Seman Abishek lives at the Mattakuliya settlement with his family and is a regular at the weekly music classes. His cheeky grin is an outward expression of his positive attitude to life. The cheerful 10-year old talks to us about music, drums and who he thinks is the best student in his class. Dhow Foundation (DF) - How old are you? Seman Abishek - I'm almost 10 years. DF - How long have you been playing music at this programme? SA - 2 months DF - Do you have a favorite instrument? SA - I play the drums DF - Do you know to play any songs yet? SA - Yeah we play 'Are you sleeping', 'Dum tak ka tek' (on the drums), the National Anthem and some others. DF - Who do you think is the best student in the class? SA - I'm the best. Who else could it be? DF - Have you made new friends at this class with whom you hang out outside class hours? SA - Yeah we all know each other well now. We play cricket at the park. I'm the best at that also. DF - What do you think can be done better? What else would you like to do during class? Any ideas? SA - I like the class. Maybe we can do a show. Or go to the other settlement and teach them how to play well like us.