I-Bananarama iyiqembu le-pop lehlelo. Inani eliphakeme lokuthandwa kweqembu lalingama-1980 ekhulwini elidlule. Alikho nelilodwa idisco eliqediwe ngaphandle kwamahithi eqembu laseBananarama. Iqembu lisavakashile nanamuhla, lijabulela izingoma zalo ezingapheli.
Umlando wokudalwa nokubunjwa kweqembu
Ukuze uqonde umlando wokudalwa kweqembu, udinga ukukhumbula i-September 1981 ekude. Khona-ke abangane abathathu - uShavon Fahy, uSara Dallin noKeren Woodward banquma "ukudala" iphrojekthi yabo.
Ngo-1980, laba abathathu bahlangana nomculi ohamba phambili we-Sex Pistols, uPaul Cook, owadlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwamantombazane njengabahlabeleli. UPaul ulethe amantombazane abukekayo esiteji, wawanikeza indawo endalweni yakhe, The Professionals. Uphinde wasiza abathathu ukuqopha idemo yabo yokuqala.
Leli qembu liqale uhambo lwalo namantombazane enandisa kuma-nightclub, ehlanganisa izingoma zamaqembu adumile. Kwakungenakwenzeka ukungababoni abaculi abakhangayo - abanobuhle, abakhangayo nabakhulumayo ngokushesha bathatha izinhliziyo zabathandi bomculo. “Abalandeli” bayithande ngempela ikhava yesiSwahili ye-Aie a Mwana.
Ukwakhiwa akuzange kunganakwa abakhiqizi abanethonya. Ngokushesha laba abathathu base becubungula okunikezwayo okuningi okuvela ezitudiyo zokuqopha ezidumile. Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, iqembu le-Bananarama laqopha iculo elihlangene neqembu le-Fun Boy Three. Ukwakhiwa akuzange kudlule zonke izinhlobo zamashadi kuphela, kodwa futhi kungene izingoma ezi-5 ezihamba phambili e-UK.
Kuze kube sekupheleni kwawo-1980, ukwakheka kweqembu akuzange kushintshe. Ngo-1988, uShavon wanquma ukuvalelisa ebusheni bakhe obungenandaba. Washada futhi wagxila ezindabeni zomndeni.
Ngokushesha uShavon wathola omunye ozongena esikhundleni sakhe. Indawo yomculi onethalente yathathwa nguJackie O'Sullivan. Shavon ngo-2017-2018 Ehlangene neqembu elithi Bananarama, wahamba nohambo lokuzungeza umhlaba. Wabe esenikeza izingxoxo eziningana.
Indlela yokudala yeqembu le-Bananarama
Ngo-1983, i-discography yeqembu yavulwa nge-albhamu ethi Deep Sea Skiving. Yamukelwe ngemfudumalo abalandeli. Ukwazile ukuvikela isimo salaba abathathu njengabaculi abahamba phambili bezwe. Maphakathi nawo-1980, abaculi “babuyisela ekuphileni” ingoma yehlelo elithi Venus. Iqoshwe ngesitayela se-disco. Kamuva, isiqeshana sevidiyo esikhanyayo saqoshwa le ngoma.
Abaculi bamangaza izethameli ngomsebenzi wabo okhiqizayo. Ngokushesha abalandeli babo base bejabulela izingoma zomdlalo wabo omude olandelayo. Sikhuluma ngeqoqo Hawu!. Ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu eyethulwe kwaphawula ukuguqulwa kwezingoma kuhlobo lwe-Euro-pop. Lawa maculo alandelayo okufanele uwalalele: Ngizwe Amahemuhemu, Uthando Ngeziqu Zokuqala futhi Angikwazi Ukukusiza.
Ekupheleni kwawo-1990, ithimba langena ngokufanelekile ku-Guinness Book of Records. Isenzakalo esinjalo esibalulekile sasiyisizathu esihle kakhulu sokuvakasha komhlaba, okuyinto amantombazane ayenza.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, uJackie walishiya iqembu. Uma amahemuhemu kufanele akholwe, lesi sigameko senzeke ngenxa yezingxabano eziqhubekayo. Kusukela ngo-1992, kube namalungu amabili kuphela ohlwini olusemthethweni - uSarah noKeren.
I-discography yeqembu ekuqaleni kuka-2020 yayinama-albhamu angu-6. Ngenxa yalokho, ngo-2016, ukushicilelwa okuhlonishwayo kwe-Billboard kufaka iqembu labadansi abaphumelele kakhulu abayi-100.
Bananarama group okwamanje
Ngo-2017, abaculi bangena ku-Original Line-up Tour. Phakathi naso sonke isikhathi sohambo olukhulu, ilungu langaphambili u-Fahy wabajoyina.
Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, ukuhlonipha iminyaka yeqembu, abaculi bethula i-albhamu yobude obugcwele elindelwe isikhathi eside e-Stereo. Iqoqo lamukelwe ngemfudumalo abalandeli beqembu iBananarama.
Ngawo lowo nyaka, abaculi abahamba phambili beqembu benze inhlolokhono lapho babelane khona ngolwazi olulandelayo:
“Siyaqonda ukuthi kufike izikhathi ezahlukene. Isizukulwane samanje sinezithixo zaso. Iqembu lethu alizenzi ngowokuqala. I-albhamu entsha esiyikhiphile ngo-2019 ayizange iphule amarekhodi. Akuzona izindaba zethu lezi. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi abalandeli beqiniso beqembu bazowuthokozela umkhiqizo omusha.”
Ulwazi lwakamuva oluvela empilweni yeqembu lungatholakala ezinkundleni zokuxhumana nakuwebhusayithi esemthethweni. Ngo-2020, abaculi bahlela ikhonsathi yabo yokuqala ebonakalayo. Lo mcimbi udalwe ukuqubuka kwe-coronavirus emhlabeni.
Ngo-2020, abaculi bethula izikhumbuzo zabo, Ithi Impela Ithi Into. Ngenxa yomsebenzi obonisa ukuqonda, abalandeli bangafunda okuthile okwengeziwe okwembulayo mayelana ne-biography nomlando wokudalwa kweqembu le-Bananarama.
