Inhlangano yamaLungelo oMculo yaseNingizimu Afrika (SAMRO) iphinde yabonisa ukuzinikela kwayo ekukhuliseni amathalenta omculo aseNingizimu Afrika ngeSikhwama sayo sokuSekela ukuDalwa koMculo (MCSF). Ngomhla we-2 kuJulayi 2025, i-SAMRO yamemezela ukuthi inikeze izibonelelo ezifika ku-R25,000 kubadali bomculo abayi-120 ngaphansi komjikelezo ka-2025 walo msebenzi oguqulayo. Manje ngonyaka wesine, i-MCSF iyaqhubeka nokunikeza usekelo lwezimali olubalulekile kubaculi bomculo, ibenza bakwazi ukuthuthukisa amaphrojekthi amasha, ukuqopha ama-albhamu, nokuphakamisa imisebenzi yabo ibe sezingeni elisha.
I-MCSF yakhelwe ukulungisa izithiyo zezimali abaculi bomculo abaningi baseNingizimu Afrika ababhekana nazo, ikakhulukazi endaweni lapho uxhaso lwezobuciko luhlala lungazinzile. Izibonelelo zisekela uhla olubanzi lwezinto, okuhlanganisa ukuqoshwa kwezitudiyo, ukukhiqizwa kwevidiyo yomculo, kanye namaphrojekthi okudlala bukhoma. Abaphumelele kulo nyaka bamele ingxenye ehlukahlukene yesimo somculo saseNingizimu Afrika, ehlanganisa izinhlobo zomculo ezifana ne-jazz, i-hip-hop, i-Amapiano, kanye nomculo wesintu. Phakathi kwabaphumelele kukhona abaculi abasafufusa abafana noThandiwe Ndlovu, okuthi ingxube yakhe entsha ye-Afro-jazz nomculo we-elektronikhi isivele yamukelwa, kanye nomkhiqizi ongumakadebona uSipho Mabuza, osebenza ku-albhamu yokusebenzisana nabarhepha abancane abavela eKapa.
Umphathi Omkhulu we-SAMRO, u-Annabelle Markey, ugcizelele ukuzinikela kwenhlangano ekukhuthazeni ubuciko. “I-MCSF imayelana nokunika abaculi inkululeko yokuphupha ngobukhulu nokudala ngaphandle komthwalo wezithiyo zezimali,” usho esitatimendeni sezindaba. Lo msebenzi usuvele wenze umthelela obonakalayo: abaphumelele bangaphambili basebenzise lezi zimali ukukhulula izingoma eziphezulu, ukuvakasha emazweni omhlaba, kanye nokuthola ukuqokwa kwe-Grammy. Ngokwesibonelo, umphumeleli wesibonelelo sika-2023 uLwazi Mthembu nge-albhamu yakhe ethi Echoes of the Ancestors wathola ukunconywa okubalulekile kanye nokuqokwa kwe-Best African Music Performance kuma-Grammy ka-2024.
Ngaphandle kokusekelwa kwezimali, i-MCSF inikezela ngama-workshops namathuba okuxhumana, ixhumanisa abaphumeleleyo nochwepheshe bezimboni ukuze bacwenge ubuciko babo futhi bazulazule ohlangothini lwebhizinisi lomculo. Le ndlela ephelele iqinisekisa ukuthi abaculi abakhiqizi nje imisebenzi emisha, kodwa futhi bakhe imisebenzi ezinzile. “Ama-workshops angisizile ukuthi ngiqonde ukushicilela kanye nezimali zokudala ngendlela engangingayazi ngaphambili,” kusho uNdlovu, owaye esemcimbini welayisensi yomculo. Ulwazi olunjalo lubalulekile embonini lapho abaculi abaningi belwa nokuxhashazwa ngenxa yokuntuleka kolwazi ngamalungelo abo.
Umjikelezo ka-2025 uphinde ubonise ukuzinikela kwe-SAMRO ekufakeni wonke umuntu, ngesabelo esikhulu sezibonelelo esinikezwe abesifazane kanye nabaculi abavela emiphakathini engamelwe ngokwaneleyo. Lokhu kuhambisana nezindlela ezibanzi zezimboni, njengoba kubonakala emizameni efana ne-Leading Vibe Initiative kaTems, esekela abesifazane abancane emculweni kulo lonke elase-Afrika. Imizamo ye-SAMRO isiza ekulungiseni inkundla yokudlala, iqinisekisa ukuthi amazwi ahlukahlukene ayazwakala ezweni elaziwa ngokucebisa kwalo ngokwenkcubeko.
Njengoba imboni yomculo yaseNingizimu Afrika iqhubeka nokuthola ukuqashelwa emhlabeni wonke, imizamo efana ne-MCSF ibalulekile ekugcineni lo mkhuba. Ngokuxhobisa abaculi ukuthi bakhe futhi basungule izinto ezintsha, i-SAMRO ayisekeli nje imisebenzi yabantu ngabanye kodwa iphinde iqinisa isisekelo senkcubeko yesizwe. Abaphumelele baka-2025 kulindeleke ukuthi bakhiphe amaphrojekthi abo ezinyangeni ezizayo, bethembisa igagasi lemisindo emisha ezokwengeza ukuqinisa indawo yaseNingizimu Afrika esigabeni somculo womhlaba.
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