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=== Slavery, escape, and hiding (1988-1999) ===

[[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. After school, Peiderezek along with the other children were made 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 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.

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Soon after Peiderezek began to create music, he began to hone his songwriting skills. In November of 2000, Peiderezek discovered R&B, and was immediately inspired. On the 29th of November 2000, posted a video on Soyandoje entitled "Tage". The video featured the song "Tage", which Peiderezek had wrote between the 2nd and 3rd of December 2000. "Tage" was recorded by Peiderezek in one take on [yamahati]'s personal camcorder, with the on the floor below the piano, the camera pointed at the wall, only showing Peiderezek's legs and tail. The instrumentation of the version of "Tage" posted on Soyandoje only featured his voice and [yamahati mother]'s upright piano. Despite the poor quality of the recording, the video blew up on Soyandoje and was quickly reposted to various other music forums and social media sites. On the 1st of December 2000, [[Jezang Dsim]], a Baphian kaneed and a marketing executive at [[Inforadio Srn]], clicked on the "Tage" video on accident whilst browsing Soyandoje. Impressed, he tracked Peiderezek down to his [xyz] home and converesed with him and [yamahati mother], and convinced her to let him take Peiderezek to Turku to re-record "Tage" at Dekyenu Studios in Turku. [Yamahati mother] initially felt reluctant, due to Peiderezek's trauma, technical legal status of being enslaved still, and Peiderezek being a kali, but after several minutes, she and Peiderezek agreed to record "Tage". On the 6th of December 2000, Peiderezek's 18th birthday, Peiderezek, [yamahati], [yamahati mother], and Jezang Dsim travelled to Ëndaija, and then flew from there to Turku International Airport, arriving early in the morning of the 7th.

"Tage" was re-recorded from 9-14 December 2000 at Dekyenu Studios. After several days of deliberation, Jezang Dsim became Peiderezek's manager, and they signed with Dusansoyan Records on the 17th. On 1 January 2001, the single "Tage" was released by Dusansoyan Records, under the Baphian pseudoynm Soyan Belupo. "Tage" received critical and commerical acclaim, debuting at number 4 on the ~~Baphian~~ Music ~~Society~~ Hot 100 between the 1st and 16th of January. It was a moderate international success, peaking at number 17 on the Cring Top 100 for two weeks. With the success of "Tage", it was decided by Peiderezek and Dsim to record an album, which would eventually become ''Mujekesi Soyandoze''.

"Tage" was re-recorded from 9-14 December 2000 at Dekyenu Studios. After several days of deliberation, Jezang Dsim became Peiderezek's manager, and they signed with Dusansoyan Records on the 17th. On 1 January 2001, the single "Tage" was released by Dusansoyan Records, under the Baphian pseudoynm Soyan Belupo. "Tage" received critical and commerical acclaim, debuting at number 4 on the ''Ukilen-Music'' Hot 100 between the 1st and 16th of January. It was a moderate international success, peaking at number 17 on the Cring Top 100 for two weeks. With the success of "Tage", it was decided by Peiderezek and Dsim to record an album, which would eventually become ''Mujekesi Soyandoze''.

=== ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) ===

''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was recorded from February 2001 to August 2001. During this time, Peiderezek continued to absorb music, which caused

''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was recorded from February 2001 to August 2001. During this time, Peiderezek continued to absorb music, which caused rifts between him and Dsim during it's recording. He described the recording process as "awful" and "extremely traumatic"; he recalls one incident where he and Dsim got into a heated argument. "We fought over the genre of what the record would become – we hadn't even decided on a name for it. We were all stressed and I had constantly changed what I wanted it to be. He had spent a lot of money for each of my ideas, and I guess we were both frustrated. I melted down, and I took most of the demos we had recorded and tossed them out of the eighth story window. It took a lot of time to regain his trust", Peiderezek described regarding the recording process in a 2018 interview. Peiderezek eventually decided that the album would be an electronic album – for the album, Peiderezek took influence from the thriving A'Block rave and trance scene, as well as influence from traditional Baphian and Kzmrš traditional music. Peiderezek also stated he took influence from 'Gbhr Hnvki, particularly his debut single [TBD].

Peiderezek released his debut album, ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'', on 11 September 2001, under the pseudonym Soyan Belupo. Initially only predicted to sell 250,000 copies, ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' became an overnight sensation, being spread widely on social media and internet forums. Debuting at the number one spot on the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 chart, it stayed at number one for fourty two weeks – from 11 September 2001 to 2 July 2002. Seven singles were released from the album: "Tega 2", Bongsibon", "SCRS", "Vrillen", "Citrezod", "Sa na", and "I Demand a Lawyer", and all seven of these singles topped the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 singles charts. ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was the first artist in Baphian history to have seven singles chart simultaneously on the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 charts. ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' would end up being the most sold Baphian album of 2001, selling over 20 million copies in 2001 alone.

[[File:Buckner Mansion, New Orleans, November 2019 - Side.jpg|thumb|Zegwe House photographed in 2022.]]

The overnight success garnered by ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' astonished Peiderezek, Dsim, and Dusansoyan Records. Despite it's success, Peiderezek complained of the album's quality and the royalty payment he received from the album: only 1%, one of the lowest out of any Baphian musician at the time, but one of the highest for Bapho-Azkalis at the time. For the album, Peiderezek received approximately 668,044 dollars in compensation, enough for him and the [yamahati] family to move into the Zegwe House in Axhanan, Turku.

=== ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003) ===

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 === Slavery, escape, and hiding (1988-1999) ===
 [[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. After school, Peiderezek along with the other children were made 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 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.
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 Soon after Peiderezek began to create music, he began to hone his songwriting skills. In November of 2000, Peiderezek discovered R&B, and was immediately inspired. On the 29th of November 2000, posted a video on Soyandoje entitled "Tage". The video featured the song "Tage", which Peiderezek had wrote between the 2nd and 3rd of December 2000. "Tage" was recorded by Peiderezek in one take on [yamahati]'s personal camcorder, with the on the floor below the piano, the camera pointed at the wall, only showing Peiderezek's legs and tail. The instrumentation of the version of "Tage" posted on Soyandoje only featured his voice and [yamahati mother]'s upright piano. Despite the poor quality of the recording, the video blew up on Soyandoje and was quickly reposted to various other music forums and social media sites. On the 1st of December 2000, [[Jezang Dsim]], a Baphian kaneed and a marketing executive at [[Inforadio Srn]], clicked on the "Tage" video on accident whilst browsing Soyandoje. Impressed, he tracked Peiderezek down to his [xyz] home and converesed with him and [yamahati mother], and convinced her to let him take Peiderezek to Turku to re-record "Tage" at Dekyenu Studios in Turku. [Yamahati mother] initially felt reluctant, due to Peiderezek's trauma, technical legal status of being enslaved still, and Peiderezek being a kali, but after several minutes, she and Peiderezek agreed to record "Tage". On the 6th of December 2000, Peiderezek's 18th birthday, Peiderezek, [yamahati], [yamahati mother], and Jezang Dsim travelled to Ëndaija, and then flew from there to Turku International Airport, arriving early in the morning of the 7th.
-"Tage" was re-recorded from 9-14 December 2000 at Dekyenu Studios. After several days of deliberation, Jezang Dsim became Peiderezek's manager, and they signed with Dusansoyan Records on the 17th. On 1 January 2001, the single "Tage" was released by Dusansoyan Records, under the Baphian pseudoynm Soyan Belupo. "Tage" received critical and commerical acclaim, debuting at number 4 on the Baphian Music Society Hot 100 between the 1st and 16th of January. It was a moderate international success, peaking at number 17 on the Cring Top 100 for two weeks. With the success of "Tage", it was decided by Peiderezek and Dsim to record an album, which would eventually become ''Mujekesi Soyandoze''.
+"Tage" was re-recorded from 9-14 December 2000 at Dekyenu Studios. After several days of deliberation, Jezang Dsim became Peiderezek's manager, and they signed with Dusansoyan Records on the 17th. On 1 January 2001, the single "Tage" was released by Dusansoyan Records, under the Baphian pseudoynm Soyan Belupo. "Tage" received critical and commerical acclaim, debuting at number 4 on the ''Ukilen-Music'' Hot 100 between the 1st and 16th of January. It was a moderate international success, peaking at number 17 on the Cring Top 100 for two weeks. With the success of "Tage", it was decided by Peiderezek and Dsim to record an album, which would eventually become ''Mujekesi Soyandoze''.
 === ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) ===
-''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was recorded from February 2001 to August 2001. During this time, Peiderezek continued to absorb music, which caused
+''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was recorded from February 2001 to August 2001. During this time, Peiderezek continued to absorb music, which caused rifts between him and Dsim during it's recording. He described the recording process as "awful" and "extremely traumatic"; he recalls one incident where he and Dsim got into a heated argument. "We fought over the genre of what the record would become – we hadn't even decided on a name for it. We were all stressed and I had constantly changed what I wanted it to be. He had spent a lot of money for each of my ideas, and I guess we were both frustrated. I melted down, and I took most of the demos we had recorded and tossed them out of the eighth story window. It took a lot of time to regain his trust", Peiderezek described regarding the recording process in a 2018 interview. Peiderezek eventually decided that the album would be an electronic album – for the album, Peiderezek took influence from the thriving A'Block rave and trance scene, as well as influence from traditional Baphian and Kzmrš traditional music. Peiderezek also stated he took influence from 'Gbhr Hnvki, particularly his debut single [TBD].
+Peiderezek released his debut album, ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'', on 11 September 2001, under the pseudonym Soyan Belupo. Initially only predicted to sell 250,000 copies, ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' became an overnight sensation, being spread widely on social media and internet forums. Debuting at the number one spot on the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 chart, it stayed at number one for fourty two weeks – from 11 September 2001 to 2 July 2002. Seven singles were released from the album: "Tega 2", Bongsibon", "SCRS", "Vrillen", "Citrezod", "Sa na", and "I Demand a Lawyer", and all seven of these singles topped the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 singles charts. ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' was the first artist in Baphian history to have seven singles chart simultaneously on the ''Ukilen Music'' Top 100 charts. ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' would end up being the most sold Baphian album of 2001, selling over 20 million copies in 2001 alone.
+[[File:Buckner Mansion, New Orleans, November 2019 - Side.jpg|thumb|Zegwe House photographed in 2022.]]
+The overnight success garnered by ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' astonished Peiderezek, Dsim, and Dusansoyan Records. Despite it's success, Peiderezek complained of the album's quality and the royalty payment he received from the album: only 1%, one of the lowest out of any Baphian musician at the time, but one of the highest for Bapho-Azkalis at the time. For the album, Peiderezek received approximately 668,044 dollars in compensation, enough for him and the [yamahati] family to move into the Zegwe House in Axhanan, Turku.
 === ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003) ===