UNina Simone ungumculi odumile, umqambi, umhleli kanye nomshayi wopiyano. Wanamathela kuma-classics e-jazz, kodwa wakwazi ukusebenzisa izinto ezihlukahlukene ezenziwe. UNina uxube ngekhono i-jazz, i-soul, umculo we-pop, ivangeli nama-blues ezingoma, eqopha izingoma nge-orchestra enkulu. Abalandeli bakhumbula uSimone njengomculi onethalente onomlingisi oqine ngendlela emangalisayo. UNina onamawala, okhanyayo futhi ongajwayelekile […]
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I-Jazz iqhamuke ngaphansi kwethonya lesigqi sase-Afrika. Ukukhulunywa kokuqala kwalolu hlobo kwavela ekuqaleni kuka-1910 e-United States of America. Kancane kancane, yangena kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba. Iningi lezinhlobonhlobo ze-jazz libonakala ngokushwiba, ukusho amazwi, ukwenza ngcono, nokuthembela kuma-riff.
Isisekelo sohlobo yilesi: umculo, isigqi, ukuvumelana. Isici sayo esiyinhloko inkululeko yesigqi. I-Jazz ivusa kubaculi umuzwa wokukhanya nenkululeko. I-Pulsation ibaluleke kakhulu ku-jazz.
I-Jazz inezici eziyisici somculo wase-Afrika waseMelika. Cishe zonke izinsimbi zomculo zingazwakala njengensimbi eshaywayo. Ngesikhathi sokusebenza kwamathrekhi, amathoni ezingxoxo athandwayo asetshenziswa.
Ubani ofundisa inyoni ukucula? Umbuzo owubulima kakhulu lo. Inyoni izalwa inalolu bizo. Kuye, ukucula nokuphefumula kuyimiqondo efanayo. Kungashiwo okufanayo ngomunye wabalingisi abadume kakhulu ekhulwini elidlule, uCharlie Parker, owayevame ukubizwa ngokuthi Bird. UCharlie uyinganekwane ye-jazz engafi. Umqambi we-saxophonist waseMelika […]
U-Eva Cassidy wazalwa ngo-February 2, 1963 esifundazweni sase-US saseMaryland. Eminyakeni engu-7 ngemva kokuzalwa kwendodakazi yabo, abazali banquma ukushintsha indawo yabo yokuhlala. Bathuthela edolobheni elincane eliseduze neWashington. Lapho kwadlula ubuntwana bosaziwayo bakusasa. Umfowabo wentombazane naye ubezifela ngomculo. Ngiyabonga ngethalente lakho […]
UJoni Mitchell wazalwa ngo-1943 e-Alberta, lapho achitha khona ubuntwana bakhe. Intombazane yayingehlukile kontanga, uma ungacabangi isithakazelo ekudaleni. Izinhlobonhlobo zobuciko zazithakazelisa entombazaneni, kodwa ngaphezu kwakho konke yayithanda ukudweba. Ngemva kokuqeda isikole, wangena eKolishi Lokudweba e-Faculty of Graphic Art. Okuningi […]
Umculo we-Touch & Go ungabizwa nge-folklore yesimanje. Phela, kokubili amaringithoni omakhalekhukhwini kanye nokuhambisana nomculo kwezentengiso sekuvele kuyizinganekwane zesimanje nezijwayelekile. Abantu abaningi kufanele bezwe kuphela imisindo yecilongo kanye nelinye lamazwi amnandi kakhulu emhlabeni womculo wesimanje - futhi ngokushesha wonke umuntu ukhumbula amahithi angunaphakade eqembu. Isiqephu […]
U-Katie Melua wazalwa ngo-September 16, 1984 e-Kutaisi. Njengoba umndeni wentombazane uvame ukuthutha, futhi wachitha ubuntwana bakhe eTbilisi naseBatumi. Kwadingeka ngihambe ngenxa yomsebenzi kababa njengodokotela ohlinzayo. Futhi lapho ngineminyaka engu-8, Katie washiya izwe lakubo, ukuzinza nomkhaya wakhe e-Northern Ireland, edolobheni Belfast. Ukuhamba njalo akulula, [...]
