Uma kukhulunywa ngomculo womphefumulo waseBrithani, abalaleli bakhumbula u-Adele noma u-Amy Winehouse. Kodwa-ke, muva nje enye inkanyezi ikhuphuke i-Olympus, ethathwa njengomunye wabadlali bomphefumulo abathembisa kakhulu. Amathikithi amakhonsathi ka-Lianne La Havas aphela ngaso leso sikhathi.
Ubuntwana kanye neminyaka yokuqala kaLeanne La Havas
ULeanne La Havas wazalwa ngo-August 23, 1989 eLondon. Umama wentombazane ubesebenza njengeposi futhi engowokudabuka eJamaica. Ubaba (ngesiGreki) wayesebenza njengomshayeli webhasi. Kwakungubaba owafundisa indodakazi yakhe ukudlala izinsimbi ezihlukahlukene zomculo, njengoba yena ngokwakhe wayeyi-multi-instrumentalist.
Lapho intombazane ithatha umculo, yathatha isibongo sikayise sesiGreki. Ngayishintsha kancane ngathola igama elingelona iqiniso elithi La Havas. Kodwa ungacabangi ukuthi ubaba kuphela onesandla ikusasa zomculo Leanne.
Unina wentombazane wayevame ukulalela izingoma zikaJill Scott noMary Jane Blige ekhaya. Kwakuwukuthandwa komculo okuhlukile kwabazali okube nomthelela omkhulu esitayeleni somculi.
Lapho intombazane eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala, uyise wamnika synthesizer encane. ULeanne osemusha waqala ukucula futhi lapho eneminyaka engu-11 waqamba ingoma yakhe yokuqala. Ngenxa yokusebenza kanzima namavidiyo e-YouTube, intombazane eneminyaka engu-18 yakwazi ngokuzimela isiginci.
Naseyingane, zonke izindonga zegumbi lentombazane zazinamekwe ngezingqwembe zezithombe zayo. Phakathi kwabo bekukhona u-Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers noBusta Rhymes. Ngeshwa, abazali bentombazane bahlukana lapho eneminyaka engu-2 kuphela ubudala. Isikhathi esiningi, uLeanne wayehlala nogogo nomkhulu wakhe.
Lapho usaziwayo wesikhathi esizayo eba neminyaka engu-18, waya ekolishi ukuyofundela ubuciko. Nokho, engakaphothuli izifundo zakhe, wanquma ukuyeka izifundo zakhe ukuze azinikele emculweni.
Izinyathelo zokuqala emculweni uLianne La Havas
U-Leanne wakwazi ukuthola indawo emhlabeni womculo ngenxa yomngane wakhe. Umfana wayengumfundi eLondon School of Art ehlonishwayo. Uphinde waba yingxenye yeqembu labaculi abasize umculi ukuqopha amademo akhe okuqala.
Bonke laba bangane bethula lo mculi osafuna ukucula esihlabanini uPaloma Faith, owathatha uLeanne wamyisa njengomculi osekelayo.
Ezingeni elizuziwe njengomculi osekelayo, uLeanne uthathe isinqumo sokungayeki futhi waqhubeka nokugasela inkundla yokuxhumana yamazwe ngamazwe i-MySpace. Futhi hhayi ngeze, kwaba ngenxa ye-MySpace ukuthi umculi oneminyaka engu-19 onethalente wabonwa ngomunye wabaphathi be-Warner Music.
Imisebenzi yokuqala kaLianne La Havas
Ngo-2010, umculi wasayina inkontileka ne-Warner Bros. Baqopha futhi baqala ukusebenza ku-albhamu yabo yokuqala. Isikhathi esingangonyaka, umculi waqamba amathrekhi futhi ekwindla ka-2011 kwakhululwa ama-albhamu amancane amabili.
Owokuqala wawubizwa ngokuthi Lost & Found, owesibili, okungumsebenzi obukhoma, wawubizwa ngokuthi Live From LA. Ngokushesha ngemva kokukhishwa kwama-albhamu amancane amabili, intombazane yahamba, ikhuluma njengesenzo sokuvula iqembu le-American indie folk i-Bon Iver.
I-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo yakhululwa ehlobo lika-2012 ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi Ingabe Uthando Lwakho Lukhulu Kwanele?. I-albhamu, ehlanganisa izingoma ezingu-12, yamukelwe kahle ngabalandeli nabagxeki ngokufanayo.
Ingabe Uthando Lwakho Lukhulu Ngokwenele? ngokuqinile ithathe indawo yokuqala kuma-albhamu e-US Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwe-iTunes, i-albhamu yaqashelwa njengerekhodi lonyaka.
I-albhamu yesibili kanye nezeluleko ezivela kuPrince
Eminyakeni embalwa ngemva kwe-albhamu yokuqala ephumelelayo, uLeanne wahlangana nomculi uPrince endaweni yokuqopha. Ngemva kwesikhashana, umculi waphinde wathintana nentombazane futhi wayimemela eklabhu. Wabe esecela ukudlala ikhonsathi encane endlini yakhe.
UPrince waba uhlobo lomeluleki kuLeanne osemusha. Babebhalelana njalo. Nguye oweluleka intombazane ukuthi ingajahi izitayela, kodwa yenze lokho ekuthandayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mculi odumile wawuthakasela kakhulu umsebenzi walo mculi kangangokuthi naye waba nesandla ekuthuthukiseni kwakhe embonini yomculo.
Mhlawumbe umculi ulalele umbono womeluleki onolwazi, ngoba i-albhamu yakhe yesibili, eyakhululwa ngo-2015, yabhalwa kuhlobo lwe-neo-soul.
I-albhamu yesibili (efana neyokuqala) yamukelwa kahle umphakathi futhi yathola imiklomelo eminingi. Ngo-2017, uLeanne waze waqokelwa indondo ekuqokweni kweBest Solo Artist. Kodwa, ngeshwa, omunye umculi wathola indondo.
Ukushona kukaNkosana kwayishaqisa intombazane, yahluleka ukukwamukela lokhu osekunesikhathi eside kwenzekile wakubona kungalungile futhi kungalungile.
Ihlazo lokucwasa elibandakanya uLianne La Havas
U-2017 awugcinanga nje ngokuphuca intombazane isihloko somdlali ongcono kakhulu, kodwa futhi wayidonsela ehlazweni eliphezulu elihlobene nokucwasa.
Abalandeli abaningi bomculo baphawule ukuthi cishe bonke abaqokelwe izindondo kwakungabamhlophe. Bethule i-hashtag ku-inthanethi besekela abantu abamnyama.
Le ntombazane yabona ukuthi lokhu kuwukubonakaliswa kobandlululo kubantu abamhlophe futhi yacela ukuba ingasho lutho ngaye emibhalweni ene-hashtag enjalo. Ukuqubuka kwenzondo nokusolwa ngokucwasa kwafika ngokushesha kuLeanne. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi intombazane yaxolisa, igagasi alizange liphele isikhathi eside.
Isitayela somculi uLianne La Havas
Ngemva kwalesi sihlava, uLeanne waya e-United States, lapho aqala khona ukubuka amafilimu nokufunda izincwadi ezikhuluma ngokucwasa. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, intombazane iyekile ukuba namahloni ngezinwele ezigobile eziminyene, ayizange izame ngisho ukuyiqondisa.
Ezimpahleni, umculi uthanda ukuzama futhi abeke engcupheni. Esiteji, angakwazi ukugqoka izinto ezikhanyayo, ezihlotshiswe ngama-sequin noma ama-sequin. Intombazane ithanda kakhulu amabhulukwe anokhalo oluphezulu namahembe aqinile anezinkinobho.
Omunye wabangane bakhe abaseduze usebenza njenge-stylist. Phakathi kwamanye amakhasimende akhe, ngaphezu kwabaculi, kukhona nabalingisi abawine i-Oscar.
I-albhamu yamanje neyesithathu
Muva nje, lo mculi ubesebenza kanzima e-albhamu yakhe yesithathu yesitudiyo. Futhi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, i-albhamu yesithathu kaLianne La Havas yakhululwa.
Izingoma eziyi-12 zesekhondi lokuqala zisongwe ngengubo ecinene yomkhathi kanye nenkungu enomsindo. Engomeni ngayinye, umculi ukhuluma ngothando, ukuhlukana kanye nomzabalazo wothando. Ngokungeziwe ezingomeni zabo, i-albhamu ihlanganisa nenguqulo yengoma eshisa izikhotha yeqembu Radiohead.
