Ndiyathemba uTala

Umculo


Ndiyathemba uTala

INTSHAYELELO NGE-MATEREGOES Udliwanondlebe nguTeneshia Carr


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I-chemp ye-chertory ice cream, kwaye ulusu lwabo lolusu lufihla i-opaque i-opaque ukuba iimpahla zincancisa i-buds kunye nobunzulu bobunzulu obungenakuphikiswa. Ngelixa le mifanekiso iyonwabisa kwaye iDessert, I-HOPE i-Tala ibonisa i-chela njengomhlaba oNgcwele we-veemence, Ukungqubana kwezinto ezibonakalayo kunye nezemvakalelo. Ukuzibophelela kwakhe kakhulu kwiziqhamo zimcheba iihempe zakhe ezitsha kwintsebenziswano ne-Amino. I-pubeat r&B Slash Jazz i-tempo ibotshwe ngaphezulu kwelizwi lakhe elihamba kancinci kwaye licula amabinzana kwi-chanele ye-scalet vem ukugcina ulusu lwakho, Jonga urhulumente ukuba singene, I-Stanzas ye-mefasshors kunye nentuthuko yokutywina isitayile sakhe sokutyikitya.

Ukusukela kokuqala kwakhe ekubhaleni amazwi engoma, UTala wayesoloko etsaliwe ebusweni beziqhamo, Umyezo wase-Eden, Nebali lika-Adam no-Eva njengenkqantosi yegcisa lakhe. Ipenchance yakhe yezinto zomnqweno kunye neereferensi zebhayibhile zifikelela kwintombazana yakhe entsha itya ilanga, I-anthologlogy yokuzityhilela kwakhe kwihlabathi. Isigqubuthelo sibonisa ingoma yengoma njengamandla ephela, Intloko yakhe intloko phakathi kwelanga kunye nenyanga, Ngelixa unxiba izibini ze-cherry kunye nezikhundla ezingaphezulu komhlaba weDystopian. Iparaphrase, Ukuba awukwazi ukuthatha ubushushu, phuma ekhitshini, amandla athi, kwaye bonakalise umxube wezobugcisa kunye neentsomi. Njengoko intombazana idla ilanga, I-Tala idanisa wonke umntu kwaye woyike nto.

Ngaphambi kokuba ikhuphele iingqimba zayo kwaye zingabhali i-enigma yokuba ngubani, Umculi osekwe eLondon ohamba ngomphefumlo wakhe ngaphezulu kwe-neo-sow kunye r&I-B ukuhambisa izitayile ezinjalo ngeBossa Nova ijijekileyo kwaye yomeleza umculo wakhe ngoncwadi kunye neentsomi zomntu. Ngodliwanondlebe olupheleleyo kunye naye, Uveza umbono wakhe wemvelaphi kwishishini kwaye uyamnika ixesha elidlulileyo lakhe, yangoku, kunye nekamva.

Ukuphakamisa, Iimpembelelo, i-lyricm, kunye ne-moniker. I-themba u-Tala wayithambisa yonke iMagazini yeBlanc.

Tc:
Iziva njani ukuba i-london ngoku inexesha lesine ... Yintoni lento? Andazi nokuba loluphi otshixekileyo ngoku ...

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ewe, Ke siyifumene i-tier ezine, efana nenqanaba eliqingqiweyo lemigangatho. Ke ngokusisiseko ndibuyela kwi-lockdown. Onke amashishini angazithembileyo avaliwe. Kwaye asivumelekanga ukuba sibone nabani na ngaphakathi; Ndicinga ukuba eyona nto sinokuyenza sihamba sihamba nomnye umntu ngaphandle kwendlu yethu ngaphandle. Ke kulungile, olusizi. Kodwa ndiyathetha, Ndicinga ukuba yenye yezona zinto, Isizathu senze sele senze ngoku, ixesha elide, Ivakala kakhulu ngeli xesha.

I-TRR:
Ivelaphi igama lakho? Ngaba igama lakho lokuzalwa, Okanye kukuba igama lakho lesigaba? NjengoPhemba ivelaphi?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ithemba ligama lam lokwenyani, Kodwa igama lam eliphakathi nguNashasha. Ndihlala ndiyithanda, Kodwa andikaze ndiyicinge ukuba yayindim. Ngolunye usuku, Bendijonge kwi-intanethi, Njengamagama e-natisha, kwaye ngokucacileyo, I-Natatha ligama laseRussia, kwaye ligama lesidlaliso legama leNatalia. Kwaye ndicinga eRussia, Njengalinye igama lesidlaliso likaNatasha nase Natalia nguTala. Ndayibona loo nto, kwaye bendifana, Oh, ligama elihle kangaka. Ke ndiyisebenzisa nje loo nto, kwaye ewe, Ndicinga ngenye imini mhlawumbi ndiza kuyitshintsha inyani. Andaz, Kodwa ndicinga ukuba ifanelwe ngcono.

Tc:
Ewe, ligama elipholileyo. Injani imvelaphi yakho? Usuka phi, Uvela eWest London?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Mm-hmm. Ndisuka eWest London, Kwaye imvelaphi yam yobuhlanga kukuba utata wam umnyama, kwaye abazali bakhe bayiJamaican. Bahamba apha, Wazalwa nge-1960s, kwaye umama wam mhlophe waseBritane.

Tc:
Kunjani ukukhula kwikhaya elixubeneyo?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Amava am ayehle kakhulu. Ndinyanisa, Ndinethamsanqa ukuze ndihlale kwindawo eyahluka kakhulu, kwaye andikaze ndivakale ngathi ndibamba njengesithupha, okanye andikaze ndivakalelwe njengosapho lwam kuphela kosapho oluxubeneyo. Ke ndicinga ukuba bendinethamsanqa kakhulu ukuba nalo.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Utata wam uhlala ephila apha. Utyelele i-jamaica izihlandlo ezimbalwa, Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo nguLondononer kunye nomntu waseBritane. Kwaye ke ndicinga ukuba iya kuba yahlukile ukuba uzalwe apho. Unabantakwabo ababini abadala abazelwe eJamaica, Kodwa ndicinga ukuba unolwalamano olwahlukileyo kunye ne-jamaica kubo, Kungenxa yokuba wazalelwa e-UK.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Kodwa hayi, Ndihlala ndinamava amnandi kakhulu, kwaye ndicinga ukuba ndikhulele nje nohlobo lwengqondo kunye nomyalezo wokuba kuyamangalisa nje ukuba nohlobo lokuvezwa kweenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo. Ndichithe ixesha elininzi nomzukulwana wam waseJamaicar. Uhlala eLondon, Kwaye ndichithe ixesha elininzi kunye nokukhula kwakhe kunye nabazala bam kweli cala losapho lwam kunye noontathu kunye nabalingane, kwaye ngokufanayo nosapho lwam mum. Kwaye zihlala zikwindawo ezahlukeneyo, kodwa zombini, iindawo zothando kakhulu kunye neemeko apho ndafunda khona kakhulu kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndandibeka ekubeni ndingumntu.

Tc:
Ubunjani ubudlelwane bakho nomculo okhula?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Bendihlala ndithanda, Ukuthandwa, Umculo owuthandayo. Ndikhumbula ndifumana i-iPod yomhla wokuzalwa kwam. Ndisenokuba mhlawumbi uneminyaka elithoba okanye elishumi ubudala, kwaye ndifune kakhulu i-iPod. Bendifuna ukuba nakho ukuba nobunye umculo wam ngendlela kuba bekuhlala ndidlala umculo. Bendinegumbi lam, Njengamaqela omdaniso kunye nezinto, kwaye kwakusoloko kukho umculo omninzi ojikelezayo, kwaye yayisoloko iyinxalenye nje yokuba ndingubani. Kwaye ndandinethamsanqa lokuba nezifundo zomculo njengomntwana. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba abazali bam babezimisele kum ukukwazi ukuba nethuba lokuba nezifundo. Kwaye ndadlala i-clarinet ukusuka kwiminyaka esibhozo, kwaye bendiya kwisikolo somculo rhoqo ngeMgqibelo. Kwaye ke ndidlale umculo omninzi weklasi, eyayimangalisa kwaye ibalulekile; Ndisebenzise uninzi lwezakhono ngoku.

Tc:
Loluphi uhlobo lomculo olithandayo? Yayiyintoni iqela lakho olithandayo okanye iqela elikhula?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Bendibaninzi kakhulu, Kodwa ngoku, Ndicinga ngokuthatha oko. Ndiyithandile i-Stevie. Ndamthanda kakhulu uMichael Jackson. Oh, Ndiyakuthanda i-beyonce. Ndandiqinisekile, I-Beyonce enobungozi ivela phakathi kweminyaka elithoba kwaye ifana 14, kwaye ewe, yayiyinyani, Ndiyacinga, engalunganga. Ewe, Wayeyinyani, Eyona nto inkulu kum qa.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndinayo le ntshukumo enjalo, nakwiminyaka yam yeshumi elivisayo, Ndinohlobo olungaphezulu kumculo we-neo-boul kunye r&B. Kwaye ke ndicinga ukutyhubela iminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, iphakamile kwakhona, Intle. Kwaye ndisiya kwi-IIIIIT.

Tc:
Hm. Ungawuchaza njani umculo wakho kumntu ongazange weva ngaphambili?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndingatsho ukuba yenye r&B ngempembelelo ye-pop pop, ngokuqinisekileyo ezinye ze-bossa novaf. Kwaye ndingatsho ukuba ndicinga ukuba amazwi abaluleke kakhulu kwaye ndiyathanda ukubalisa amabali.

Tc:
Thetha nam malunga namabali osixelelayo, Ungazifumana njani iimpembelelo zakho, kunye nokukhuthaza kwakho? Ngaba kuvela ebomini bakho?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ewe, Ndicinga ukuba ndinokuphefumlelwa kakhulu kubomi bam bemihla ngemihla okanye izinto endihamba ngazo. Kwincoko endinayo, umntu uza kusebenzisa igama okanye ibinzana endilithanda isandi se, okanye ndiza, kwaye ndiza kuyibhala loo nto kumanqaku kwifowuni yam ukuze ndigcine usuku lwemvula kwistudiyo. Kwaye ke ewe, Incoko endinayo, Izinto ezininzi endihamba ngazo.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Bendisoloko ndingumfundi omkhulu. Iincwadi ezininzi kunye nemibongo endiyifundileyo yazisa le nto ndiyibhalayo ngendlela kwaye ndincedise kwibali, mhlawumbi ngaphezulu, ngokuthe ngqo ephefumlayo amabali andincedileyo malunga nesakhiwo kunye nefom.

Tc:
Kulichaphazele njani lo nyaka uphelileyo njani indlela owenza ngayo umculo?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndikhe ndayifumana into yokubhala engaphezulu kakhulu ngokubhala kwam, Iyona ye-EP esele ndiyikhuphe, endiyibhalileyo ngexesha lokuvalwa ebizwa ngokuba yitotore. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba yingoma esengozini. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba istems ukusuka ekuchitheni ixesha elininzi kunangaphambili. Ndijonge ngaphakathi, mhlawumbi kakhulu kunokuba ndijonge ngaphandle, kuba akukho namnye kuthi ongekhoyo. Asisebenzi, kwaye asonzi kangangoko siqhele.

Tc:
Ukuba kukho into enye onokuyithatha 2020, naziphi na iindlela olimiweyo okanye ezitshintshileyo, Uza kuthini ukuba kunjalo?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Inomdla kuba ndicinga ukuba into elungileyo endinayo kuyo 2020 kukukwazi ukuhamba nokuhamba kancinci. Ukuba kancinci kugxilwe kwisiphumo kwaye kugxilwe ngakumbi kuhambo kunye nento endiyenzayo, I-bit the clice kodwa impumelelo encinci-igxile kwaye iphila nje ngalo mzuzu. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba ndinexhala elincinci malunga nezinto ezingenamsebenzi kuba kuninzi kakhulu emhlabeni kwinqanaba elikhulu elinje.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndicinga ngokungalunganga nangona, Ndicinga ukuba ndiba nexhala elincinci kakhulu ekuhlaleni, kwaye ndingumntu oxhalabisayo kuba andikhange ndisebenzise nje abantu kwakhona kwaye zizinto ezinje. Uyazi, Ndingathanda ukutsho, Ndikhulile ngokwenene, kwaye ndiyifundile yonke le nto, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndinayo, Kodwa zikhona izinto ngaphakathi 2021 Ndizama ukusebenza kwaye ndizame ukuba ndivulekile kwaye ndinobuhlobo ngakumbi njengendlela endihlala ngayo. Kunzima ukuba nowakho ngoku, Kodwa yiba tu kancinci ukuba uzithembile kwaye izinto kuba lo nyaka uthathe irhafu, Ndiyacinga, Kwelo cala kum.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ewe, Ngamanye amaxesha sinezithintelo ezinzima e-UK, Oko kuthetha ukuba awuboni mntu. Ngamanye amaxesha ungahamba uhambe kunye nezinto. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba kuhle kakhulu ukuba nditsho nje ngamagama am ngaphezulu, kwaye ndithanda, Oh gosh, Ndiyicacisa njani le nto? Ndiyicacisa njani loo nto? Kuba andisasebenzisi nje. Yinto engaqhelekanga. Indlela esinxibelelana ngayo kwaye sinxibelelana nabantu sitshintshile kakhulu.

Tc:
Yintoni ojonge phambili kulo nyaka?

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndijonge phambili ngethemba lokubeka umculo omtsha, ukukwazi ukuya kutyelelo. Ngethemba, Andikwazi kulinda ukuba ndikwazi ukunxulumana nabantu kwakhona kwaye ndihambe, ingayiyo. Yiba namava amatsha.

Ndiyathemba uTala:
Ndicinga ukuba ulindelo lwam lwezinto zihla kancinci, Yeyiphi into elungileyo, kwaye incinci kakhulu malunga nazo zonke ezi zinto zintle zenzeka kwaye zenza izinto ezininzi kuba nayiphi na into luphuculo kunyaka ophelileyo.
Ndinethamsanqa lokuba ndiphile kwaye ndibe nempilo yam kwaye ndiqhubeke nokwenza umculo kunye nokuphila nje ubomi bam. Njengabantu abaninzi baye banayo inzima, Ndinyanisa, Ndonwabile nje unyaka omtsha. Andazi ukuba iya kuzisa ntoni na ukuba iza kwahlukile, kodwa iminwe iwele.

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