I-Dance Afrika Label Yokuqopha Iqala Ukuphakamisa Umculo Wokudansa WaseNingizimu Afrika

Umphakathi womculo ovuthiweyo waseNingizimu Afrika wamukele umdlali omusha ngokwethulwa kwe-Dance Afrika, ilebula yokuqopha ezinikele ekutholeni, ekuthuthukiseni nasekuqhakambiseni isizukulwana esilandelayo setalente yomculo wokudansa. Ilebula, eyethulwe ngokusemthethweni ekuqaleni kukaJulayi 2025, yasungulwa ngabagqugquzeli bomculo uJulian Green noLesedi Moselane futhi ihlose ukuphakamisa izigqi zaseNingizimu Afrika esigabeni somhlaba, ngokugxila ezinhlotsheni zomculo ezifana ne-Amapiano, i-Afro-house, nomculo wokudansa we-elekthronikhi. Ilebula seyiveza izindaba ngombono wayo onesibindi kanye nokuzinikela ekukhuliseni abaculi bendawo ukuze baphumelele 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 yelebula ukunikeza abaculi ukusekelwa okuphelele, kusukela ekukhiqizeni nasekuphatheni kuya ekusabalaleni emhlabeni jikelele, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi banezinsiza zokuqhudelana embonini ekhula ngokushesha. UMoselane ugcizelele ukubaluleka kobuqiniso, wathi ilebula ibeka phambili abaculi abadonsa ugqozi ezigidini zase-Afrika ngenkathi bephusha imingcele yomculo.

Abaculi bokuqala abasayinwe yilebula bahlanganisa 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 ngezandi zakhe ze-Afro-tech ezintsha. Bobabili laba baculi badlale emcimbini wokwethula owawubanjwe ngoJulayi 2, 2025 eConstitution Hill eGoli, waheha isixuku sabantu 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 kwabaculi kwesikhathi eside. “Okwehlula i-Dance Afrika yindlela yayo ephelele,” kusho intatheli yomculo uPhiona Okumu. “Abasayini abaculi nje ukuze bathole izingoma ezisheshayo; batshala imali ekukhuleni kwabo, 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, nabaculi baseNingizimu Afrika behola phambili.

Nokho, izinselelo zisalokho zikhona, njengoba ilebula izulazula embonini egcwele. Izinkundla zokusakaza, nakuba zinikeza ukuchayeka, zivame ukukhiqiza inzuzo ephansi yabaculi, 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. Ilebula futhi isebenzisana nemikhosi yamazwe ngamazwe efana ne-Afro Nation Portugal ukuqinisekisa izindawo zokudlala zabaculi bayo, iqinisekisa ukuthi bafinyelela izethameli ezahlukahlukene.

Ukwethulwa kwe-Dance Afrika kuza ngesikhathi esibalulekile somculo waseNingizimu Afrika, njengoba umhlaba ugxila ezigidini zekhontinenti. Ngombono ocacile kanye nohlu lwabaculi abanethalenta, ilebula ilungele ukuba yinsika yemboni, ifakazela ukuthi umculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika akuyona nje into yesikhashana, kodwa ngumkhosi womhlaba.