Dance Afrika Label Yekucala Yekurekhoda Iphakamisa Umculo Wekudansa WaseNingizimu Afrika

Umphakathi womculo ovuthiweyo waseNingizimu Afrika wamukele umdlali omusha ngokwethulwa kwe-Dance Afrika, ilebula yokuqopha ezinikele ekuhloleni, ekuthuthukiseni nasekuqhakambiseni isizukulwana esilandelayo seziciko zomculo wokudansa. Ilebuli, eyethulwe ngokusemthethweni ekuqaleni kukaJulayi 2025, yasungulwa ngabagqugquzeli bomculo uJulian Green noLesedi Moselane futhi ihlose ukukhulisa izigqi zaseNingizimu Afrika esigabeni somhlaba, ngokugxila ezinhlotsheni zomculo ezifana ne-Amapiano, i-Afro-house, nomculo wokudansa we-elekthronikhi. Ilebuli seyiveza izindaba ngombono wayo onesibindi kanye nokuzinikela ekukhuliseni iziciko zendawo ukuze ziphumelele emhlabeni jikelele.

I-Dance Afrika ingaphezu kwelebula yokuqopha; kuyinhlangano yokuchaza kabusha indlela umculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika obonwa futhi usetshenziswa ngayo emhlabeni jikelele. “Sifuna ukukhombisa umculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika omuhle kakhulu emhlabeni,” kusho uGreen engxoxweni ne-Texx and the City. Inhloso yelebuli ukunikeza iziciko ukusekelwa okuphelele, kusukela ekukhiqizeni nasekuphatheni kuya ekusabalaleni emhlabeni jikelele, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi zinezinsiza zokuqhudelana embonini ekhula ngokuncintisana. UMoselane ugcizelele ukubaluleka kobuqiniso, wathi ilebuli ibeka phambili iziciko ezidonsa ugqozi ezigidini zase-Afrika ngenkathi ziphusha imingcele yomculo.

Iziciko zokuqala ezisayinwe yilebuli zihlanganisa izinkanyezi ezisafufusa ezifana ne-protégé ka-DJ Zinhle, uLerato M, ingoma yakhe yokuqala ethi “Rhythm of the Night” exuba i-Amapiano nezinsimbi zasekhaya ezinothando, kanye nomkhiqizi uKabelo T, owaziwa ngokwakhiwa kwakhe kwe-Afro-tech okusha. Zombili iziciko zadlala emcimbini wokwethula owawubanjwe ngoJulayi 2, 2025 eConstitution Hill eGoli, waheha izixuku zabantu bemboni, abalandeli kanye nabezindaba. Umcimbi wawuhlanganisa amasethi e-DJ aphilayo, imihlangano yokukhiqiza ehlangene kanye nengxoxo yepanel ngekusasa lomculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika, okukhombisa ukuzinikela kwe-Dance Afrika ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi.

Ochwepheshe bemboni baramise indlela ye-Dance Afrika, ikakhulukazi ukugxila kwayo ekuthuthukisweni kweziciko zesikhathi eside. “Okwehlula i-Dance Afrika yindlela yayo ephelele,” kusho intatheli yomculo uPhiona Okumu. “Abasayini iziciko nje ukuze bathole izingoma ezisheshayo; batshala ekukhuleni kwazo, kusukela esikhathini sasesitudiyo kuya ekuvezweni kwamazwe ngamazwe.” Leli qhinga lihambisana nesidingo esikhulayo somculo wase-Afrika emhlabeni jikelele, kanti i-Amapiano iyodwa ikhiqize izigidi zokusakaza ezinkundleni ezifana ne-Spotify ne-Apple Music ngo-2025. Ngokusho kwe-OkayAfrica, ukufinyelela kwe-Amapiano emhlabeni jikelele kukhule ngo-40% kulo nyaka, iziciko zaseNingizimu Afrika zihola phambili.

Nokho, izinselelo zisalokho zikhona, njengoba ilebuli izulazula embonini egcwele. Izinkundla zokusakaza, nakuba zinikeza ukuchayeka, zivame ukukhiqiza inzuzo ephansi yeziciko, okukhathazayo okuphawulwe ngumkhiqizi waseGhana uSocrate Safo engxoxweni yakamuva ne-Graphic Online. I-Dance Afrika ihlela ukubhekana nalokhu ngokuxoxisana ngezivumelwano ezingcono nezinsizakalo zokusakaza kanye nokuhlola ezinye izindlela zokwenza imali ezifana nemicimbi ebukhoma kanye nezimpahla. Ilebuli futhi isebenzisana nemikhosi yamazwe ngamazwe efana ne-Afro Nation Portugal ukuqinisekisa izindawo zokudlala zeziciko zayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi zifinyelela izethameli ezahlukahlukene.

Ukwethulwa kwe-Dance Afrika kuza ngesikhathi esibalulekile somculo waseNingizimu Afrika, njengoba umhlaba ugxila ezigidini zekhontinenti. Ngombono ocacile kanye nohlu lweziciko ezinethalenta, ilebuli ilungele ukuba yinsika yemboni, ifakazela ukuthi umculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika akuyona nje into yesikhashana, kodwa amandla omhlaba.