Umculo kaMaskandi, oyingxenye ebalulekile yamasiko aseNingizimu Afrika, awuwona nje uhlobo lomculo; ungumlando ophilayo wamaZulu, imizabalazo, nokunqoba kwawo. Njengoba ugxilile emasikweni nasezizweni zemiphakathi yasemaphandleni yamaZulu, uMaskandi uye wavela emakhulwini eminyaka, ugcina ingqikithi yawo ngenkathi ujwayelana nemithelela yesimanje. Lesi sihloko sithinta umlando onothile womculo kaMaskandi, silanda umsuka wawo, ukuthuthuka kwawo, kanye nokubaluleka kwawo kwamasiko.
Umsuka Womculo KaMaskandi
Igama elithi "Maskandi" lisuselwa egameni lesiBhunu elithi "musiekant," elihunyushwa ngokuthi "umculi." Kodwa-ke, izimpande zikaMaskandi zijula kakhulu, zigxile emasikweni adluliselwa ngomlomo wesizwe samaZulu. Uhlobo lwavela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ngokuyinhloko njengendlela yokuxoxa indaba ngengoma. Iqale yenziwa ngabasebenzi bokufika abasuka ezindaweni zasemakhaya baya emadolobheni beyofuna umsebenzi. Lezi zisebenzi zasebenzisa umculo ukuveza imizwa yazo, ukwabelana ngolwazi lwazo, nokugcina ukuxhumana nezwe lakubo.
Izimpawu Zomculo
Umculo kaMaskandi ugqame ngesitayela sesiginci esihlukile, esihlanganisa inhlanganisela yamasu okukha nokushaya akhiqiza umsindo onesigqi, omnandi. Lo mculo uvamise ukuba namakhonsathini, amavayolini, nezinsimbi zomdabu zesiZulu njengesicathamiya (uhlobo lokucula kwamakhwaya) kanye ne-mouth bow (umakhweyana).
Amaphimbo emculweni kaMaskandi ajwayele ukulethwa ngefomethi yokubiza nokuphendula, enezinhlamvu ezikhuluma ngendikimba eyahlukene, okuhlanganisa uthando, izindaba zomphakathi, ukuphawula kwezepolitiki, nokucabanga komuntu siqusakhe. Izinhlamvu zezinhlamvu zivame ukuba ngesiZulu, okwengeza ubuqiniso nokunotha kwamasiko alolu hlobo.
Inguquko nodumo
Iminyaka yawo-1960 kanye no-1970 kwaba amashumi eminyaka abalulekile emculweni kaMaskandi, njengoba waqala ukuhlonishwa kabanzi ngaphandle kwemiphakathi yasemakhaya. Abaculi abafana noPhuzekhemisi, Mfaz’ Omnyama, noBhekumuzi Luthuli badlale indima enkulu ekwandiseni lolu hlobo lomculo. Baletha uMaskandi ezithamelini zasemadolobheni kanye nama-albhamu aqoshiwe athwebula umongo wempilo yasemakhaya, ukufuduka kwabasebenzi, kanye nesimo senhlalo-politiki yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Ngezikhathi zobandlululo umculo kaMaskandi nawo waphenduka uhlobo lokuphikisa nokubhikisha. Amaciko asebenzise izingoma zawo ukugxeka umbuso wengcindezelo nokudlulisa imiyalezo yethemba nokuqina.
Maskandi Wesimanje
Ezikhathini zobandlululo umculo kaMaskandi uqhubekile nokudlondlobala. Lolu hlobo lwamukele amathonya amasha, oluhlanganisa izici ezisuka kwezinye izitayela zomculo ezifana ne-jazz, i-reggae, ne-hip-hop, kuyilapho lusalondoloza izimpande zalo zomdabu. Abaculi bakaMaskandi besimanje abafana noKhuzani "indlamlenze" mpungose, Ihhashi Elimhlophe, mthandeni sk manqele, umgqumeni, umtshengiseni noThokozani Langa babenegalelo elikhulu lokugqugquzela udumo lomculo baze bathola udumo ezweni nakwamanye amazwe.
Umculo kaMaskandi wanamuhla uvame ukukhuluma ngezinto ezithinta umhlaba wonke, isimanjemanje, kanye nezinselelo ezibhekene nemiphakathi yasemakhaya emhlabeni oshintsha ngokushesha. Ngaphandle kwala mathonya esimanje, lolu hlobo lomculo luhlala luwukuvezwa okubalulekile kobuZulu namasiko.
Ukubaluleka Kwamasiko
Umculo kaMaskandi ungaphezu nje kokuzijabulisa; uyinqolobane yamasiko egcina umlando, ulimi, namasiko esizwe samaZulu. Usebenza njengendlela yokuxoxa izindaba, imfundo, nokuxhumana komphakathi. NgoMaskandi, amagugu, imizabalazo, kanye nezifiso zomphakathi wamaZulu zidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.
Ukuduma okuqhubekayo kwalolu hlobo lomculo kuwubufakazi bekhono lesizwe samaZulu lokuthinta izethameli kuzo zonke izinkathi nezimo ezihlukahlukene. Noma ngabe udlalwa emicimbini yamasiko, imibuthano yokuzijabulisa, noma ezinkundleni zamazwe ngamazwe, umculo kaMaskandi uyaqhubeka nokudonsa abalaleli ngobuqiniso bawo nokujula kwemizwa.
Umlando womculo kaMaskandi ungumlando ocebile futhi onezinhlaka eziningi okhombisa uhambo lwesizwe samaZulu. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo okuphansi phakathi kwabasebenzi bokufika kuze kube sezingeni lawo njengamanje njengohlobo lomculo oludumile emhlabeni jikelele, uMaskandi usalokhu uthembekile ezimpandeni zawo ngenkathi wamukela uguquko nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Imi njengophawu olunamandla lokusimama kwezamasiko kanye nokuvezwa kobuciko, okuqinisekisa ukuthi izindaba namaphimbo esizwe samaZulu ayaqhubeka nokuzwakala futhi aqhakambise izizukulwane ezizayo.
