Jose Feliciano ndi woyimba wotchuka, wolemba nyimbo komanso woyimba gitala ku Puerto Rico yemwe anali wotchuka m'ma 1970s-1990s. Chifukwa cha nyimbo zapadziko lonse lapansi Light My Fire (magulu Zipinda) ndi Khrisimasi yogulitsa kwambiri Feliz Navidad, wosewerayo adatchuka kwambiri.
Mbiri ya ojambulayo imaphatikizapo nyimbo za Chisipanishi ndi Chingerezi. Ndiyenso wolandila Mphotho ziwiri za Grammy za Best New Artist of 1968 ndi Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance.
Moyo woyambirira wa Jose Feliciano
José Montserrat Feliciano Garcia anabadwa pa September 10, 1945 ku Lares, Puerto Rico. Wojambulayo ali ndi khungu lobadwa nalo, lomwe ndi zotsatira za matenda obadwa nawo - glaucoma.
Kuwonjezera pa iye, banjali linali ndi ana ena 10. Pamene Jose anali 5 zaka, pamodzi ndi makolo ake, abale ndi alongo, anasamukira kudera la kumpoto kwa New York - Harlem.
Kuyambira ali wamng’ono, Feliciano anayamba kuphunzira kuimba zida zosiyanasiyana zoimbira. Anamvetsera nyimbo zambirimbiri ndikuyesera kubwereza nyimboyo.
Malinga ndi nkhani za wojambulayo m’nyuzipepala, “kukonda kwake nyimbo kunayamba ali ndi zaka 3, pamene amalume ake ankaimba chida choimbira, ndipo José anatsagana naye pa malata ophwanyika.” Zotsatira zake, woimbayo adadziwa bwino concertina, bass, banjo, mandolin, gitala, piyano ndi zida zina za kiyibodi.
Ali wachinyamata, Feliciano anapeza chida chake chomwe ankachikonda kwambiri, gitala. Jose adazindikira kuti adapatsidwa talente ndipo adayamba kuyikulitsa. Pofika zaka 16, anayamba kupeza ndalama zoyamba za banja lake, kusewera anthu, flamenco ndi gitala m'nyumba za khofi za Greenwich Village.
Panthawi ina, bambo ake a woimbayo anasowa ntchito, choncho Feliciano wazaka 17 anasiya sukulu n’kuyamba kuchita ntchito yanthawi zonse. Adasewera gig yake yoyamba mu 1963 ku Retort Cafe ku Detroit.
Chiyambi cha ntchito nyimbo Jose Feliciano
Mu 1963, woimba novice kale anazindikira mu cafe ndi mipiringidzo. Ndipo alendo ena amadikirira ngakhale ziwonetsero. Usiku wina, Jose adasewera ku Gerde's Folk City, komwe Jack Somer, wamkulu wa RCA Records, adawona luso lake. Anapempha mnyamatayo kuti asayine pangano ndi kampaniyo, ndipo Feliciano anavomera mwamsanga.
Ntchito zoyamba zomwe zidatulutsidwa mu 1964 zinali nyimbo zachingerezi: The Voice and Guitar ndi single Everybody Do the Click. Adakhala otchuka, adaseweredwa ngakhale pawailesi, koma zophatikizira sizinafikire ku ma chart aku US. Ngakhale izi, otsutsa ambiri ndi ma disk jockeys anapereka ndemanga zabwino ndikuwona talente ya wojambulayo.
Chifukwa chochokera ku Puerto Rican woimbayo, RCA Records yasintha gawo lalikulu la Albums ndi nyimbo za Jose kwa omvera aku Latin America. Chifukwa chake, wojambulayo adadziwika pakati pa omvera a ku Spain. Kale mu 1966, Feliciano anatha kusonkhanitsa holo ndi omvera 100 zikwi ku Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Kutchuka kwa Jose Feliciano
Mu 1967, woimbayo adatulutsa nyimbo yake ya Light My Fire kuchokera ku gulu lodziwika bwino la The Doors. Nyimbo yatsopanoyi idatenga malo achitatu pama chart a nyimbo za pop aku US. Zolemba zopitilira 3 miliyoni zidagulitsidwa, ndipo izi zidapangitsa kuti woimbayo akhale wotchuka. Kenako Feliciano, pamodzi ndi utsogoleri wa RCA, anayamba kusintha nyimbo kuti omvera olankhula Chingerezi.
Chifukwa cha mtundu wabwino wa Light My Fire, wojambulayo adalandira mphoto ziwiri zoyambirira za Grammy. Anapatsidwa mphoto mu "Best New Artist of 1968" ndi "Best Contemporary Vocal Performance". Nyimbo yophimbidwayo idaphatikizidwa mu chimbale Feliciano! (1968), zomwe zidakhala bwino chimodzimodzi. Ndipo chifukwa cha kusonkhanitsa, wojambulayo adalandira kuwonekera koyamba kugulu lake la Golden Disc.
Mu 1970, Feliciano adalemba nyimbo ya Feliz Navidad, yomwe idakhala chisangalalo chenicheni cha Khrisimasi. Zolembazo sizikutaya kutchuka kwake ngakhale lero. Madzulo a Chaka Chatsopano ndi Khrisimasi, zitha kumveka m'ma chart amakono. Chifukwa cha kutchuka kwakukulu ndi kuzindikira, woimbayo anayamba kupita ku America ndi UK. Mu 1974 José adajambula nyimbo ya kanema wawayilesi ya Chico ndi Munthu.
Kuchita bwino kwa Feliciano nthawi zina kunkatsagana ndi mikangano. M'makonsati ku England, wosewera wakhungu adaphwanya malamulo aku UK okhala ndi ziweto. Galu wotsogolera Feliciano sanathe kulowa m’dzikolo. Ili linali vuto kwa woimbayo, osati chifukwa chakuti ankafuna galu kuti ayende.
Mnzake wa miyendo inayi anakhala wothandizira wake nthawi zonse pa siteji. Kumayambiriro kwa sewero lililonse, galuyo ankatsogolera woimbayo pakati pa malowo n’kubwerera kudzamugwadira pamapeto pake. Chifukwa cha zimenezi, José sanabwerere ku England kwa zaka zingapo.
M'zaka za m'ma 1980 ndi 1990, Feliciano adagulitsa nyimbo makamaka kwa anthu olankhula Chisipanishi. Panthawi imeneyi, woimbayo analandira mphoto zambiri za Grammy mu "Best Latin Pop Performance". Zina mwazosiyana, anali woyamba kulandira mphoto ya Lifetime Achievement Award pa Latin Music Expo. Ndipo mwa ulemu wake, adatchanso sukulu ya sekondale ku Harlem, komwe adaphunzira.
Kudzudzula Jose Feliciano poyimba nyimbo yafuko
Mu 1968, World Series of baseball idachitikira ku Detroit. Ndipo Feliciano anaitanidwa kuimba nyimbo ya fuko "The Star-Spangled Banner". Wojambulayo adajambula nyimboyo m'njira yachilendo, yosiyana ndi yachikhalidwe. Seweroli linayambitsa mkwiyo waukulu pakati pa otsutsa ndi mafani. Anthu omwe anali pabwaloli adanyoza wojambulayo. Ndipo Detroit Free Press idatcha masewerowa kuti "chosautsa, chododometsa, komanso chotsutsana."
Anthu ambiri aku America adawona kuti zochita za Jose zinali zokhumudwitsa. Malinga ndi nyuzipepala ya New York Times, kutanthauzira kosagwirizana kunali nkhani ya kalembedwe:
"Zochita za Feliciano zidachitika pang'onopang'ono. Zili ngati kuphatikiza kwa moyo ndi masitaelo oimba a anthu. Wojambulayo anadziperekeza yekha pa gitala.
Zoona zake n’zakuti Feliciano ndiye anali woyamba kusintha nyimboyo, ndipo inapweteka anthu ambiri. Pambuyo pakulankhula, panali ndemanga zochokera kwa Achimereka osakondwa m'nyuzipepala: "Ndine wamng'ono mokwanira kuti ndimvetse izi, koma ndikuganiza kuti ndizolakwika ... Zinali zosakonda dziko." Nzika ina yokondwa inalemba kuti: "Zinali zochititsa manyazi, zachipongwe ... ndilembera Senator wanga za izi."
Feliciano anadandaula kuti: “Ndinachita zimenezi ndi zolinga zabwino, ndipo ndinazichita ndi mtima wonse. Pambuyo pa sewerolo, anthu anasiya kundimvetsera pa wailesi. Iwo ankaganiza kuti inenso ndimatsutsana. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, moyo wanga sunakhale wabwino nyimbo ... ndipo ndikuyesera kubwerera. "
Wojambulayo wataya ulemerero wake wakale ku United States. Anagwirizana ndi makampani osiyanasiyana ojambula nyimbo. Onse pamodzi adakhazikitsa njira zotsatsira malonda. Koma sanathe kutsitsimutsanso kutchuka pakati pa anthu olankhula Chingerezi.
Chithunzi cha Feliz Navidad
Mu 2009, opanga mawayilesi Matt Fox ndi AJ Rice adatulutsa Nyimbo Yosavomerezeka ya Khrisimasi ya Alien Pazochitika za Anthu. Iye anali wojambula wa Feliz Navidad. Mawu a nyimboyi anali ozikidwa pamalingaliro osagwirizana ndi anthu ochokera ku Latin America. Anawasonyeza kuti anali zidakwa, akuba, akuba, komanso anthu odwala matenda oopsa. Zoseketsazo zidayambitsa chipolowe pakati pa ogwiritsa ntchito komanso atolankhani. José Feliciano anayankha motere:
“Nyimboyi ndimaikonda kwambiri ndipo nthawi zonse yakhala mlatho pakati pa zikhalidwe ziwiri zachibadwidwe. Sindikufuna kuti izigwiritsidwa ntchito ngati njira yopangira ndale komanso mawu atsankho komanso audani. Ndizoyipa, ndidafuna kuti ine ndi nyimbo yanga tisiye kuyanjana ndi izi posachedwa.
Komabe, patapita nthawi yochepa, nyimbo yochititsa manyaziyi inachotsedwa pa webusaiti ya Human Events. Jed Babbin (mkonzi watsamba) adapepesa kwa woimbayo ndi gulu lake pokambirana ndi The Associated Press.
Moyo waumwini
José Feliciano anakwatiwa kawiri. Nthawi yoyamba iye anakwatira mkazi dzina lake Jeanne. Komabe, mu 1978, banjali linaganiza zothetsa banja. Zaka zinayi pambuyo pake, wojambulayo adakwatirana kachiwiri ndi chibwenzi chake cha nthawi yaitali Susan Omillian. Adakumana mu 1971 pomwe amaphunzira ku Detroit. Wojambulayo anali bwenzi ndi mtsikana kwa zaka 11, kenako anamufunsira mu 1982.
N'zochititsa chidwi kuti pa ntchito zochititsa manyazi ku Detroit Susan anakumana ndi mtolankhani masewera Ernie Harvell. Patapita nthawi, anamuuza Feliciano. Tsopano banjali lili ndi ana atatu - mwana wamkazi Melissa, komanso ana aamuna Jonathan ndi Michael.
