Emhlabeni omuhle wamasiko aseNingizimu Afrika, isisho Eendrag Maak Mag—esihunyushwe Ubumba Luyamandla—sikhala ngamandla njengesicelo sokusebenza ngokubambisana nokubumbana. Leli gama, elinezimpande zomlando, belilokhu liyisisekelo sezizwe, imiphakathi, futhi manje, ngenhloso yemagazini ye-The Vocalist, kubaculi bomculo kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika. E-The Vocalist (vocalist.co.za), samukela lo mbono, siluka izintambo ezihlukahlukene zezilimi eziyishumi nanye ezisemthethweni zaseNingizimu Afrika kanye nezinhlobo eziningi zomculo ukuze sakhe umhlaba ohlangene. Umbono wethu ucacile: ukuhlanganisa abaculi, kusuka ku-maskandi kuya ku-marabi, i-opera kuya ku-hip-hop, kanye ne-amapiano kuya ku-jazz, emkhosini wobuciko obuhlanganyelwe kanye nobucebi bamasiko.
Izimpande Zomlando we-Eendrag Maak Mag
Igama Ubumba Luyamandla linomlando ocebile, lisuka ebuhlakani basendulo lize lifinyelele ekhaya emlandweni oyinkimbinkimbi waseNingizimu Afrika. Lisuka kwisiLatini concordia res parvae crescunt (“izinto ezincane ziyakhula ngokubambisana”), okuthiwa labhalwa ngumbhali waseRoma uSallust, lesi sisho saqala ukwamkelwa yiRiphabhulikhi yaseDutch ngekhulu le-16 njenge-Eendracht maakt macht. Sasimelela amandla okusebenza ngokubambisana ngesikhathi sobunzima. Lo mbono wawela amazwekazi, wavela eNingizimu Afrika ngesikhathi kusungulwa iRiphabhulikhi yaseNingizimu Afrika ngo-1852, lapho Eendragt maakt magt yayihlobisa isihlangu sombuso, igcizelela ubumbano phakathi kwamaqembu ahlukahlukene. Kusukela ngo-1910 kuya ku-1961, iNyunyana yaseNingizimu Afrika yamukela isiLatini Ex Unitate Vires (“Ngobumbano, Amandla”) esihlokweni sayo, esibonisa ukuhlanganiswa kwamakholoni aseBrithani namaBhulu. Ngemva kuka-1961, njengeRiphabhulikhi yaseNingizimu Afrika, lesi sisho savela ezinhlamvwini zemali ngesiBhunu (Eendrag maak mag) nangesiNgisi (Unity is Strength), simelela ubumbano lwezilimi ezimbili ngesikhathi esinobunzima. Ngo-2000, iNingizimu Afrika yamukela isisho esisha, ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke (“Ubumba Ekuhlukeni”) ngolimi lwe-ǀXam, oluhambisana nombono wesizwe sangemva kobandlululo wokubandakanya wonke umuntu.
Lolu hambo lomlando lugcizelela ukubaluleka okuqhubekayo kobumbano. Kubaculi bomculo, Eendrag Maak Mag akusona isisho nje kodwa isicelo sokususa izinhlukaniso—zolimi, zamasiko, kanye nesitayela—ukudala ubuciko obukhuluma nabo bonke.
The Vocalist: Isibani soBumbano
E-The Vocalist, simelela Eendrag Maak Mag ngokugubha ukuhlukahluka kwezilimi kanye nomculo waseNingizimu Afrika. Inkundla yethu ikhombisa abaculi abacula ngesiZulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, Tshivenda, nokunye, iqinisekisa ukuthi izwi ngalinye liyezwakala. Kusukela kumasigqi asuka enhliziyweni omculo weTsonga kuya ezinkondlweni ze-Xhosa imbongi, sisekela izinhlobo ezibonisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo yesizwe. Ukuzibophezela kwethu ekubandakanyeni wonke umuntu kuyabonakala ekusabalalisweni kwethu kwezinhlobo zemveli njenge-isicathamiya, izinhlobo zangoku njenge-gqom, kanye nezinhlobo zokuhlanganisa ezixuba amathonya omhlaba nezimpande zasekhaya. Ngokukhuthaza ukusebenzisana—njengomculi womculo wesintu waseVenda ocula nomculi we-jazz waseKapa—sibonisa ukuthi ubumbano bukhulisa ubuciko.
Izingxoxo zethu, izingxoxo, kanye nezifundo zenzelwe ukukhuthaza abaculi ukuba badlule imida yezinhlobo kanye nezithiyo zolimi. Isibonelo sethu sakamuva sokugqamisa ikwayala yezilimi eziningi ecula ngazo zonke izilimi eziyishumi nanye ezisemthethweni sibonisa ukuthi ubumbano emculweni bungadlula izinhlukaniso zamasiko. Lokhu kuhambisana nohambo olubanzi lweNingizimu Afrika lokubuyisana, lapho ukuhlukahluka kungesona isithiyo kodwa amandla.
Ubumba Ekusebenzeni: Izifundo Zabaculi
Kubaculi bomculo, ukwamukela Ubumba Luyamandla kusho ukuqaphela ukuthi ukusebenzisana kukhuthaza ubuciko obusha. Umkhakha womculo waseNingizimu Afrika uyachuma ngenxa yemizamo yokusebenzisana—cabanga ngezinhlanganisela ezidumileyo phakathi kukaMiriam Makeba noHugh Masekela, noma amaphrojekthi anamuhla njenge-Moshito Music Conference, ahlanganisa abaculi abavela ezizindeni ezihlukahlukene. Ngokusebenza ndawonye, abaculi bangabelana ngezinsiza, bafunde izindlela ezintsha, futhi bafinyelele kubabukeli ababanzi. Umculi we-rap ovela eSoweto angasebenzisana nomculi womculo wesintu ovela ePitoli, enza ingoma edlula izinhlobo enomsindo womhlaba wonke.
Ubumba futhi kusho ukwamukela ukuhlukahluka kwezilimi. Izilimi eziyishumi nanye ezisemthethweni zaseNingizimu Afrika—Afrikaans, isiNgisi, isiNdebele, Sepedi, Sesotho, siSwati, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, isiXhosa, neZulu—zinika iphalethi ecebileyo yokuchaza amagama. Abaculi abanjengoSho Madjozi, abahlanganisa isiTsonga, isiNgisi, kanye neSiswati ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka, babonisa ukuthi ulimi lungahlanganisa kunokwahlukanisa. E-The Vocalist, sikhuthaza abaculi ukuba bazame amagama ngezilimi eziningi, sikhuthaza umoya wobunye obuhlanganyelwe.
Izingqinamba kanye Namathuba
Noma ubumbano luyinhloso enhle, alukho ngaphandle kwezingqinamba. Umlando waseNingizimu Afrika wokuhlukaniswa—ngolimi, ngobuhlanga, nangamasiko—ungadala izithiyo emkhakheni womculo. Abaculi abazimele bangase bazabalaze ukufinyelela ezinkundleni ezilawulwa izinhlobo eziphambili, futhi ukuhlukahluka kwezilimi kungaholela ekuhlukaneni kwemakethe. Nokho, lezi zingqinamba ziyamathuba. Ngokukhuthaza izilimi ezingezwakali kakhulu njengeTshivenda noma isiNdebele ngomculo, abaculi bangalondoloza amagugu amasiko ngenkathi bakha amabhuloho. Izinkundla ezifana ne-The Vocalist zinikeza isiteji salezi zwi, ziqinisekisa ukuthi akukho nhlobo noma ulimi olushiywa ngemuva.
Ubuchwepheshe buphinde budlale indima ekukhuthazeni ubumbano. Izinkundla zokusakaza kanye nezokuxhumana zivumela abaculi ukuba basebenzisane ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, babelane ngomculo wabo nababukeli bomhlaba. Izinhlelo ezifana nezifundiso zokubhala izingoma eziku-inthanethi noma amaseshini okujama aku-inthanethi angahlanganisa abaculi abavela ezifundazweni ezihlukahlukene, edala i-Eendrag Maak Mag yedijithali.
Isicelo Kubaculi
Njengabaculi bomculo baseNingizimu Afrika, nina ngabaphathi besibani se-Ubumba Luyamandla. Umculo wenu ungalapha, ukhuthaze, futhi uhlanganise. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungumculi ozimele noma uyinxenye yeqembu, cabanga ukuthi ungawukhulisa kanjani umthelela wakho ngokusebenza nabanye. Finyelela kubaculi abavela ezinhlobeni noma izizinda zolimi ezihlukahlukene. Dala izingoma ezigubha ukuhlukahluka kwaseNingizimu Afrika ngenkathi zikhuluma ngezindikimba zomhlaba wonke. Sekela izinkundla ezifana ne-The Vocalist ezikhuthaza ukufakwa kwabo bonke, futhi ubambe iqhaza emicimbini ehlanganisa abaculi.
Ngesimoya se-Eendrag Maak Mag, masicule, sidlale, futhi sidale njengomuntu oyedwa. Ngokubambisana, singenza umculo ongagcini nje ngokubonisa amagugu acebile aseNingizimu Afrika kodwa futhi ubumba ikusasa layo. Njengoba isisho se-ǀXam sikhumbuza, ubumbano ekuhlukeni buyisamandla ethu amakhulu. Masikwenze kube ingoma yethu.
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