp's population of 59,000 at that time were purchased by the Bartsinan Mining Company located in the outskirts of [abc] ward, Turku; Peiderezek and his mother were included in the prisoners purchased, while Peiderezek's father was not. According to Peiderezek, the next day, 15 April, he and his mother were forced into the inside of a semi-truck, along with many other prisoners, which was then driven for some three days from the concentration camp to the [[Bartsinan quarry]]. | It was in the Mikiliz concentration camp where Peiderezek has his earliest memories. He recalled in a 2010 interview of his earliest memory being witnessing the hangings of several prisoners who had attempted to escape the camp. Peiderezek was placed in the childrens sector, where he seperated for weeks at a time from his mother. He gradually learnt Baphian from the camp guards. Peiderezek was held in the camp from the 7th of October 1983 to the 14th of April 1989; on the 14th of April 1989, 8,000 of the camp's population of 59,000 at that time were purchased by the Bartsinan Mining Company located in the outskirts of [abc] ward, Turku; Peiderezek and his mother were included in the prisoners purchased, while Peiderezek's father was not. According to Peiderezek, the next day, 15 April, he and his mother were forced into the inside of a semi-truck, along with many other prisoners, which was then driven for some three days from the concentration camp to the [[Bartsinan quarry]]. | ||
=== Slavery, escape, and hiding === | === Slavery, escape, and hiding (1988-1999) === | ||
[[File:Tancem mine.jpg|left|thumb|454x454px|The Bartsinan quarry site in 2024, abandoned.]] | [[File:Tancem mine.jpg|left|thumb|454x454px|The Bartsinan quarry site in 2024, abandoned.]] | ||
Peiderezek and his mother, along with the rest of the 8,000 prisoners arrived at the Bartsinan quarry between 17-20 April. The prisoners, which included Peiderezek's mother, were immediately forced to perform labor, mining granite. Peiderezek, meanwhile, along with the rest of the young prisoners, were made to construct barracks that he and the rest of the slaves at the quarry were to reside. For two years, Peiderezek, along with other children in the quarry, were sent to an on-site Treveist day school, where he received basic parochial eduaction. Starting when Peiderezek turned nine, in 1991, he was made to perform manual labor in the quarry alongside his mother. | Peiderezek and his mother, along with the rest of the 8,000 prisoners arrived at the Bartsinan quarry between 17-20 April. The prisoners, which included Peiderezek's mother, were immediately forced to perform labor, mining granite. Peiderezek, meanwhile, along with the rest of the young prisoners, were made to construct barracks that he and the rest of the slaves at the quarry were to reside. For two years, Peiderezek, along with other children in the quarry, were sent to an on-site Treveist day school, where he received basic parochial eduaction. Starting when Peiderezek turned nine, in 1991, he was made to perform manual labor in the quarry alongside his mother. | ||
Peiderezek. along with the rest of the slaves at the Bartsinan quarry was the victim of extreme violence. Food and water rations were extremely small, and Peiderezek and the rest of the Bartsinan slaves were regularly made to work up to 30 hours at a time with only 4 hour breaks for | Peiderezek. along with the rest of the slaves at the Bartsinan quarry was the victim of extreme violence. Food and water rations were extremely small, and of bad quality. Peiderezek and the rest of the Bartsinan slaves were regularly made to work up to between 20-30 hours at a time, with an average of only 4 hour breaks for sleep. Peiderezek regularly witnessed the assault and executions of slaves, mostly at random, and was constistently the victim of assault. In 1993, Peiderezek's mother was shot after she collapsed of exhaustion, and Peiderezek along with several others were made to take her body to the on-site graveyard, where her body was buried in a mass grave. Peiderezek noted that he witnessed the death of the Azkali singer Kazo, whom was identified by several other slaves. | ||
All throughout 1999, the Turku region experienced a drought. In December, a red flag warning was issued for the entire | All throughout 1999, the Turku region experienced a drought. In December, a red flag warning was issued for the entire metropolitan area, due to high wind conditions. In the night of 6 December 1999, his 17th birthday, a fire erupted in the barracks; in the chaos, Peiderezek, along with several other slaves, were able to escape the Bartsinan quarry. Peiderezek fled on foot for several hours, before being found by the family of 16 year old [yamahati], whom at the time were vacationing in Turku. Peiderezek and [yamahti] left Turku and drove to the town of [xyz], in Yamahat, where the [yamahati] family resided. There after, Peiderezek was adopted by their family, but rarely left their house, as the town was hostile to kalis. He was taught to read and write in Baphian, and later the Yamahati Baphian language/dialect. | ||
=== Discovery of music and music creation === | |||
Peiderezek first heard the music of Jowemu Kyezupe in 1999; Peiderezek described his experience in his biography ''Blackstar'': | |||
== Music career == | == Music career == | ||