Ngekutsi atfutfukise kabanti umkhakha wemculo welitjeko waseNingizimu Afrika, lelabeli yelirekhodi lelisandza kutsiwa Dance Afrika, lenza kushukuma lokukhulu njengesihloko semidlalo yemculo yesisindvo lesilandzelako. Yatsatswa ngulabadzala bemculo, Julian Green kanye naLesedi Moselane, Dance Afrika ayisiyona nje lelabeli, kuyinhlangano lebekelwe kutfola, kukhulisa nekutfulela ematfuba emculo welitjeko ngetintsandvo letinye taseNingizimu Afrika. Yamenyetelwa ekuqaleni kwaJulayi 2025, lelabeli ilungele kushintja umbono welive lonkhe ngekusimama kwe-Afrika, ikakhulukati emhlotsini wemculo njenge-Amapiano, Afro-house, kanye nemculo welitjeko we-elektronikhi.
Umbono wakule Dance Afrika usekelwe ekwati kahle umlandvo wemculo waseNingizimu Afrika. Lebelayi ifuna kwehlukanisa umkhawulo wematalenta asendzaweni kanye nemakethe yemave lamanye ngokunikelela indlela lensha yekuphatsa labaculi bemculo kanye nekukhiqita umculo. Ngokungafani nalelabeli letemkhuba letigcizelela kakhulu emculweni lokuthengwa kakhulu, iDance Afrika igcizelela kukhulisa kwabaculi kwelive lonkhe, inika titsako tekubhala emaculo, kukhiqita, kanye nekutfulela emhlabeni wonkhe. “Asisayini nje labaculi; sakha umlandvo,” kusho Julian Green engxoxweni yakamuva neTexx and the City. Lesedi Moselane wenegeta ngelutsatfu: “Umbono wetfu kuwukwakha inkundla lapho kusimama kwe-Afrika kungakhala khona emhlabeni wonkhe kusekelwe etimpahleni tawo.”
Luhlu lwayo lokuqala lwelelabeli lufaka tinkanyezi letisakhula njenga-DJ Thulani, loti tintsaba takhe te-Amapiano tase tivelile ekundzaweni njenge-Spotify, kanye nemculi Siphe Mkhize, umculo wakhe we-Afro-house lonemoya kucatjangwa kutsi utawulawula imicimbi yamave lamanye. IDance Afrika iphinde itfwele imali kuma-studio esimanje e-Johannesburg, lahlonyiswe ngetekinoloji yekucala kute atsatse labaculi ekukhiqiteni lokuphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lelabeli lenza buhlobo nezingxenyekati tekusakata temhlaba wonkhe kute linete kutsi labaculi balo bafikele kubo bonkhe baseYurophu, eMelika naseMelika, kanye nalapho kungenani.
Yenye yetintfo letivelele teDance Afrika yinhlangano yayo yekufundzisa, lehlanganisa labaculi labasha nabadzala bembusowa mculo. Lenhlelo ayiniketeli nje kufundziswa kwetekinikali, kodvwa igcizelela kusebentisa tinkinga tembuso wemculo, kusukela emitsetfweni yemalungelo ekubhala kuya ekwakheni umculi. “Imbuso ungaba yinkinga,” kusho Moselane. “Sifuna labaculi betfu baphumelele, hhayi nje kuphila.” Lokuzinikela ekukhutsateni kwatfola kucatsanisa kwelelabeli yamave lamanye, ngetindzaba tetinhlelo letingaba khona kulabo labakhulu baseLondon naseLos Angeles.
Sikhatsi sekutfulelwa kweDance Afrika sibalulekile. Umculo waseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukati i-Amapiano, utfole kukhuphuka lokumangalisako emhlabeni wonkhe, ngebaculi njenga-Tyla na-Uncle Waffles labalawula labamukeli bemhlaba. IDance Afrika ihlose kusebentisa lokushukuma kute isombulule tinkinga tasendzaweni, njengeendlela letincane tekutfutfumala kanye nemali lengasiyo yemkhuba, njengoba kucatjangwe ku-atikili yakamuva yeTime Out. Ngekukhulisa indzawo yekusekela, lelabeli liyazihloma njengesishintji sembuso.
Njengoba iDance Afrika ilungiselela umbukiso wayo wekucala omkhulu eMkhankasweni we-Hey Neighbour wango-2025, umphakatsi wemculo ugcwele kutfokota. Ngekuzinikela ekutemukelekeni nasekutfutfukiseni, iDance Afrika ayihleli nje umculo welitjeko waseNingizimu Afrika—isita sikhala sekushintja kwemhlaba wonkhe.
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