I woke up, got ready, then head out with Nisar sahib to get some breakfast at a dingy little dhaba. We got back and I grabbed my gear then walked over to Sindhology. As I walked through the gates, I saw Aarab sahib, the dambura player I had requested Ustad Anb Jogi to include in today’s recording session. I had seen him perform at the Sewan mela and then talked to him at Radio Pakistan a few days later. He is a humble musician. At over 80 years of age, he has played with all the greats of yesterday and today in Sindhi music.He loves to perform and is always such a humble and kind presence. I saw him sitting by the canteen, bright and early around 8:30am as I arrived. I walked over to him and sat down. He remembered me from the radio station. He asked if I worked at Sindhology and I mentioned that I was doing the recording sessions today and had especially requested him. Sitting with him certainly had a calming effect on me.We chat for a while, then I picked up some water bottles and head up into the building with him. As we walked up the stairs, he named practically every legendary Sindhi musician whose photo lines the stairs in the museum. He was not reading the names, as there were perhaps 2 or 3 that he did not recall. He had played with almost all of them. I knew that I was the one privileged to have him in this recording session that day.After getting to the top floor, we sat down for a bit as the recording room was being cleaned, then went inside and began setting up with Zulfiqar sahib and Afzal sahib. One of our singers for the day, Rashid Haideri arrived. I setup my camera and recorded short introductions for both musicians. A short while later, Ustad Anb Jogi and Shahid Amjad sahib, the sitar player arrived.That was enough for us to record the first half of what we needed to finish that day, and by about 10am we started. We rerecorded Sur Kalyan and Sur Yaman Kalyan. This is the first scene of Risalo. It was important to get it right. As we were well into the piece, our other singer, Farzana Bahar arrived with the musicians for her portion. This was perfect. Things moved along and we continued with her. She was there to wrap up Sur Sohni, which she sang beautifully. Basically, we recorded music for the very beginning and end of the film. Having Araab sahib, the dambura player there allowed us to connect both parts musically.This happenstance was the result of many delays and problems prior to this, and yet it somehow worked out. We took a short break and said goodbye to most of our musicians. We had two hours left and I was amazed at how things had actually worked out that day. There had been a few short power outages, but musicians got there on time, and things were working. We actually finished the script which was a huge milestone. That left us time to record some fantastic solo sitar pieces with Shahid Amjad. He had practiced and planned out a few pieces the night before. It was amazing. I was free to just sit back and enjoy the performance. Everyone in the room was entranced. I am very excited about putting all of this music together over time.We had some lunch after the session, then I head back to Darya Khan’s place where I was staying. Saqib as always took lots of great photos during the session and was there to help in every way possible. I felt so relieved. I could leave Jamshoro at last and stop thinking about the project for a few days. I was well past exhaustion with the work, but extremely thankful for how well things had turned out despite endless challenges.I made calls and plans to visit friends to say thanks before I left and to return borrowed things. Many times when I have been working like crazy to finish something, there is a lot of excitement and some feeling of not knowing what to do all of a sudden when it is done. I didn’t feel that this time. Things had been so extremely difficult that I was glad to clear my mind and not think about doing anything.Several friends dropped by to visit and then I dropped in to see a few that were headed to another friend’s wedding. After that, Saqib and I head over to see Mehboob Ali Shah sahib, the wonderful sufi friend who had shared so much wisdom with me in our many visits together. We went to his bhaituk and waited with several people. He came out and it was really sweet to see him. For my benefit, he spoke in Urdu. He congratulated me on finishing the music and asked about what I was doing next. I shared my plans and then as always he shared some precious thoughts and wisdom through storytelling. He is a master storyteller.He talked about the importance of Haq or truth and how it was more valuable and rewarding than any type of monetary achievements. Though one may suffer a great deal for it, truth was the ideal to strive for above all else. I thanked him for his time, wisdom and encouragement in what had been a very challenging process for me in Jamshoro. I felt utterly humbled when he thanked me for coming to visit and for sharing. Honestly, it is such a deep feeling of love and gratitude, like a cup endlessly overflowing with water that I can’t even put into words. Here is a fantastic human being to whom countless people come to hear the wisdom he shares on Shah Latif’s poetry and his father’s. Yet he takes such an interest in everyone and has now qualms in learning from everyone around him.As always, his words of encouragement and praise and appreciation for my efforts had me bowing my head and just blinking and murmuring thanks. His words have a way of lifting you up as only someone who genuinely cares can do. It did wonders to strengthen my resolve to continue with the next phase of “Risalo". I always leave there with riches beyond my expectations, from the humility and grace of a man who embodies the beauty of Shah Latif’s poetry and message.Saqib and I hung out for a bit at my room, before he head out and I fell asleep.