Amanda Benedicta Antony (owazalwa zingama-24 kuNtulikazi 1993), odume ngegama lesiteji sakhe Amanda Black[1] , ungumlobi-wengoma waseNingizimu Afrika kanye nomculi wokuqopha owathola ukuqashelwa ngonyaka ka-2016 kulandela ukukhishwa kwakhe eyodwa ethi "Amazulu"[2], eyaphakanyiswa kaningana imiklomelo yomculo. I-albhamu yakhe yokuqala yesonto uAmazulu yaqinisekiswa iplatinamu emasontweni amathathu ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo ngokusemthethweni.[3]

Impilo yokuqala nemfundo

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Amanda Benedicta Antony is Xhosa.[4] She was born on 24 July 1993 in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa and grew up in Butterworth, Eastern Cape where she spent most of her early life. The songstress later moved to Port Elizabeth where she completed her high school studies at Kabega Christian School, Port Elizabeth before she proceeded to further her education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University where she studied Music Education.[5]

Umsebenzi

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Waqala ukucula esemncane esontweni nasesikoleni waze wafika eneminyaka eyi-12 lapho eqala ukuncintisana ekuzingeleni ithalente okwamveza ukuthi usezingeni eliphezulu.

2015-2018: Ukuqala kwemisebenzi no-Amazulu

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Uke wabamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni ezintathu ze-Idols South Africa kodwa waba yintandokazi yabalandeli kwi-Season 11 yombukiso wamathalente lapho enza khona waba seqophelweni 7. Ngokubheka umsebenzi wakhe wezomculo, wathuthela eGoli ngoJanuwari 2016 lapho wasondela ku-Ambitiouz Entertainment emnikeza inkontileka yokuqopha.

Ngomhlaka 1 kuJulayi 2016, wakhipha incwadi yakhe yokuqala eyodwa enesihloko esithi "Amazulu", iculo elalivela ku-albhamu yakhe ye-studio yakhe eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Amazulu. Ingoma ithole ukubukwa okungaphezulu kwezigidi ezine ku-YouTube. Ngomhlaka 11 Novemba 2016, ukhiphe i-albhamu yakhe ebeyilindelwe kudala i-Amazulu ngokusebenzisa i-Ambitiouz Entertainment ukuphumelela kwezentengiso nokubukeza okuhle okubalulekile. Kungakapheli nenyanga ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo, i-albhamu ithengise amakhophi angaphezu kwama-31,000 okuholele ekutheni iRekhoda Yezimboni yaseNingizimu Afrika iqinisekise iplatinamu yayo. Iphinde yathola ukuqokwa kwayo ngezigaba ezinhlanu kuhlelo lwe-16 lamaMetro FM Music Awards, nakuma-2017 South African Music Awards ngalinye. Ubuye futhi waqokelwa kwi-Viewers Choice: Best International Act ku-2017 edition yama-BET Awards.

Ngomhlaka 20 kuJulayi 2018, ukhiphe u "Kahle" naye obuye abe yizwe lonke, ethola ukudlala kweziteshi zomsakazo wasekhaya nokubukwa okungaphezulu kwesigidi ku-YouTube.

Ngo-2019 – ekhona: Ukukhula no- "Thandwa Ndim"

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U-Anthony Hamilton umemezele ngoDisemba 2018 ukuthi yena noZimnyama bayasebenzisana emculweni ndawonye. Ingoma ngokwayo isizodedelwa, kepha ngoJanuwari 30 ka-2019, u-Amanda umemezele ukuthi usayine neSony Music Entertainment. Ngemuva kwesikhathi uzokhipha i-single "Thandwa Ndim" yakhe, okwakungukukhishwa kwakhe kokuqala eminyakeni emibili. Ingoma ekhonjwe kwiDrive Breakfast Show yeMetro FM noDJ Fresh noSomizi Mhlongo futhi yafika ku # 1 kumashadi we-iTunes ngosuku lokukhululwa.

Ubuciko

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Isitayela somculo

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Amanda Black unezinkulumo ezipholile kodwa ezinamandla ze-soprano. Uqale ukucula esemncane esontweni wabe eseqhubeka nokuhlabelela abaculi abathandayo okubalwa kubo uBeyoncé, uWhitney Houston, uBrandy Norwood, uBrenda Fassie nabanye abaningi. Uhlabelela ngolimi lwakhe lwesiXhosa nangesiNgisi. Engxoxweni noPatience Bambalele weThe Sowetan, uchaza uhlobo lomculo wakhe njenge-Afro-soul ehambisana nokuhlangana kwe-hip-hop kanye nenhliziyo enesigqi kanye nesigqi kanye namabhomu. Ngomhlaka 29 Meyi 2017, lo mculi uvele engxoxweni abe nayo kwiSuperSport TV Show Homeground, ephethwe nguMinnie Dlamini noLungile Radu, sekusele izinyanga ezimbalwa kukhishwe i-albhamu yakhe ethi Amazulu. Eceleni kwakhe bekungumkhiqizi wakhe womculo uChrister Kthob, othi le albhamu idalwe futhi yaphothulwa esikhathini esingaphezu kwenyanga. Lo mculi uphinde waveza nokuthi iculo esihloko sithi "Amazulu", empeleni kwakuyiculo lokuqala ayeke walibhala ngolimi lwabo, isiXhosa.

Ubuciko besimo sobuso

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UAmanda Black uvame ukuhlobisa ubuso bakhe noStipples wamaXhosa upende wobuso njengendlela yokubonisa ukuthi uyaziqhenya kangakanani ngezimpande zakhe. "Ubuciko besandla lesiXhosa - umchokozo wesiXhosa - usetshenziselwa ukumela abantu abangamaXhosa. Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zamaphethini, adalwa kakhulu ngabesifazane. Lapho ngisakhula, ayenziwa kakhulu ngezikhathi ezikhethekile - kepha kwezinye izindawo zasemakhaya. Isibonelo, i-Eastern Cape, isibonelo, umchokozo kuyinto ejwayelekile eyenziwa nsuku zonke. Ubuciko besimo sobuso bamaXhosa engibugqoke ebusweni busheshe baba yingxenye yomkhiqizo wami njengo-Amanda Black.kodwa kwaqala njengendlela yokuziveza nokwamukela ukuthi ngingubani. , kubuyisa isiko lami njengowesifazane ongumXhosa - futhi ngizizwa ngikuhle ngenkathi ngikwenza. Kukhulunywa ngami ngendlela engiqonda ngayo isiko lami. Kuyindlela yokumela izimpande zami nokuthi ngivelaphi. "

Ukukhula, u-Amanda akazange ayithande into yokuthi unombala omnyama, uthi ngoba i-TV igubha isikhumba esikhanyayo futhi ibona sengathi ayisiyisi kahle ngoba isikhumba esimnyama. Uqale ukufunda ngezimpande zakhe njengowesifazane ongumXhosa, umlando wakhe nemvelaphi yakhe. Ukwenza lokhu kumsize ukuthi aqonde ukuthi ungubani futhi kumsize wazithanda njengowesifazane wase-Afrika. Lokhu kube nomthelela esinqumweni sakhe sokuthi aqale ukupenda ubuso bakhe ngobuciko bezizwe, indlela abhala ngayo, umculo awenzayo nezindaba azilandisayo. U-Amanda waqala ukwamukela ukuthi ungubani ngemuva kokufunda iSteve Biko's Black Consciousness.

Ukwemukelwa kanye nokubongwa

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Isihloko esikhulu: Uhlu lwemiklomelo nokuphakanyiswa okutholwe u-Amanda Black

Discography

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Isihloko esikhulu: I-Amanda Black discography

  • Amazulu (2016)
  • Amandla (2019)

Imithombo

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  1. Nkwanyana, Fundiswa. "I always knew I'd be famous – Amanda Black". The Citizen. South Africa. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2019-11-08.
  2. "Songstress Amanda Black releases new single Amazulu". South African Broadcasting Corporation. 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 8 November 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. Bambalele, Patience. "Amanda Black proves her star power". Sowetan LIVE. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2019-11-08.
  4. TshisaLIVE. "Amanda Black: I once believed that being black wasn't cool". Times LIVE. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2019-11-08.
  5. Bambalele, Patience. "Amanda Black proves her star power". Sowetan LIVE. Kulandwe ngomhlaka 2019-11-08.