UPhuzekhemisi, uZibokwakhe Johnstone Mnyandu ozalwa ngo-1963 oGwini oluseNingizimu yeKwaZulu-Natal eMkomaas, ungumdlali wodumo emculweni waseNingizimu Afrika. UPhuzekhemisi ohlonishwa kabanzi njengenkakha yomculo womdabu owaziwa ngokuthi umaskanda, ubambe iqhaza elibalulekile ekwandiseni lesi sitayela somculo esiyingqayizivele. u-Maskanda, esuselwe egameni lesiBhunu elithi "musikant" (umculi), iwuhlobo olugxile kakhulu kumasiko nenhlalo yabantu abangamaZulu.
Impilo Yasekuqaleni Neziqalo Zomculo
Uhambo lukaPhuzekhemisi emhlabeni womculo lwathonywa ukukhulela kwakhe ezindaweni zasemakhaya KwaZulu-Natal. Uzalelwe emndenini owawuwazisa kakhulu umculo wesiZulu, wathola imisindo nezigqi ezazizochaza umsebenzi wakhe kusukela esemncane. Uyise, umlimi nomculi osafunda ngomculo, wayevame ukudlala izinsimbi zesintu, futhi lokhu kuvezwa kusenesikhathi kwavutha uthando lukaPhuzekhemisi lomculo.
Eminyakeni yakhe yokukhula, uPhuzekhemisi wafunda ukudlala isiginci, insimbi yomculo kamaskanda. Ikhono lakhe nokuzinikela ekukwazini kahle isiginci kwamvumela ukuba athuthukise isitayela esiyingqayizivele esibonakala ngokukhetha iminwe okuyinkimbinkimbi kanye nesigqi ezishukumisayo. Lezi zici zaba uphawu lomculo wakhe, zimenza ahluke kubantu besikhathi sakhe.
KuKhuphuka Udumo
Ukudlondlobala kukaPhuzekhemisi kwaqala ngeminyaka yawo-1980, isikhathi esabonakala ngezinxushunxushu ezinkulu kwezenhlalo nezombusazwe eNingizimu Afrika. Ngalesi sikhathi umculo kamaskanda wawuyizwi labantu ababencishwe amathuba kanye nendlela yokuveza imizabalazo nezifiso zesizwe samaZulu. Umculo kaPhuzekhemisi wathinta kakhulu izethameli, hhayi nje ngomculo wawo kuphela kodwa namazwi awo abuhlungu futhi avame ukuhambisana nepolitiki.
Igama elithi “Phuzekhemisi” elihunyushwa ngokuthi “drink the medicine,” libe yigama elifanayo nekhono lakhe lokuxazulula izinkinga zomphakathi ngezingoma zakhe. Umculo wakhe ububhekene nezindikimba ezinjengobubha, ukungalingani, nosizi lwesigaba sabasebenzi, okumenze waba umkhulumeli wabangenazwi. Izingoma zakhe ezashisa izikhotha, okubalwa kuzo ethi, Imbizo nethi EzakwaZulu, zaduma umhlaba wonke futhi zamenza waba ngumdlali ovelele ohlotsheni lukamaskanda.
Ingqikithi kaMaskanda
Umculo kaMaskanda uhlukaniswa ngengxube yawo yomculo wesiZulu wendabuko onomthelela wamanje. Ivamise ukufaka isiginci se-acoustic, ikhonsathina, ivayolini, ne-percussion, idala i-tapestry enothile yomsindo egxilile kusiko futhi evumelana nokuzwela kwesimanje. Lolu hlobo luphinde lwaziwe ngesici salo sokuxoxa izindaba, amagama ezinhlamvu ngokuvamile abonisa ulwazi lomuntu siqu kanye nokubhekwa komphakathi womculi.
Amagalelo kaPhuzekhemisi emculweni kamaskanda abe nesandla ekuthuthukeni kwawo. Indlela yakhe yesiginci kanye nekhono lakhe lokufaka imiculo yendabuko enezigqi zesimanje kugcine uhlobo luhambisana futhi lufinyeleleka ezizukulwaneni ezintsha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuzinikela kwakhe ekuculeni ngesiZulu kusize ekugcineni ulimi namasiko abantu bakhe.
Umthelela Wamasiko Nefa
Umthelela kaPhuzekhemisi udlulela ngale komculo wakhe. Uke waba yinxusa lamasiko eNingizimu Afrika, ecula emazweni aphesheya futhi eletha umaskanda kubantu bamazwe omhlaba. Umsebenzi wakhe umzuzele inqwaba yezindondo nezindondo, okuhlanganisa nendondo ye-South African Music Award (SAMA) ye-Best Traditional Music.
Phezu kwempumelelo yakhe emculweni, uPhuzekhemisi uke waba ngumkhulumeli wamalungelo abaculi kanye nokulondolozwa komculo wesintu. Uqeqeshe abaculi abasebasha, esiza ekukhuliseni isizukulwane esilandelayo sabaculi bakamaskanda nokuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwalesi sisho esibalulekile samasiko.
Ifa likaPhuzekhemisi njengenkakha yomaskanda liwubufakazi bethalente lakhe, ukuzinikela kanye nokubaluleka kwamasiko. UZibokwakhe Johnstone Mnyandu owazalwa ngo-1963, useguqule isimo somculo waseNingizimu Afrika, esebenzisa ubuciko bakhe ukukhombisa okwenzeka kanye nezifiso zamaZulu. Ngokusebenzisa indlela yakhe nokuzibophezela okungantengantengi emsebenzini wakhe wezandla, uPhuzekhemisi uqinisekise ukuthi umaskanda uhlala ewuhlobo oluphilayo noluhlala lukhula njalo, lubungaza amagugu acebile aseNingizimu Afrika kanye nezizukulwane ezizayo ezikhuthazayo.