USandy Carter
Njalo
unyaka lapho iNational Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences igubha khona
Izindondo zamaGrammy, ngiyawuvalela umqondo wokuthi noma iyiphi yale mboni yomculo iyabukisa futhi
I-propaganda ihlonipha umculo ongcono kakhulu wonyaka odlule. Nakuba sonke isikhathi esikhulu
imiklomelo yokuzijabulisa ibhekelela imali namandla, umcimbi we-Grammy unikeza a
ikakhulukazi uhlobo olungenamahloni lwe-groveling. Kulo nyaka imiklomelo yama-Grammy yama-42
(February 23rd) kwakufana kakhulu.
Kuya
qala ngokusobala, Imiklomelo Ye-Grammy ikhethwa yimboni esunguliwe
amawigi amakhulu (ababhali, abakhiqizi, abaculi kanye nabanye ochwepheshe bemboni) kabani
okuthandwayo nokwethembeka kuboshelwe ezimpumelelweni zezentengiso zomculo welebula elikhulu
izinkampani. Ngokunjalo, bonke abawinile abakhulu balo mdlalo baphuma ezinhlwini ze
imboni yomculo iyahlangana futhi iningi lijabulela ukuthengiswa kwamarekhodi e-blockbuster (ngaphezulu kwe
amayunithi ayisigidi athengisiwe).
Cha
wamangala lapho izimemezelo zokuqokwa kukaJanuwari 4 zihlanganisa umdondoshiya
izenzo zezentengiselwano ezifana neBackstreet Boys, TLC, Ricky Martin, the Dixie
Amachwane, u-Christina Aguilera, u-Britney Spears no-Santana baphethe bonke abakhulu
izigaba zezindondo (I-albhamu Yonyaka, I-Best New Artist, Male Pop Vocal
Ukusebenza, I-Female Pop Vocal Performance, Rock Album Of The Year).
In
izigaba zomculo ezingajwayelekile njengeblues, folk, bluegrass, gospel, jazz
kanye nomhlaba, amaGrammy asondela ekuthembekeni. Kancane ekhonjwe indlela ye
commercial ingalo twisting, abaqokwe kule mikhakha kubalwa nabaculi abavela
amalebula amancane futhi ngokuvamile kuvame ukwazisa umculo ongahlosiwe emakethe enkulu.
Nakuba nalapha abadlali asebekhulile nasebekhulile bayathandwa kunabancane nabancane
abaculi abancane abajwayelekile, ukuqokwa kwenza okungenani kudonse ukunaka kwabanamandla
ukukhishwa okuhloniphekile onyakeni odlule.
Lokhu
ukuqokwa kwe-bluegrass yonyaka, ngokwesibonelo, kwethulwe iqembu eliqinile lama-albhamu ngu
uRalph Stanley, uSteve Earle kanye neDel McCoury Band, uRicky Skaggs,
kanye noDavid Grisman nabangane. Izigaba eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nezomdabu zikhanyise ukukhanya
imisebenzi efanelekayo kaBB King, uRobert Cray, uPinetop Perkins, uRamblin 'Jack Elliott,
UJohn Prine noDokotela Watson. Futhi ezigabeni ezingacacile kakhulu njengeTejano,
I-Polka, i-Latin Jazz, i-Classical ne-Opera, ama-Grammys abona ingcebo yomculo
ngale komculo odumile.
The
Ukubamba akukhona kule miklomelo emincane yomculo wemakethe ethola ukugqama okuphambili
isikhathi se-Grammy telecast. Ukunikeza le miklomelo "emincane" kusenesikhathi nangaphandle
ikhamera, ama-Grammys aqinisa ukucwaswa kwabo bonke abangajwayelekile
imisindo evele ikhishiwe cishe kukho konke ukubonakala kwabezindaba. Okwakhe
I-gala self-congratulatory event of the year, imboni yomculo ikhonza kuphela
ukuguqulwa kwedola elinamandla onke.
So
wukuthi iningi lemiklomelo liyabikezelwa. Isenzo sangempela kanye nokungabaza kwe
ubusuku be-Grammy bufika ngombukiso wemfashini ecebile nedumile e-flouting,
cool futhi cleavage. Ukubhala umcimbi ngokucwebezelayo, okukhiqizwe ngokweqile
abadlali abaqokwe kulo nyaka, umbukiso ugcizelela ukuthi kuncane kangakanani
Izinqubo zihlobene nokuhamba phambili kwezomculo. Ukuhlehla nokuziphakamisa
igama lomdlalo.
Lokhu
akusho ukuthi bonke abawine iGrammy bayanuka. Lapha nalaphaya kukhona ezohwebo
abaculi abaphumelelayo umculo wabo othokozisayo, othinta imizwa, futhi ovusa inkanuko
ezisikhanyisela ngesimo somuntu. Ukuqokwa okuyishumi kanye nezindondo eziyisishiyagalombili
ukuya kumdlali wesigingci uCarlos Santana ngokudayisa kwakhe izigidi eziyisithupha
"ukubuya" i-albhamu Supernatural inikeza omunye wamavulandlela we-Latin-rock
okufanele ukuqashelwa. Ukuze uthole i-albhamu enhle yokubonga eya ku-west swing giant u-Bob
UWills, omakadebona bezwe belala Emasondo (okuqokwe abahlanu noyedwa
award) nayo ithole ukudunyiswa okufanele. Kufakwe nabanye abawinile abahlonishwayo bephrofayili
the Roots and Erykah Badu (Rap Performance By Group) kanye noDiane Krall (Jazz Vocal
Ukusebenza).
Lezi
ukunqoba (kanye nabanye abambalwa banganezelwa), nokho, kukwenze kwaba kwabawinile
isiyingi ngosizo lwezohwebo lwamalebula amakhulu. Abanye abawinile ku
izigaba ezinkulu (TLC, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, the Dixie Chicks, Christina
U-Aguilera, u-Shania Twain) baphinde bagcoba indlela yabo yokunqoba ngayo
ukuthengiswa kwamarekhodi amakhulu nemikhankaso emikhulu yokukhuthaza ilebula. Futhi njengoba bekulindelekile, it
kwaba ubusuku obukhulu kuSantana.
With
irekhodi elihlanganisa ama-Grammys ayisishiyagalombili, u-Santana ukwazile ukubamba abenzi bamahithi e-teen-pop
njengeBackstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Ricky Martin kanye ne-'N Sync for the
izindondo ezinkulu zonyaka (I-albhamu Yonyaka, Irekhodi Lonyaka, Ingoma Yonyaka).
Ngenxa yenhlonipho yobuciko besigingci sikaSantana, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi
umncintiswano wawumubi.
In
unyaka omubi kakhulu emculweni we-pop, i-albhamu kaSantana ethi I-Supernatural ayizange ibambe izindlebe
ngoba nje yayiyinhle, kodwa ngenxa yokuthi cishe wonke amathrekhi abonisa ukwenzeka
izivakashi ze-rock-pop. Faka lolo hlelo emncintiswaneni womculo wesiLatini wonyaka futhi usukwenzile
ithole umkhiqizo ophoqelela kakhulu kunedili kanye neminikelo yokudansa ye-Cher kanye
U-Ricky Martin.
Kodwa
yahlulelwa ngohlu oluphelele lomculo odumile wonyaka futhi ngaphandle kwanoma yimuphi onesigqi
ukwethembeka embonini yomculo, I-Supernatural ye-Santana izuza okungokoqobo okwengeziwe
ukulinganisa. Ocwaningweni lokuphela konyaka lwe-Village Voice lukazwelonke, oluthi Supernatural
ikleliswe kunombolo 40. Abanye abane abaqokwe kuma-Grammy e-albhamu ehamba phambili baqede njenge
ilandela: IFanMail No. 31 ye-TLC, iFly No. 41 kaDixie Chick, ekaBackstreet Boy
I-Millennium No. 133 nekaDiane Krall ethi When I Look in Your Eyes No. 265.
The
izinto ezimangazayo zangempela, nokuhlukile, ohlwini lwabaqokiwe kwakungacaciswanga
kanye nelebula elizimele elisekelwe ku-Tom Waits no-Ani DiFranco. Enye ingxenye ye-
Abavoti be-Academy bekufanele babathande ngempela laba baculi abancane bemakethe ukuze bathole ngamunye wabo
labo abaqokiwe abathathu. Nokulinda ukuze uthole i-Grammy ye-Best Contemporary
I-Folk Album ibe ukushaqeka okumnandi kwakusihlwa.
Okunikeziwe
izigaba eziqinile zokumaketha kwemboni yomculo, i-Academy iqede ukulebula
Ukucula kuka-Waits engomeni ethi "Bambelela" i-Male Rock Vocal Performance
ngenkathi i-albhamu yakhe ethi Mule Variations yafakwa ku-hodge podge Contemporary Folk
isigaba sokuncintisana neqoqo lezingoma zezwe lika-John Prine Naphezu Kwe
Thina ngokwethu, i-Cajunization ka-Beauseoleil enezimpande, i-Ani Difranco kanye ne-Utah
Phillips' Fellow Workers kanye no-Emmylou Harris kanye no-Linda Rondstadt's Tucson
Amaseshini. Ngokwemvelo alikho ithuba esigabeni esikhulu saMale Rock Vocal, kodwa ku
le niche encane eyinqaba, enerekhodi elidume kakhulu lonyaka, i-Waits
waphuma phambili.
Ngaphandle
kusukela ekuphumeleleni okuncane okuncane, nokho, iningi lama-Grammys laqhubeka nokulandela
imali. Ukukhulisa ukutshalwa kwezimali e-Santana, i-Dixie Chicks kanye ne-Shania Twain,
imboni yomculo ikhiphe imiklomelo ehambisana nezohwebo nokunikeza eyodwa
ukukhuphuka kwezentengiselwano kokugcina kwabaphumelele kakhulu onyakeni.