IHollywoodbets Durban July 2025, eyabanjwa ngomhlaka 5 Julayi eHollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse, yayingaphezu nje komkhosi wokuqala wemijaho yamahhashi e-Afrika—kwakuwumkhosi omangalisayo womculo waseNingizimu Afrika, imfashini, kanye namagugu amasiko. Ngaphansi kwesihloko esithi “Marvels of Mzansi,” umkhosi walo nyaka uhlanganise abaculi abagqamile, izimpawu zemfashini, kanye nabathonyana bamasiko, wakha isenzakalo esingenakulibaleka esasihambisana nezinkulungwane zababekhona futhi sakhulisa iphupho lokudala laseNingizimu Afrika esigabeni somhlaba. Kusukela ekudlaleni okuthokozisayo kuya ezinhlelweni zamasiko eziqhakazile, iDurban July 2025 yaqinisekisa isikhundla sayo njengesisekelo sokuzijabulisa kwaseNingizimu Afrika.
Uhlu Lwabaculi Abagqamile
Umkhosi wawuqukethe uhlu oluhlukumezayo lwamathalente omculo waseNingizimu Afrika avunywayo, akhipha ukudlala bukhoma kanye nezethulo ze-DJ ezagcina isixuku simatasa usuku lonke. Ngokusho kwe The Citizen, iHollywoodbets Durban July 2025 yathembisa “uhlu olungenakulibaleka lokudlala bukhoma kanye nezethulo ze-DJ ezizovuselela isixuku,” futhi ngempela yaletha. Abaculi abaphawuleka njengo-DJ Tira, umgqugquzeli wesigcawu somculo waseNingizimu Afrika, wenza isipiliyoni esinothe kwizindawo ze-VVIP ne-VIP, eqinisekisa umoya wamandla aphezulu. Ukuba khona kwakhe, kanye nezinye izinkanyezi ze-Afrotainment, kwagcizelela ukuzinikela komkhosi ekuboniseni umculo waseNingizimu Afrika ohamba phambili.
Okunye okwaphawuleka kwakuyitende le-Halisi Afrique, elaletha umculo we-Maskandi eDurban July okokuqala, njengoba kubikwe yi IOL. Lesi senzo, ngokubambisana neDurban July Amabhinca Hospitality, saliphakamisa izimpande zomculo we-Maskandi ngenkathi siwethula endaweni yesimanjemanje nenothe. Abaculi be-Maskandi badlala bevunula izimpahla zesimanje zesintu, behlanganisa ukuziqhenya ngamasiko nemfashini ephezulu. Lesi sikhathi sathweswa udumo njengesinyathelo esibalulekile sokuveza i-Maskandi njengengxenye ebalulekile yamasiko aseNingizimu Afrika, nababekhona bajatshuliswa isipiliyoni esihlelwe kahle esinezihlobiso ze-Afrocentric kanye nokudla kwesigaba esiphezulu.
Ukuhlanganiswa Kwamasiko kanye Nezinto Ezintsha
Isihloko esithi “Marvels of Mzansi” sagqugquzela ukuboniswa okunempilo kokudala kwaseNingizimu Afrika, nabaculi kanye nabaklami bemfashini bebambisana ukuletha amagugu ahlukahlukene welizwe ekuphileni. I Bona Magazine yaphawula ukuthi “isivunulo ngasinye sasixoxa indaba yesitayela saseNingizimu Afrika kanye nokudala,” nabaculi abanjengo-Zakes Bantwini ababamba amehlo ngezimpahla ezigqamile, ezimibalabala ezazibonisa ukugcizelela kwesihloko empilweni yamasiko. U-Zakes, ophawuleka kwezohouse ne-Amapiano yaseNingizimu Afrika, wakhombisa ukuhlanganiswa komculo nemfashini, ethatha izethameli ngokudlala kwakhe kanye nesitayela sakhe.
Itende le-Saso’s Brunch, elakhiwe ngumculi u-Lusaso Ngcobo (owaziwa ngelika-Saso), laliphawuleka kakhulu. Njengoba i IOL ibike, u-Ngcobo wacabanga ngendawo lapho izinkanyezi zaseNingizimu Afrika zingahlangana khona ukuze zibhonge futhi zixhumane, zihlanganisa ukuzijabulisa bukhoma nokudla kwesigaba esiphezulu kanye nezihlobiso ezinhle. Ichazwe njenge “Cradle of Marvels,” le tende yaba yindawo engcwele yokwenza kahle kwamasiko, ngokudlala okugqamise izinto ezintsha kanye nobuciko babaculi baseNingizimu Afrika.
Umthelela Esigcawini Somculo
Ukugxila kweDurban July emculweni kwadlulela ngalé kokuzijabulisa, kwasebenza njengesikhulumi sokuveza abaculi abasafufusa kanye nabasunguliwe ngokufanayo. I Texx and the City yagqamisa ukuqaliswa kwe-Dance Afrika, ilebula entsha yokuqopha yaseNingizimu Afrika eyasungulwa ngokuhlanganyela ngu-Julian Green no-Lesedi Moselane, ehlose ukuthola nokuthuthukisa isizukulwane esilandelayo sezinkanyezi zomculo womdanso. Ngombono wokubonisa umculo womdanso waseNingizimu Afrika emhlabeni, ukuba khona kwe-Dance Afrika eDurban July kwagcizelela indima yomkhosi njengesikhungo sokuqalisa izinto ezintsha zomculo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthelela womkhosi wafinyelela ezigcawini zomhlaba, nabaculi baseNingizimu Afrika bethola ukuqashelwa emhlabeni wonke. I Billboard yabika ukuthi abaculi abanjengo-Doja Cat, ohlelelwe ukukhokhela umkhosi we-Hey Neighbour ePitoli ngoDisemba 2025, baletha imisindo yaseNingizimu Afrika ezethamelini zomhlaba. Nakuba ukudlala kuka-Doja Cat kuhlelelwe ukuthi kube kamuva kulo nyaka, ukuxhumana kwakhe nomkhosi wamasiko we-Durban July kugqamisa umthelela okhulayo womculo waseNingizimu Afrika, ogqugquzelwa yimicimbi efana nalena.
Isikhumbuzo Samasiko
IHollywoodbets Durban July 2025 yayingaphezu nje kosuku lwemijaho nokuzijabulisa—kwakuwubufakazi bamagugu omculo kanye namasiko anothile aseNingizimu Afrika. I TimesLIVE yagcizelela ukubaluleka okujulile komkhosi, icaphuna ummeleli wase-Masango ngu-Siphosihle: “Isimangaliso asikho ekubukekeni okucacile kuphela, sikukuntula kwendawo esivela kuyo.” Lo mzwa wabonakala ekudlaleni, imfashini, kanye nomoya jikelele, owawubhonga izinto, imisindo, kanye nezindaba zaseNingizimu Afrika.
Amathikithi, anenani le-R230, enza lesi siphiliyoni samasiko safinyeleleka ezethamelini ezibanzi, njengoba kuphawulwe ngummeli we-Hollywoodbets u-Zandile Dlamini kwi The Citizen. “IHollywoodbets Durban July yalo nyaka ingaphezu nje komjaho—yisiphiliyoni samasiko esiphelele lapho umphakathi uzowuzwa ngempela umfutho kanye nesisekelo salo mcimbi wokuphila,” kusho u-Dlamini. Ukuthengeka kanye nokubandakanyeka komkhosi kwaqinisekisa ukuthi izinkulungwane zabantu zikwazi ukubamba iqhaza kulomkhosi wokwenza kahle kwaseNingizimu Afrika.
Ukubheka Phambili
Njengoba isigcawu somculo saseNingizimu Afrika siqhubeka nokuthuthuka, imicimbi efana neHollywoodbets Durban July idlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuliseni amathalente asekhaya kanye nokuziqhenya ngamasiko. Ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezifana ne-Maskandi esikhungweni esihlonishwa kangaka kukhombisa ukwazisa okukhulayo ngokuhlukahluka komculo waseNingizimu Afrika, kuyilapho ukuba khona kwe-Amapiano kanye nezinkanyezi zomculo we-house njengo-DJ Tira no-Zakes Bantwini kuqinisa ukubusa kwelizwe emikhubeni yomculo womdanso womhlaba. Ngezinhlelo ezifana ne-Dance Afrika kanye nokudlala okuthinta kokubili ekhaya nasemhlabeni jikelele, iDurban July 2025 ibeke umkhawulo ophezulu wemikhosi yamasiko ezayo.
Enyakeni osele ugcwele izinto ezintsha zomculo—okufakazelwa yi OkayAfrica yokuqoqa phakathi nonyaka yezingoma zaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nokuhlonishwa kwe Apple Music kwabaculi abanjengo-PSILK—iDurban July igqama njengesikhathi esichazayo. Kwakuwusuku lapho abaculi baseNingizimu Afrika, abaklami, kanye nabathonyana bamasiko behlangana khona ukuze bakhe isigcawu esivuselelayo, esingenakulibaleka sezimangaliso zase-Mzansi.
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