UMakuzeni ungumdlali we-trombonist waseNingizimu Afrika, umdidiyeli wezwi kanye nomqambi ohlanganisa i-jazz, umculo wesiXhosa kanye nomphefumulo namaluphu e-electronic bukhoma ephimbo kanye nokukhohlisa komsindo. Umbukiso wakhe uwubuciko bephimbo kanye nobuciko bokuhlola ngokusemandleni - futhi ingemuva lezintaba zase-Swartberg kunzima ukwehlula.
Lolu uhambo oluya kwi-Jazz Festival 2025 egcwalise idolobha lonke ngomculo, ugqozi nomoya womphakathi kusukela mhla lu-1-4 kuNhlaba. Kodwa iningi lethu alikaze libabone abasemuva kanye neqembu elithula umcimbi ofana nalona ukwenzeka. Ngokusebenzisana nePrince Albert Community Trust (PACT), uMasipala wasePrince Albert ube nesandla ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi lo mcimbi wamasiko uhamba kahle.
Igalelo elibalulekile kwaba umzamo wabo wokulungiselela i-Krittikom Koppie Theatre, inkwali esenziwe kabusha, yeKhonsathi Yabantu yamahhala ngomhla lu-1 kuNhlaba. Basusa imfucumfucu futhi baqinisekisa ukuphepha, bakha indawo enhle kakhulu ye-trombone sunrise yaseMakuzeni.
Imashi emnandi evela ePACT Centre, eholwa yiLaingsburg Brass Band, ilethe izinkumbi zezingane ezijabule eKrittikom, lapho iKaroo Blues Band, Zolani Choir, Oom Tallie, Prince Albert Vastrappers kanye nezigigaba ezimangazayo zadlala kwaze kwaba semini, bebeka umsindo wenjabulo. Izingane zazicula, zidansa futhi zathakaselwa imidlalo, kusobala ukuthi ziyijabulela yonke imizuzu yayo.
Ngaphandle kwezigcawu, umasipala usebenze ngokuzikhandla, uthola izimvume zezindawo ezifana ne-NG Church kanye nokulawula ukungena kwemigwaqo ukuze umcimbi uqhubeke kahle. Ithimba lethu laqoqa udoti futhi laqinisekisa ukuthi izibani ziyasebenza. Le misebenzi evame ukungabonakali idinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela nokuxhumana, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izivakashi nezakhamuzi zingawujabulela umcimbi ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka.
Imicimbi efana nalena inika intsha yasendaweni amandla, i-J2J ihlinzeka ngoqeqesho ekuphatheni imicimbi nasekukhiqizweni komculo, ithuthukisa amakhono nokudala amathuba. Ithuthukisa umnotho weNkosana Albert futhi igqamisa ubuhle bezindawo zethu. Imizamo eqinile yeqembu lonke iqinisekise ukuthi i-J2J 2025 iwumkhosi womculo nokuhlangana, okwenza idolobha lethu libe indawo sonke esiziqhenya ngokuyibiza ngokuthi ikhaya. Siyabonga, Prince Albert Municipality, ngeqhaza lakho elibalulekile ekwenzeni lo mgubho uphile!
