SEYITHOLAKALA MANJE EZINKUNDLENI ZOKUSAKAZA UMCULO
EGoli, ngoLwesihlanu zingama-29 kuMeyi 2026 – Umculi we-Contemporary Afro-Gospel, uThembinkosi, ungene esahlukweni esibalulekile sokukhula kwakhe kwezobuciko ngokwethula i-albhamu entsha ethi Themba Inkosi. Le albhamu igxile kakhulu kwezikamoya futhi iletha isasasa, okuyinto embeka phambili ekuqhamukeni kohlobo olusha lomculo wevangeli eNingizimu Afrika. Le albhamu ayifiki njengokuqhubeka komsebenzi wakhe wakudala kuphela, kodwa iyisinyathelo esicacile sokuziguqula kabusha, iphrojekthi egxile okholweni, uguquko, kanye nokwandisa ngesibindi umsindo womculo wevangeli.
UThembinkosi waziwa ngezwi elinamandla, elihlanganisa ubuchule nokuthinta imizwa. Wakhe umsebenzi wakhe wobuciko phezu kokuzinikela nokuxoxa izindaba ngezwi. Nge-Themba Inkosi, ushiya indlela ayeyijwayele angene endaweni lapho umculo wevangeli wesimanje uhlanganiswa khona nezigqi ze-Afro ukuze kwakheke indlela entsha yomculo wevangeli. Umphumela uba iphrojekthi engagcini nje ngokuqinisa isithombe sakhe, kodwa esiphinde isiguqule ngokuphelele.
“Le albhamu iwukuzalwa kabusha kwangempela, okuyisinyathelo sami esinesibindi sokungena emanzini omculo angikaze ngingene kuwo ngaphambili,” kusho uThembinkosi. “Ayigcini nje ngokuba iqoqo lezingoma, kodwa iwuhambo lomsindo oluguqula indlela engibukwa ngayo kwezobuciko futhi olubeka izinga elisha emculweni wevangeli.”
Enhliziyweni yale albhamu kugqama izingqikithi zethemba, ukuzinikela kuNkulunkulu, kanye nokuholwa nguNkulunkulu. Le albhamu idonsa ugqozi emiBhalweni efana noJeremiya 29:11 kanye nezAga 3:5, ibonise ukholo njengento ephilwayo empilweni yabantu hhayi umqondo nje. Igcizelela ukwethemba uNkulunkulu njengomlayezo womuntu ngamunye nowomphakathi.
“Le albhamu imemezela umlayezo wethemba osuselwe emiBhalweni,” kusho yena. “Imema abalaleli ukuthi babeke ukholo lwabo kuNkulunkulu futhi bathembe uhlelo lwaKhe olungcwele ngezimpilo zabo.”
Ngokomsindo, le albhamu ihlangana phakathi kwesakhiwo se-Contemporary Gospel nezigqi ze-Afro Gospel. Yakhiwe ngamazwi avumelanayo, izinsimbi zomculo ezinamandla, kanye nokuhlelwa kwezwi okugqamisa ububanzi bezwi likaThembinkosi. Ingoma ngayinye yakhiwe ngendlela ehambisa imizwa ngokulandelana, ivumele umculo ukuthi usuke ekuthambekeni uye ebuhleni obukhulu ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa isisekelo sawo somoya.
Ukukhiqizwa kwale albhamu bekuphethwe ngumdidiyeli odumile uMjakes Thebe, oqinisekise ukuthi umsindo wayo usezingeni eliphezulu kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekugcineni. Ukuqoshwa kwenziwe eNu Sound Factory eGoli, kanti ukuqoshwa nebhendi ebukhoma kwenziwa eMoya Sound, okwengeze umuzwa wokudlala bukhoma obuzwakala kahle kule albhamu.
Ukubhalwa kwezingoma bekuphethwe kakhulu nguKapi Gantsu, obhale izingoma ezine kweziyisihlanu. Indima kaThembinkosi ibigxile ekuchazeni nasekuhleleni izingoma ngendlela yeGospel, elungisa indlela yomoya kanye nomuzwa wale albhamu. Ukuqoshwa bukhoma kwakungesona nje isitayela, kodwa kwakuyisinqumo esiqondile sokugcina ubuqiniso namandla okudlala ngesikhathi sangempela kunokulungisa izinto ngesikhathi sokuhlanganiswa komsindo.
Le albhamu yaqedwa kungakapheli inyanga eyodwa, kwalandelwa amasonto amabili okugaya nokulungisa umsindo wokugcina. Lesi sikhathi esifushane sokukhiqiza sinikeze le albhamu umsindo ohambisanayo namandla aqondakala ngokushesha.
Inqubo yokwakhiwa kwayo ihambe kahle ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu. Akukho ngoma ebikwe njengenzima kakhulu ukuyiqamba noma ukuyiqeda, njengoba iphrojekthi yonke ibinendlela ecacile kusukela ekuqambeni kuze kufike ekuqedweni kokugcina.
Enye yezingoma ezigqamayo kule albhamu yi-single ethi “NGUYENA.” Le ngoma ime njengobufakazi bokuhlupheka kwabantu kanye nokukhululwa nguNkulunkulu, iveza ukholo njengendawo okuwukuphela kwayo yokuphephela phakathi kwezivivinyo zempilo. Igqugquzelwe ubunzima umuntu ngamunye nomphakathi ababhekana nabo, le ngoma iqinisa umlayezo wokuthi uNkulunkulu uyinsiza eseduze ngezikhathi zobunzima. “NGUYENA” ihlanganisa umsuka wevangeli lendabuko nelamanje kanye nomthelela we-Afro Gospel, kwakheka umsindo ophilayo nowethembisayo.
“Le ngoma ime njengobufakazi obusuka enhliziyweni bokholo lwethu olunganyakaziswa kuNkulunkulu, imemezela Yena njengomhlengi omkhulu kanye nempendulo eqinile kuzo zonke izivivinyo esihlangabezana nazo,” kusho uThembinkosi.
Nge-Themba Inkosi, uThembinkosi unikeza okungaphezu kwe-albhamu yeGospel kuphela. Le phrojekthi ime njengophawu lokuzivuselela kwezobuciko, ukuqina kokholo, kanye nokukhula komculo okuqhamuke eminyakeni eminingi yesipiliyoni. Le albhamu ayimethuli kabusha kuphela esizukulwaneni esisha sabalaleli, kodwa iqinisa indawo yakhe emculweni wevangeli waseNingizimu Afrika oqhubeka ushintsha. Njengoba engena kulesi sahluko esisha, Themba Inkosi izimisa njengobufakazi bokholo kanye nophawu olubalulekile ekukhuleni okuqhubekayo kwe-Contemporary Afro Gospel.
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Mayelana noThembinkosi:
Thembinkosi ungumculi wevangeli waseNingizimu Afrika, umculi wezwi nomqambi wase-Uitenhage eMpumalanga Kapa, osebenze embonini yomculo iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30. Waduma ngokusebenza nabaculi bevangeli abadumile okubalwa kubo Rebecca Malope, Sizwe Zako, Lundi Tyamara kanye noRobby Malinga ongasekho. Waqinisa igama lakhe njengelinye lamazwi amakhulu omculo wevangeli eNingizimu Afrika ngemva kwempumelelo ye-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ethi Thembelenkosini. Ngokukhishwa kwe-Themba Inkosi, ekhiqizwe nguMojalefa “Mjakes” Thebe kanye nomdidiyeli omkhulu uKapi Gantsu, uThembinkosi ungena esahlukweni esisha sobuciko esihlanganisa umculo weContemporary Gospel ne-Afro Gospel, egcina ukujula komoya namandla ezwi okuyizinto ezakhe ifa lakhe lomculo.
