UStevie Wonder igama elingelona iqiniso lomculi womphefumulo waseMelika odumile, ogama lakhe langempela nguStevland Hardaway Morris.
Umculi odumile uyimpumputhe cishe kusukela azalwa, kodwa lokhu akuzange kumvimbe ekubeni omunye wabaculi abadumile bekhulu lama-XNUMX.
Uwine indondo ye-Grammy izikhathi ezingu-25 futhi waba nethonya elikhulu ekuthuthukisweni komculo ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule.
Ukuzalwa kanye nobuntwana bokuqala bukaStevie Wonder
Isiphetho somculi wase-Afrika-waseMelika sinqunywe iphutha lezokwelapha. UStevie Wonder wazalwa ngoMeyi 13, 1950. Wazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngakho wafakwa emshinini wokufukamela okhethekile wabantwana abazalwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Umdlali wesikhathi esizayo wayene-retinopathy, evamile ezinganeni eziningi ezizalwa ngaphambi kwamaviki angu-40. Lesi yisilonda solwelwesi lweso, oluvame ukubangelwa ukuphazamiseka kwemithambo.
Ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule, odokotela babazi okuncane ngalokhu, ngakho benza iphutha. I-incubator kaStevie yanikezwa inani elikhulu kakhulu lomoya-mpilo, okwaba nomthelela omubi emithanjeni entekenteke yamehlo. Ingane ayiboni nhlobo.
Umfana wachitha isikhathi esiningi sobuntwana bakhe ekhaya. Unina kazange amvumele ukuthi aphume yedwa, ngoba wayekhathazekile ngobumpumputhe. Ukulahlekelwa ukubona kwaholela ekutheni ezinye izinzwa zomntwana zibe zimbi.
Umculi wesikhathi esizayo waqala ukucula ekwayeni yesonto, futhi wafunda nezinsimbi zomculo ngosizo lukanina. Ngokushesha waba yingcweti ye-harmonica, izigubhu nopiyano.
NgokukaStevie Wonder, kwaba ukuzwela okuthintekayo akuthola lapho edlala izinsimbi ezihlukahlukene okudlale indima enkulu kuye.
Inkontileka yokuqala namarekhodi
Ikhono lomfana labonwa kusenesikhathi. Kakade eneminyaka engu-9, waphumelela ngempumelelo ukuhlolwa, okwanquma umsebenzi wakhe wesikhathi esizayo. Uhlele umhlangano nesikhulu esiphezulu senkampani edumile yokuqopha iMotown Records.
Khona-ke inkampani yayiholwa nguBerry Gordy, owayethanda ithalente lomntwana. Kakade eneminyaka engu-10, uStevie Wonder wasayina inkontileka yakhe yokuqala.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-11, i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala yakhululwa. Ngaleso sikhathi, inkanyezi yesikhathi esizayo yayinegama elingelona iqiniso elithi "Little Stevie Wonder". Ngonyaka olandelayo, kwakhululwa enye i-albhamu yakhe yesitudiyo, lapho enza khona izingoma ezicula yedwa ku-harmonica.
Ithalenta lomfana lalisobala, kodwa amarekhodi awazange abe nempumelelo enkulu. Indlela yomculi oyedwa eya ekudumeni yaqala kamuva.
Umsebenzi womculo nodumo
"Impumelelo" yangempela yomculi kwaba ingoma ethi Fingertips (Ingxenye 2), ayiqopha eneminyaka engu-13. UStevie ngokwakhe wasebenza njengomculi, waphinde wadlala ingoma ku-harmonica ne-bongos. Ukwakhiwa kwahlala emashadi aseMelika isikhathi eside futhi kwaletha ukuthandwa kokuqala kumculi womphefumulo.
Lapho eneminyaka engu-14, umculi wadlala indima yokuqala kule filimu, lapho naye kwadingeka acule. Kakade ngeminyaka yama-60s, wathola udumo lwangempela.
Kulandelana, kuphuma izingoma ezintsha zika-Stevie Wonder. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngesikhathi esifanayo wasebenza njengomqambi endaweni yokuqopha lapho asayina khona inkontileka.
Umzamo wokuqala wokudala i-albhamu ye-R&B yangempela kwaba ukuthi Ngivelaphi. Ngaso leso sikhathi, futhi yaba yipeni lokuhlola likaStevie Wonder, njengoba alikhipha ngobusuku bangaphambi kobuningi bakhe (ngaphambi kokuba ahlanganise iminyaka engu-21).
Umculi waba umdidiyeli wangempela, hhayi nje ngegama, wale albhamu.
Ngaphambilini, wayeneqembu labahleli abamsizayo, ngakho-ke amanye amarekhodi ayengakabi nawo "umsindo we-Stevie Wonder" wangempela. Ku-Lapho Ngivela Khona, izingoma azisaklanyelwe izithameli ezimhlophe, njengoba kwakunjalo kuma-albhamu angaphambili. Lapha basebenzisa izinsimbi ezingavamile (oboe, umtshingo, njll.).
Omunye umehluko kwamanye amapulasitiki ukuthi zonke izingoma zibhalwe nguStevie Wonder kuphela. Ngokokuqala ngqá, waqamba ngokuphelele umculo wezingoma ezikhululiwe, ngakho kuzwakala njengomculo "wokuzulazula".
Abaphathi be-studio yokuqopha baqaphela ukuthi kwakudingeka ukuthuthukisa hhayi kuphela ithalenta lomculi njengomculi. Phela uziveze ngempela ekuculweni kwezingoma zakhe.
Ngokushesha ngemva kokukhula kanye nokukhishwa kwe-albhamu entsha, lo mculi wephula isivumelwano neMotown. Ngalesi sikhathi, wayesezuze u-$1 million wakhe wokuqala. Futhi abaphathi be-studio baqaphela ukuthi balahlekelwa inkanyezi yangempela.
Izingxoxo zenkontileka entsha zathatha isikhathi eside. Embhalweni osayinwe nguStevie, wayesengumlingani ogcwele, elawula ngokugcwele inqubo yokukhiqiza izingoma zakhe.
Inani eliphakeme lomsebenzi womculi kwakuyiminyaka yama-70s, lapho akhipha khona amarekhodi emiqondo eminingana. Ngemva kokuthola inkululeko yokwenza, umculi wakwazi ukuqopha ama-albhamu amahle kakhulu namaculo amlethela ukuthandwa emhlabeni wonke.
Impilo yomuntu siqu kaStevie Wonder
Isikhathi sokuqala umculi washada ngaphambi kweminyaka yobudala. Lapho eneminyaka engu-20, washada noCyrite Wright, naye owayesebenza endaweni yokuqopha. Inyunyana yahlukana ngokushesha, nakuba lo mbhangqwana wawulondoloza ubuhlobo obufudumele.
Olandelayo okhethiwe womdlali kwakunguYolanda Simmons, owamzalela izingane ezimbili. Kodwa babengashadile. Kamuva, uStevie washada okwesibili noKaren Millard. Lo mshado uphinde wazala izingane ezimbili.
Ngokushesha umculi wahlangana nemodeli Tomika Robin Bracey, wabe esehlukanisa nomkakhe. Emshadweni wesithathu osemthethweni, kwazalwa izingane ezimbili. Indodakazi encane yazalwa ngo-2014 (umculi ngaleso sikhathi wayeseneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-60 ubudala). Abashadikazi basathandana.
UStevie Wonder uyinganekwane emhlabeni womculo. Usaqhubeka nokucula nokuqopha izingoma kuze kube yimanje. Ukuhluka kwakhe njengomdlali kulele eqinisweni lokuthi uyingcweti ngobuciko bendlela yokukhuluma eyinkimbinkimbi.
Ububanzi bezwi lakhe buphakathi kwama-octave amane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umculi uyakwazi ngokuphelele ukusebenzisa izinsimbi zomculo ezihlukahlukene (synthesizer, harmonica, izigubhu kits, njll.).
Izingoma eziyinkimbinkimbi zixhunywe ekuqanjweni kwakhe, futhi izinguquko zesitayela azikwazi ukubikezela. Ngakho-ke, kunzima ukucula izingoma zikaStevie Wonder, futhi nguye kuphela ongakwenza kahle.
Umculi waba omunye wabadlali abadumile kakhulu besikhathi sethu. Kanye noRay Charles, ungomunye wabaculi abayizimpumputhe abadume kakhulu emhlabeni. Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe usekhiphe ama-albhamu angaphezu kuka-30.
