Iqembu le-SWV liyiqoqo labangane abathathu besikole abakwazile ukuzuza impumelelo ebalulekile ngeminyaka yawo-1990 yekhulunyaka elidlule. Iqembu labesifazane selisakazwe amarekhodi ayizigidi ezingu-25 athengisiwe, ukuqokwa kwendondo yomculo we-Grammy, kanye nama-albhamu amaningana asesimweni se-double platinum.
Ukuqala komsebenzi weqembu le-SWV
I-SWV (Sisters with Voices) ekuqaleni iyiqembu levangeli elakhiwe ngabangane abathathu besikole samabanga aphezulu, okuhlanganisa uCheryl Gamble, uTamara Johnson kanye noLeanne Lyons. Amantombazane awazange afunde esikoleni esifanayo kuphela, kodwa futhi afunde izingoma zesonto. Leli qiniso lafakazela "ukusebenzelana" okumangalisayo nokuvumelana kweqembu.
Iqembu, elasungulwa ngo-1991, selidonse ukunaka okukhulu emphakathini kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala ngemuva kokusungulwa kwalo ngokusemthethweni. Amantombazane amathathu anethalente asanda kufika esitudiyo sokuqala akwazile ukwenza iqhinga elimangalisayo lokuthengisa.
Bathumele amathrekhi edemo kubantu abaningi abajwayelekile nabaculi abadumile, bebeka ama-disc emabhodleleni amanzi amaminerali e-Perrier. Njengomphumela walo mkhankaso, iqembu le-SWV laqashelwa ilebula enkulu ye-RCA Records. Naye, amantombazane asayine inkontileka yokuqopha ama-albhamu angu-8.
Isikhathi sokuduma
I-albhamu yokuqala yesitudiyo ye-Sisters with Voices yayibizwa ngokuthi It's About Time. I-albhamu, ekhishwe ngo-Okthoba 27, 1992 yi-RCA, yaqinisekiswa njengeplatinamu ephindwe kabili. Cishe wonke amathrekhi afakwe emsebenzini wokuqala wochwepheshe we-SWV athole umklomelo. Yonke imisebenzi eyalandela nayo yaphumelela kakhulu.
Eyodwa ethi Right Here ifinyelele kunombolo-13 eshadini le-R&B. I-I'm Soin to You ifinyelele inani eliphakeme kunombolo 2 eshadini elifanayo le-R&B kanye nakunombolo 6 ku-Billboard HOT 100. Ingoma ethi Weak iphezulu womabili amashadi e-R&B nawe-Billboard.
Ngemuva kwempumelelo emangalisayo ye-albhamu yokuqala namathrekhi angawodwa, amantombazane asebenze kanzima ekudaleni afika esikrinini se-movie yomculo. Omunye wemisebenzi ye-SWV waba yingxenye yomsindo osemthethweni wefilimu ethi Above the Rim (1994).
Entwasahlobo ka-1994, ibhendi yakhipha i-The Remixes, ukusetshenzwa kabusha okucatshangelwayo kwamathrekhi adlule. Le albhamu iphinde yazuza isimo "segolide". Izingoma ezivela eqoqweni zizwakala kuwo wonke amashadi amakhulu omhlaba.
Ukuwa kwethimba le-SWV
Uchungechunge lwemidlalo emangalisayo yeqembu le-SWV esikhathini sika-1992-1995 lwaqhubeka ngempumelelo enkulu nakakhulu. Ehlobo lika-1995, abathathu bavumelanisa iculo elithi Tonight's the Night. Lokhu kulandele ithrekhi ku-R&B Blackstreet Top 40.
Ngo-1996, amantombazane abuyela esiteji nge-albhamu ethi New Beginning. Yandulelwe ingoma engu-No. 1 (ngokusho kwamashadi amaningi e-R&B) - ingoma ethi You're the One.
Ngo-1997, kwakhululwa omunye umsebenzi omkhulu - i-albhamu ethi Some Tension. Uphinde wazuza impumelelo enkulu, wathola iqembu elidumile endaweni ehamba phambili kumashadi kazwelonke nasemhlabeni. Ngeshwa, iSisters with Voices yahlukana ngo-1998.
Amalungu ebhendi aqala ukusebenza emisebenzini yawo, ethatha amakhonsathi eyedwa futhi eqopha ama-albhamu. Nokho, alikho nelilodwa irekhodi elikhishwe amalungu angaphambili eqembu le-SWV elingazuza imiphumela efana nokusebenzisana okuqoshwe njengengxenye yeqembu.
Umlando wanamuhla weqembu le-SWV
Ukuhlanganiswa okuyingqophamlando kweqembu le-Sisters with Voices kwenzeka cishe eminyakeni eyi-10 ngemuva kokuwa kwaleli qembu eliyingqayizivele. Ithimba le-SWV laphinde lakhiwa ngo-2005. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho amantombazane aqala khona ukukhuluma ngokudalwa nokukhishwa kwerekhodi elisha eligcwele.
Kodwa-ke, abaculi bakwazi ukufeza isifiso sabo kuphela ngo-2012, ngemva kokusayina inkontileka nelebula le-Mass Appeal. I-albhamu ethi I Missed Up iwukwenza kabusha okuhlakaniphile kwezingoma zakuqala ze-SWV.
Umsebenzi uqale ngenombolo yesi-6 eshadini le-R&B. I-Sisters with Voices iphinde yafakazela ikhono labo, yalikhombisa ngaphandle kokubheka emuva isikhathi eside sokungabikho kweqembu kwangempela emsakazweni womhlaba.
Ngo-2016, amantombazane avela ku-trio Sisters with Voices akhiphe i-albhamu yawo yesihlanu enobude obugcwele, Namanje. I-disc yamukelwe ngemfudumalo ngabalaleli nabagxeki bomculo. Eminye yemisebenzi efakwe kuyo yaphinde yaba seshadini kazwelonke nakwamanye amazwe.
I-Sisters with Voices yinto ehlukile eyanyakazisa umhlaba ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Iqembu, ekuqaleni elalihlanganisa abaculi abathathu abangebona abanolwazi olunzulu, likwazile ukuzuza impumelelo enkulu. Imisebenzi ekhishwe yiqembu esikhathini sika-1992-1997 yazwakala yiwo wonke umuntu ohlotshaniswa nomculo wesitayela se-R&B.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, leli qembu, elathola ukuqashelwa emhlabeni wonke kanye nodumo emhlabeni wonke, lakwazi ukulondoloza ukubunjwa kwalo kwangempela kuze kube yilolu suku. Amantombazane eqembu le-SWV, ahlakaze umkhiqizo ekuqaleni komsebenzi wawo, athola amandla okuhlangana futhi ukuze akhulule amathrekhi efomethi entsha, yesimanjemanje nethakazelisayo.
