Ngo-2017, uRag'n'Bone Man waba "nempumelelo". Le ndoda yaseNgilandi yathatha imboni yomculo ngesivinini ngezwi layo elicacile nelijulile le-bass-baritone ngengoma yalo yesibili ethi Human. Yalandelwa yi-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo enegama elifanayo.
I-albhamu ikhishwe nge-Columbia Records ngoFebhuwari 2017. Ngezingoma ezintathu zokuqala ezikhishwe kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2006 kuya kuJanuwari 2017, ukuhlanganisa kube yimpumelelo.
I-albhamu ifinyelele kunombolo 1 eshadini lama-albhamu ase-UK kanye nezinhlanu kwamanye amazwe.
Ngenxa yokuthengiswa okuhle, u-Rag'n'Bone Man waba umculi weshumi leminyaka one-albhamu yokuqala edayise kakhulu, edlula amarekhodi okuthengisa ka-Ed Sheeran no-Sam Smith.
Eyesibili engashadile ku-albhamu, efinyelele kunombolo 2 eshadini lase-UK Singles kanye no-1 ku-Billboard US Alternative Songs Chart, ithengise amakhophi amaningi. Igunyazwe i-platinum ephindwe kabili yi-British Phonographic Industry (BPI) kanye negolide yiRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Umlando weRag'n'Bone Man
URag'n'Bone Man (igama langempela uRory Charles Graham) wazalwa ngoJanuwari 29, 1985 e-Uckfield, e-East Sussex.
U-Rory wayengomunye walabo bantwana ababebizwa ngokuthi inkinga lapho ekhula. Waxoshwa esikoleni ngesikhathi esisodwa - iRoyal Ringmer Academy.
U-Rory wayesengakwazi ukuya e-Uckfield Community College of Technology edolobheni lakubo. Kwakuyisidingo esikhulu, uRag'n'Bone Man akakaze asithande isikole.
Ngolunye usuku, wakhuluma ngokushiya izabelo zakhe zesikole futhi ahambe nabangane bakhe baye esitolo sama-CD. Basuka lapho baya endlini yomunye wabangani bakhe baqopha isigubhu nebhesi.
Intshisekelo kaRag'n'Bone Man emculweni yatshalwa ngabazali bakhe futhi yagcwala iRoots Manuva. Lona umrepha wesiNgisi nomdidiyeli othathwa njengomunye wabantu abanethonya elikhulu emlandweni womculo waseBrithani.
URag'n'Bone Man kuthiwa ubesebenzela ukuba ngu-MC waze waqala ukulalela izingoma zikaManuva.
U-Rory wathandana ne-hip-hop yaseMelika. Ngakho waqala ukudlwengula nokucula. Uphinde wenza nabazali bakhe bathanda umculo we-jazz nowomphefumulo. Esebenzela ukuhlanganisa ukuchayeka kwakhe komculo, wazenzela esakhe isitayela somculo.
Lapho umndeni wakwaGraham uthuthela eBrighton, uRory nabangane bakhe bakha iqembu le-rap iRum Committee. Uqale ukucula bukhoma emicimbini ahlangana ngayo nabamsizile ukungena endimeni yomculo.
Ngokumangalisayo, uRag'n'Bone Man akazange afundiswe ukucula. Wacula kakhulu, wazilalela futhi wazama ukukwenza kangcono nakakhulu.
Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayekujabulela ukucula bukhoma, wathembisa ukuthi udumo lwakhe ngeke lumvimbe ekubeni umculi.
Abazali bakhe, umndeni kanye nentombi
URag'n'Bone Man ubonga abazali bakhe ngodumo, ukunconywa nengcebo ayijabulelayo namuhla egameni lomculo.
Bagxilisa endodaneni yabo ukuthanda umculo. Ubaba wakhe wayedlala isiginci futhi umama wakhe wayethanda amarekhodi amadala eblues. Kunesikhathi lapho lo mculi echaze umndeni wakhe njengowomculo.
Ubaba wasekela izifiso zendodana yakhe, futhi ngokwesekwa kwakhe, uRag wakwazi ukucula emcimbini we-blues eneminyaka engu-19. Ukusebenza kwakhe kwahlangatshezwa nokuduma kwehlombe.
U-Rory akashadile, kodwa usethandane no-Beth Rowe iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-8. Manje sebenothando olungaphezu kothando ababelana ngalo. Umbhangqwana ubejabule ngokufika kwengane yabo yokuqala ngoSepthemba 2017.
Umsebenzi weRag'n'Bone Man
Ngo-2012, waphothula umsebenzi wakhe wokuqala weBluestown EP noGi3mo ekhiqiza lo mculo. Inhlanganisela ye-hip-hop kanye ne-blues ibe yintandokazi kuma-pubs endawo namakilabhu entsha. URag uthole inani elibalulekile "labalandeli" ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-EP yakhe.
Ngokushesha ilebula ye-High Focus yanikeza u-Rag inkontileka. Ngaphansi kwenkontileka, lo mculi usebenze nabaculi abaningi, njengeLeaf Dog kanye ne-Dirty Dike. Usebenze kuma-albhamu abo ngo-2013 nango-2014 ngaphambi kokuthi ahlangane nomdidiyeli wamarekhodi odumile uMark Crew.
UMark wayeyigama elikhulu emculweni waseBrithani futhi wayesebenza neqembu elidumile i-Bastille lapho ezibandakanya noRag. Ngaleso sikhathi, izinkampani zokuqopha zaseMelika zaqala ukubonisa isithakazelo kumculi. Nelebuli yaseMelika iWarner Chappell imnikeze inkontileka.
Ngo-2014, uRory wakhulula iphrojekthi yakhe yokuqala enkulu, i-EP ebizwa ngokuthi Izimpisi. Bekuwumzamo wokusebenzisana noMark Crew futhi yakhululwa ngaphansi kwe-Best Laid Plan Records. I-albhamu inamaculo angu-9, ihlanganisa ama-rapper amaningana asafufusa: Vince Staples, Stig Dump kanye noKeith Tempest.
U-Rory uphinde waqhubeka nokusebenza kumaphrojekthi akhe. I-Best Laid Plan Records ikhiphe i-EP elandelayo, I-Disfigured. Eyodwa ephuma ku-albhamu ethi Bitter End idlalwe ku-BBC Radio 1 Xtra.
Inkontileka ne-Columbia Records
Ngokushesha i-Columbia Records yamsayinisa inkontileka. Ngalokhu kubambisana, uRag waba yimpumelelo emhlabeni wonke. NgoJulayi 2016, uRag wakhulula i-Human eyodwa, eyaba yimpumelelo ngokushesha. Iphezulu kumashadi omculo emazweni amaningana aseYurophu futhi yaqinisekiswa njengegolide kwabaningi awo.
Ingoma ikhethwe abadali bochungechunge lwe-Amazon Prime i-Oasis njengengqikithi yengoma yochungechunge. Ingoma iphinde yasetshenziswa ekuqalisweni kwe-trailer yegeyimu yevidiyo ethi Mass Effect: Andromeda kanye ochungechungeni lwe-TV Into the Badlands and Inhumans.
NgoFebhuwari 2017, i-albhamu yobude obugcwele ethi Human yakhululwa. Ngaphezu kweyomuntu oyedwa, enye ingoma evela ku-albhamu ye-Skin yaba yimpumelelo kakhulu. I-albhamu iphinde yahlanganisa abaculi abafana noMark Crew, Johnny Coffer kanye ne-Two Inch Punch.
Lapho ikhishwa, i-albhamu yaduma kuleli nakwamanye amazwe. Ikhishwe kunombolo 1 ku-UK Albums Chart futhi yaba yi-albhamu yokuqala edayiswa kakhulu ngeminyaka yawo-2010. Yize abagxeki bebenemibono ehlukene ngale albhamu, abalaleli emhlabeni wonke bayithande.
URag uvele engomeni ethi Broken People (2017) kaWill Smith, inkanyezi kaBright, ekhishwe emhlabeni wonke kuNetflix. Iphinde yavela ku-albhamu yesihlanu yesitudiyo i-Humanz yebhendi ye-virtual Gorillaz.
Imiklomelo
URag'n'Bone usethole imiklomelo eminingi kanye nokuqokwa. Ubegqame kakhulu kuma-Brit Awards ka-2017. Ngaphezu kokuklonyeliswa ngendondo yeBritish Breakthrough Award, umbhali wamaculo nomculi waseNgilandi uthole indondo yeCritics' Choice Award.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mculi uqokwe kwi-NRJ Music Award. Uthole indondo ye-Best New Artist kuma-MTV European Music Awards ka-2017.
Khonamanjalo, eJalimane, uRag'n'Bone uthole indondo ye-"International Male Artist". Uphinde wagoduka no-"International Rookie Laurel" kuma-Echo Awards ka-2017. Unyaka ka-2017 kwaba unyaka okhumbuleka kakhulu weRag'n'Bone Man.
I-Rag'n Bone Man ngo-2021
URag'n Bone Man ekuqaleni kukaMeyi 2021 uthokozise abalandeli bomsebenzi wakhe ngokukhishwa kwe-LP entsha. Iqoqo lalibizwa ngeLife By Misadventure. Khumbula ukuthi lena yi-albhamu yesibili yesitudiyo ye-rapper. Irekhodi laliphezulu ngomculo we-15.
