I-Culture Club ithathwa njengeqembu elisha laseBrithani. Iqembu lasungulwa ngo-1981. Amalungu enza i-melodic pop enezici ze-white soul. Leli qembu laziwa ngesithombe esigqamile somculi walo ophambili, uBoy George.
Isikhathi eside, iqembu leCulture Club laliyingxenye yenhlangano yentsha ye-New Romance. Leli qembu seliwine indondo yeGrammy izikhathi eziningi. Abaculi izikhathi eziyisi-7 bazithola bekwi-top 10 e-UK, izikhathi eziyisi-6 kumashadi ase-US.
Iqembu likwazile ukuthengisa amarekhodi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-35 emhlabeni jikelele. Umphumela omuhle kakhulu, uma kucatshangelwa ukuthi mangaki amaqembu omculo ayekhona ngaleso sikhathi.
Umlando wokusungulwa kweqembu leCulture Club
ICultural Club yiqembu elihlanganisa abaculi abanekhono. Ekwakhekeni kwayo: Umfana uGeorge (frontman), Roy Hay (amakhibhodi, isiginci), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Jon Moss (izigubhu). Inani eliphakeme lokuthandwa kwalo laliphakathi neminyaka yawo-1980 yekhulu lama-XX. Ithimba laba nomthelela ezizukulwaneni eziningi zabaculi kamuva abavele enkundleni.
Emuva ngo-1981, uMfana George wadlala eqenjini le-Bow Wow Wow. Wayaziwa ngegama elingelona iqiniso uLieutenant Lush. Wayefuna inkululeko eyengeziwe yokukhuluma. Kwanqunywa ukuthi bakhe iqembu labo, elihlanganisa uHay, Moss noCraig. Igama elingavamile leqembu lihlotshaniswa nobuzwe nohlanga lwabaculi. Umculi ophambili ngowase-Ireland, oshaya ibhesi ngowaseBrithani, oshaya isiginci yisiNgisi, kanti oshaya ikhibhodi ungumJuda.
Okokuqala, isivumelwano sasayinwa nesitudiyo sokuqopha i-EMI Records, kodwa saba eyesikhashana. Futhi abaculi bekufanele babheke isitudiyo esisha. Idemo yathandwa yi-Virgin Records. Inkontileka yasayinwa, ngenxa yokuthi kwakukhona ukubambisana kwesikhathi eside futhi okunenzuzo. Ukunakwa kwakugxile ekubukekeni okungavamile kwe-androgynous komculi oyedwa. Abathandi bomculo bawathokozele ama-pop ballads, izingoma ze-rock nezingoma ze-reggae.
Impumelelo kaBoy George esiteji saseYurophu
Iqembu leCulture Club limangaze ochwepheshe abaningi ngokuthuthuka okusheshayo emhlabeni webhizinisi lokubonisa. Ukubukeka kwe-frontman okungajwayelekile, amazwi anamandla, ukuhambisana nomculo kanye nokuphromotha okunekhono kuyisizathu sempumelelo yeqembu.
Ngo-1982, kwakhululwa izingoma zokuqala ezithi White Boy nethi I'm Afraid of Me. Kube ngukubonga kubo ukuthi iqembu liqale uhambo lwalo endimeni yomculo.
Izilaleli zamukele izingoma ngokufudumele. Iqembu laqaphela ukuthi kwakungenzeka ukudala okunye, ngakho-ke kwaqala ukuqoshwa kwezingoma ezintsha. Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva, uMystery Boy waphuma. Ikhishwe ngohlelo olulinganiselwe e-Japan.
Ngenxa yengoma yesithathu ethi Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, leli qembu lizuze udumo emhlabeni wonke. Ibe yi-#1 hit e-UK, i-#2 hit eMelika.
Leli qembu limenywe ukuthi lizocula ohlelweni oludumile lwe-Top of the Pops, lapho lifike lashisa izikhotha. Izithameli zikujabulele ukwethulwa komculo walo mdlalo.
Ekupheleni kuka-1982, kwakhululwa i-albhamu yokuqala ethi Kissing to be Clever. Bekusezingomeni ezi-5 ezihamba phambili ezikhishwe ngalowo nyaka e-UK.
Isitudiyo sokurekhoda sinqume ukushicilela iqoqo, elihlanganisa izingoma ezishisayo. Bakwazile ukungena ezingomeni ezingu-10 ezihamba phambili.
Ngemva konyaka, i-albhamu ethi Color by Numbers yakhululwa. Isidayise amakhophi angu-10 million. Ngenxa yalokhu, wafakwa ohlwini lwabahamba phambili, olwahlanganiswa umagazini i-Rolling Stone.
Iqembu laqala ukuthola imiklomelo eminingi. UGeorge wamenywa ngentshiseko kuthelevishini ukuze akhulume ngezinhlelo zakhe zokudala. Amahlaya, charisma, umlingiswa olula kwamsiza ukuba abe intandokazi yomphakathi nezintatheli.
Ukuwa kweqembu
Ngo-1984, ibhendi yaqopha i-albhamu ethi Waking Up with the House on Fire. Yenze uhlu lwamaqoqo ahamba phambili e-UK. Abalandeli nochwepheshe bakwazile ukuhlola izingoma ezimbalwa kuphela. Okunye kwakubonakala kungathandeki kubo, kucace kakhulu.
Njengoba u-Boy George avuma kamuva, impumelelo yeqembu ayizange iphendule amakhanda abaculi kuphela, kodwa ne-studio yokuqopha. Ukuze uthole imali ethe xaxa, ibhendi yahamba uhambo lomhlaba yase iqala ukuqopha i-albhamu entsha. Akumangazi ukuthi ukuntuleka kwamandla nogqozi kwaba nomthelela empumelelweni yezingoma.
Ekupheleni kuka-1985, kwaba nezingxabano ezinkulu phakathi kwabahlanganyeli. Umculi ocula yedwa kanye nomshayi wezigubhu babe nobuhlobo bomuntu siqu isikhathi eside, obuye waziqeda amandla. Lokhu kwaphazamisa umsebenzi eqenjini. UGeorge wayekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuhlukana nesithandwa sakhe. Wayeyisigqila sezidakamizwa, nakuba ngaphambili ayemelene ngokuqinile nokusetshenziswa kwanoma yiziphi izinto.
Ukuqoshwa kwe-albhamu yokugcina ngaleso sikhathi kwadonsa isikhathi eside. Imithombo yezindaba isakaza izindaba zokuthi lo mculi owayeyisithandwa sase-UK ecwile ezidakamizweni. Kwehlile ukuthandwa kweqembu kuzo zombili izimakethe zomculo zaseBrithani nezaseMelika. Ukuvakasha komhlaba kukhanseliwe.
UBoy George waboshelwa ukutholakala nezidakamizwa. Kwadingeka abhekane nesithakazelo ezidakamizweni, ukuze athole injongo entsha yokuphila. Wazama yena njengoba soloist iqembu elisha, wabhala i-autobiography, wazama ukuqala kabusha.
Ukuvuselelwa kweCulture Club
Kuphela ngo-1998, ubuhlobo phakathi abaculi waqala ukululama. Izikhalo ezindala zalibaleka kancane kancane. Abafana banquma ukuvakashela umhlaba.
Abalandeli bakujabulele ukuvuselelwa kweqembu abalithandayo. Impumelelo yangaphambili yaqala ukubuya, kodwa i-albhamu yesihlanu ethi Do not Mind If I Do ayiphumelelanga. Kwadingeka ngithathe ikhefu ukuze ngicabange ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo.
Ngo-2006, kwenziwa isinqumo sokuyovakasha, kodwa uBoy George wenqaba. Kwadingeka ngiphendukele ku-Sam Butcher.
Wakhethwa ukwakheka okufanele, imvunulo, kodwa abagxeki nabathandi bomculo abazange bayazise imizamo yamalungu eqembu. Kwadingeka ngincenge uBoy George ukuba abuyele endaweni ye-frontman.
Ngo-2011 ibhendi yacula ezindaweni eziningi ezinkulu ezihlanganisa iSydney neDubai. Futhi ngo-2011, ithimba leCulture Club ladlala ezindaweni ezingu-11 e-UK.
Laba baculi baqophe icwecwe elithi Tribes, elathandwa ngabalandeli baleli qembu. Basacula kuze kube namuhla. I-repertoire ihlanganisa kokubili izingoma ezintsha namahithi ahlolwe isikhathi.
Naphezu kwendlela enzima yokudala, iqembu likwazile ukuqopha ama-albhamu angu-6, ama-singles angu-23, amaningi awo ashaya amashadi.
Izitudiyo zokuqopha zikhiphe amaqoqo angu-6, aqukethe izingoma ezihamba phambili zeCulture Club.
Abaculi banenombolo ebalulekile yemiklomelo etholwe e-UK. Abalandeli bathanda iqembu ngezingoma eziqotho, umculi ocula yedwa okhangayo kanye nempendulo evela kumculi ngamunye.
