Izihlabani zabaculi beJazz abazobe behlonipha uSipho Gumede eBat Centre
SHEILA MHLONGO
ETHEKWINI – Ifa elingasoze labuna lomunye wabaculi be-jazz abahlonishwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, ongasekho emhlabeni uSipho Gumede, lizophinde ligqanyiswe ngomculo, ukuxoxwa kwezindaba kanye nokukhunjulwa ngothando emcimbini i-Sipho Gumede Tribute Concert.
Lo mcimbi uzoba ngeSonto, zingama-30 kuNcwaba 2026, ngo-16h00, eSipho Gumede Hall, eBAT Centre, eThekwini. Amathikithi athengiswa ngo-R200 kwaComputicket. Ikhonsathi ithembisa ukuba ngumgubho ongasoze walibaleka weqhaza elikhulu elabanjwa nguGumede emculweni waseNingizimu Afrika.
USipho Gumede, owayethathwa njengomunye wabashayi besiginci sebhesi, abaqambi bomculo kanye nezingqalabutho zomculo abanethonya elikhulu eNingizimu Afrika, wadlula emhlabeni ngoNtulikazi 2004 ngemva kokulwa nomdlavuza wamaphaphu. Umsebenzi wakhe owaguqula umculo ayewenza neqembu lodumo le-jazz fusion, iSakhile, kanye nomculo wakhe ayeziculela wona, usaqhubeka nokugqugquzela izizukulwane zabaculi kuleli nasemazweni omhlaba.
Kule khonsathi kuzobe kunomshayi wopiyano, umqambi nomdidiyeli womculo uDon Laka, owake wadlala noSipho Gumede njengelungu leqembu elidumile iSakhile. Izethameli zizophinde zithokoziswe ngumshayi webhesi uBongani Nkwanyana, owaqeqeshwa nguGumede uqobo futhi owadlala eqenjini lakhe.
Esiteji kuzophinde kukhuphuke uNomusa Ndawo, ongumshayi webhesi nomculi wezwi, naye owaqeqeshwa nguSipho Gumede. Umdlalo wakhe uzobe ugubha ifa likaGumede elisaqhubeka nokuphila.
Okuzokwengeza olunye uhlangothi kulo mcimbi wakusihlwa yisigaba esithi Conversations About Sipho — okuyingxoxo esondelene nezethameli, ezogubha ubuntu bukaSipho owayengale komculo wakhe.
Kulesi sigaba, abaculi ayesebenza nabo, ozakwabo kanye nabangani bakhe abaseduze bazokwabelana ngezinkumbulo zabo, izindaba ezingakaze zixoxwe kanye nemicabango ngempilo kaSipho Gumede, uhambo lwakhe kwezomculo kanye nomthelela wakhe ongasoze waphela emculweni we-jazz waseNingizimu Afrika.
Lo mcimbi ungaphezu kokuba yikhonsathi kuphela. Uzogubha ifa likaSipho Gumede elibonakala ekuqeqesheni nasekukhuliseni abanye abaculi, ekusunguleni izinto ezintsha kanye nasezingeni eliphezulu lobuciko. Uzophinde ulondoloze izindaba ezakha impilo yomunye wezingqalabutho zomculo ezihlonishwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika.
UMantombi Gumede, oyisikhulu esiphezulu nomsunguli weSipho Gumede Music Foundation, uthe ukulondolozwa kwefa likayise kuyisibopho asibeke enhliziyweni yakhe.
“Umculo kababa wawungaphezu kokuba wukuzijabulisa; wawuyisipho asipha iNingizimu Afrika nomhlaba wonke. Ngalo mcimbi wokumhlonipha, asigubhi kuphela umculi osezingeni eliphezulu ayenguye, kodwa sigubha nomqeqeshi, ubaba kanye neqhawe lomculo elifa lalo elisaqhubeka nokubumba umkhakha wethu womculo.
“Sifuna nezethameli zithole ithuba lokwazi umuntu owayengale komculo ngesigaba esithi Conversations About Sipho, lapho labo ababemazi kangcono bezokwabelana khona ngezindaba ezingakaze zixoxwe esiteji.”
UNise Malange, onguMqondisi weBAT Centre, ukhulume ngobudlelwano obabukhona phakathi kwalesi sikhungo noSipho Gumede.
“USipho Gumede wayenobudlelwano obude nobubalulekile neBAT Centre. Kuyilungelo elikhulu kithi ukuqhubeka sigubha impilo yakhe kanye nefa lakhe kwezobuciko. IBAT Centre ibilokhu iyikhaya lobuciko obusezingeni eliphezulu, kanti lo mcimbi ukhombisa ukuzibophezela kwethu ekulondolozeni izindaba namagalelo ezingqalabutho zamasiko aseNingizimu Afrika.
“Sijabule kakhulu ngokusingatha isigaba esithi Conversations About Sipho, esizonikeza izethameli ukuqonda okujulile ngempilo yakhe nangomthelela aba nawo kubantu abaningi.”
KuDon Laka, le khonsathi ingumgubho futhi iyithuba lokubuyela ezinkumbulweni eziyigugu.
“Ukudlala noSipho eqenjini iSakhile kuseyinto engiyithatha njengenye yezindondo ezinkulu kakhulu emsebenzini wami. Wayenesiphiwo somculo esingavamile kanye nomoya omuhle owawugqugquzela wonke umuntu owayeseduze kwakhe. Lo mcimbi usinikeza ithuba lokugubha umculo esawenza ndawonye nokucabanga ngefa elimangalisayo asishiyela lona.”
UBongani Nkwanyana uthe le khonsathi ithinta inhliziyo yakhe kakhulu.
“USipho wayengeyena nje umqeqeshi wami kuphela. Wayekholelwa kimi, engiqondisa futhi enginikeza amathuba abumba umsebenzi wami kwezomculo. Njalo uma ngicula noma ngidlala umculo wakhe, ngihamba nengxenye yobuhlakani bakhe. Lo mcimbi uyindlela yami yokubonga indoda eyaguqula impilo yami.”
I-Sipho Gumede Tribute Concert ithembisa ubusuku bomculo obukhoma osezingeni eliphezulu, ukuxoxwa kwezindaba ezithinta inhliziyo kanye nezingxoxo ezibalulekile. Lo mcimbi ngeke ugubhe kuphela izingoma ezingasoze zabuna zale ngqalabutho ye-jazz, kodwa uzophinde uqhakambise amagugu okuqeqesha abanye, ukwenza umsebenzi osezingeni eliphezulu kanye nokulondolozwa kwamagugu namasiko — izinto ezazichaza impilo emangalisayo kaSipho Gumede.
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