I-Summerstage ibibanjelwe eNaumberg Bandshell ukuqala kwayo ngo-1986. (Ifoto: City Parks Foundation) I-Central Park yaseNew York yayingeyona indawo yokumema ekwindla ka-1985 kodwa uJoe Killian, impresario kunye nomvelisi olawulayo kwiRadical Media, wabona amathuba njengokuba wayejonga iqokobhe lepaki yepaki. Ukhumbula ukuba yayingasasebenzi kwaye ishiywe, uyakhumbula. Kodwa bendicinga ukuba iyakuba yindawo epholileyo yokwenza imiboniso.
Kubonakala ukuba wayenyanisile. Lo nyaka uphawula i-30 isikhumbuzo se Isigaba sehlobo , uthotho lonyaka lweekonsathi, imidlalo kunye nokuboniswa kwefilimu okwaqala eCentral Park kwaye kule minyaka kunike abantu baseNew York ithuba lokubona uluhlu olubanzi lwamagcisa simahla.
'Nangona silapho ihip-hop yaqala khona, esi sixeko khange sihlale samkela izinto ezinengca eziqale apha,' utshilo uCrazy Legs. ‘Kwaye ukuba kwenzeke into enje? Kusinika ukuzingca ukuba sivela eNew York. ' |
Ehleli kwiofisi yakhe yelali yaseGreenwich kule ntwasahlobo, uKillian, 59, ukhumbula malunga nemiceli mngeni yokudala uthotho.
Ipaki yayiyindawo eyingozi ngelo xesha -ukuze abantu beze apho kwakufuneka ubhenele kubantu abanomdla, abanomdla, abantu ababeneengqondo ezivulekileyo nabathanda ukudanisa, utshilo.
UKillian wayesazi isitshixo sokutsala izihlwele, nangona: ukubhukisha imicimbi yokuhlengahlengisa. Ndifuna ukwenza imicimbi eyolula iingqondo zabantu, utshilo.
Ekuqaleni, i-SummerStage ijolise ekuziseni amagcisa anomdla ovela kumacandelo ohlukeneyo ngokudibeneyo.
Xa uKillian ebuza amalungu ebhendi Sonic Youth ukuba bafuna ukudityaniswa nabani, bakhetha i-jazz enkulu uSun Ra, owayedlale umdlalo wokuqala we-SummerStage ngo-1986 kunye ne-Omniverse Jet Set Arkestra.
Ukubunjwa kuka-Sun Ra ekufumaneni ezo zandi, yayiyinto yonke uSonic yoLutsha eyayifuna ukuba yiyo, utshilo uKillian. Yinto leyo onokuyibona eNew York kuphela.
Elinye ixesha, uKillian wadibana nePulitzer Prize-win Cuba - WaseMelika Umbhali wenoveli uOscar Hijuelos kunye nomphathi weVelvet Underground uLou Reed, kwaye amadoda aba ngabahlobo abakhawulezayo kangangokuba kwiminyaka engama-20 kamva babulela uKillian ngokubanika ithuba lokuba basebenze kunye.
Eso sisiphumo sokuqhambuka kwento eqale i-SummerStage, utshilo uKillian.
'Xa ndisazi amaqabane enza into eyahluke mpela kum, kwaye benza nantoni na abaziva ngathi, yintsikelelo leyo,' utshilo uGqirha John. |
Iziphumo ezibi ziye zasebenza nangezinye iindlela, nazo. Xa uHeather Lubov wabona amabali e-reggae Toots kunye nee-Maytals zidlala i-SummerStage ngo-1989, wayengazi ukuba kwiminyaka engama-25 kamva wayeza kuba ngumlawuli olawulayo we-City Parks Foundation, umbutho ongenzi nzuzo obamba uthotho lwekonsathi minyaka le.
Kuluvuyo olukhulu ukuba yinxalenye yalo mbutho ngoku, utshilo uLubov, oneminyaka engama-45. Ndikhulele esixekweni, yile ndlela ndive ngayo ngomculo omtsha.
I-Crazy Legs, ilungu lasekuqaleni le-Rock Steady b-boy boy crew, uthi uyayivuyela indlela i-SummerStage eyisingathe ngayo i-Rock Steady, ekwabelana ngesitayile seqela esiphayona esaziwa njenge-breakdancing noluntu.
Nangona silapho ihip-hop yaqala khona, esi sixeko khange sihlale samkela izinto ezinengca eziqale apha, utshilo uCrazy Legs. Kwaye ukuba into enje yenzeke? Isinika imbeko enkulu yokuba sivela eNew York.
Iimvakalelo ezinamandla malunga neXesha leStage ziqhelekile phakathi kwamagcisa. Amaxesha ngaphambi kokuba i-SummerStage yakhe ibekwe kunyaka ophelileyo, uCajun blues legend uGqirha John wabalekiselwa esibhedlele emva kokuziva egula. Ucwangcise ukusebenza okuzayo kwakhona kweli hlobo kuba ubambiswano lomculi ngeenkqubo ezinje ngeStudyStage zibalulekile kuye.
Xa ndisazi amaqabane enza into eyahlukileyo ngokupheleleyo kum, kwaye enza nantoni na avakalelwa ngayo, yintsikelelo leyo, utshilo uGqirha John. Bendihlala eNew York okwethutyana kwaye bekuhlala kumnandi, uyazi? Oko kwaba yintsikelelo kum. Kumoya wam.
UJoe Killian akasenasandla kwi-SummerStage. Washiya ngo-1993 evelisa imiboniso kwiRadio City Music Hall, ehamba nezifundo awayezifundela umsebenzi wakhe wangoku evelisa iminyhadala. Kodwa usenomthwalo womboko weenkumbulo malunga neentsuku zakudala.
Ndadibana nomfazi wam uJenny apho, wayeza kuba ngo-1986, wathi. Wayesebenza noqeqesho lweSebe leePaki ukuze abe ngumyili wezakhiwo.
UKillian uyaziqhenya ngendlela i-SummerStage evele ngayo. I-SummerStage yafumana eyayo imilenze, utsho. Xa siqala inkqubo engenzi nzuzo kwezinye iipaki, ikhule yaya kwiipaki zalapha kuzo zonke izithili. Iqonga lakha umfutho owoneleyo ebendisazi ukuba liya kubakho ngaphandle kwam. Umntwana wayekhulile.
