Village People ndi gulu lachipembedzo lochokera ku USA lomwe oimba ake athandizira kwambiri pakupanga mtundu wa disco. Mapangidwe a gululo adasintha kangapo. Komabe, izi sizinalepheretse gulu la Village People kukhalabe okondedwa kwazaka makumi angapo.
Mbiri ya kulengedwa ndi kupangidwa kwa gulu la Village People
Gulu la Village People limalumikizana ndi kotala la Greenwich Village (New York). Chiwerengero chachikulu cha oimira otchedwa ochepa ogonana amakhala m'derali.
Chidwi chachikulu chiyenera kuperekedwa ku zithunzi za mamembala a gulu. Mamembala asanu a gululo adayesa chithunzi cha wapolisi, womangamanga, woweta ng'ombe, womangamanga, woyendetsa njinga ndi wapamadzi.
Kuti mumve mbiri ya kulengedwa kwa timu, muyenera kukumbukira 1977. Panthawiyi, Jacques Morali ndi Henri Belolo (opanga otchuka ku France) adaganiza zopanga ntchito yoimba. Iwo ankafuna kugonjetsa msika wa ku America.
Opanga adalandira chiwonetsero cha woimba Victor Willis. Mosaganizira kaŵirikaŵiri, anapempha kusaina mgwirizano wa woimbayo. Posakhalitsa anakonza zoimbira nyimbo.
Phil Hurt ndi Peter Whitehead adagwira ntchito pamayendedwe a LP. Komabe, kugunda kwakukulu komwe kunakhala makhadi oitanira gululo kunali kwa wolemba Victor Willis.
The Village People inagwirizana ndi gulu lanyimbo la Gypsy Lane Orchestra, lotsogozedwa ndi Horace Ott. Chimbale choyambirira chinali "chopambana" kwenikweni mumayendedwe a disco. Fans ankafuna kuwona mafano awo akukhala. Morali adayambitsa bungwe la ma concert.
Panthawiyi, mamembala atsopano adalowa m'gululi. Izi ndi za Philip Rose. Kumutsatira kunabwera Alex Briley. Woyamba adapeza chithunzi cha Mmwenye, ndipo chachiwiri - yunifolomu yankhondo. Mark Massler, Dave Forrest, Lee Mouton posakhalitsa adalowa gululo. Oyimbawo adayenera kuvala zovala zomanga, zoweta ng'ombe ndi zanjinga.
Munali muzolemba izi pamene gululo linawonekera pamaso pa mafani. Kutulutsa kwawo kowoneka bwino sikunadziwike, chifukwa machitidwe ovala zovala adangotchuka. Panthawi imeneyi, adajambula kanema wanyimbo ya San Francisco.
Morali mwamsanga anazindikira kuti ntchito yake inali yosangalatsa kwambiri kwa anthu. Ankafuna kupeza mamembala okhazikika a gululo. Morali ankafuna kusankha amuna enieni omwe amadziwa kuyenda bwino. Posakhalitsa timuyi idalumikizidwa ndi:
- Glenn Hughes;
- David Hodo;
- Randy Jones.
Mukulemba uku, oimba adapita kukajambula zithunzi. Chithunzi chachigololo chinakongoletsa pachikuto cha mbiri yomalizidwa ya Macho Man. Chifukwa cha kupangidwa kwa dzina lomweli, lomwe lili mgululi, oimba adatchuka padziko lonse lapansi.
Nyimbo za Anthu Akumudzi
Chakumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1970, gululi linayendera North America. Oimbawo ankaimba nyimbo za asilikali. Kutchuka kwa mamembala a gululo kudakula pambuyo poti zithunzi zawo zidakongoletsedwa pachikuto cha magazini yotchuka ya Rolling Stone.
Nyimbo ya In the Navy idagwiritsidwa ntchito polemba anthu. Chosangalatsa ndichakuti kanemayo adajambulidwa ku San Diego base. Oimbawo analoledwa kugwiritsa ntchito zipangizo za sitimayo. Ntchito yowala idapereka kuwonjezeka kwakukulu kwa mafani.
Kenako Victor Willis anauza "mafani" kuti akusiya ntchitoyo. Woimbayo anayamba ntchito ya Discoland: Kumene Music Neverends. Zinapezeka kuti Victor zinali zovuta kuti alowe m'malo, koma posakhalitsa adatenga membala watsopano, Ray Simpson. Oimba onsewa adatenga nawo gawo pakujambula kwa Live & Sleazy LP yatsopano.
Nthawi imeneyi ndi yosangalatsa chifukwa kutchuka kwa disco kunayamba kuchepa mofulumira. Okonzawo anayenera kusankha njira imene omverawo ayenera kugwirirapo ntchito kuti asatayitse omvera.
Mtundu wa timu
Kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1980, Morali ndi Belolo anakonza kalembedwe ka gululo. Pa nthawi yomweyo, gulu discography anadzazidwa ndi Album latsopano. Ndi za mbiri ya Renaissance. Zosonkhanitsazo zidalandiridwa mozizira ndi mafani komanso otsutsa nyimbo. Kenako Jeff Olson adalowa mgululi, yemwe adakhala ndi chithunzi cha woweta ng'ombe.
Victor Willis adafunsidwa kuti alowe nawo gulu kuti alembe mbiri yatsopano. Mu 1982, oimba anapereka Foxon Box Album. Chimbalecho chinaperekedwa kwa mafani aku Europe ndi aku China a gululo. Ku United States of America, chimbalecho chinatulutsidwa pansi pa dzina lakuti In the Street. Pa nthawi yomweyo, mamembala awiri anasiya timu yomweyo - David Hodo ndi Ray Simpson. Oimbawo adasinthidwa ndi Mark Lee ndi Miles Jay.
Pakatikati mwa zaka za m'ma 1980, gululo linapereka chimbale china. Amatchedwa Kugonana Pafoni. Opanga adapanga ndalama zambiri pa iye. Koma, mwatsoka, kuchokera pazamalonda, LP inakhala "kulephera" kwathunthu.
Opanga adaganiza zoyimitsa gululo. Kwa zaka ziwiri, gululo mbisoweka pamaso pa mafani. Oyimba sanayendere komanso sanajambule nyimbo zatsopano. Mu 1987, gulu linabwerera ku siteji ndi mzere zotsatirazi:
- Randy Jones;
- David Hodo;
- Philip Rose;
- Glenn Hughes;
- Ray Simpson;
- Alex Briley.
Patatha chaka chimodzi, oimba a gulu adapanga bizinesi yotchedwa Sixuvus Ltd, yomwe inali ndi chilolezo ndikuyendetsa zochitika za gululo.
Kubwerera kutchuka
Kutchuka "kubwerera" ku timu kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1990. Mu 1991, oimba anachita ku Sydney. Patapita nthawi, adaitanidwa kuti akachite nawo nyimbo zapamwamba kwambiri pa MTV Movie Awards. Patapita miyezi ingapo, zinadziwika kuti Jacques Morali, yemwe anali wopanga mabuku a Village People, anamwalira ndi AIDS.
M'katikati mwa zaka za m'ma 1990, gululi, limodzi ndi gulu la mpira wa ku Germany, linapereka nyimbo ya World Cup. Tikulankhula za nyimbo ya Far Away ku America. Panthawi imeneyi, gululo linachoka ku Glenn Hughes. Malo ake adatengedwa ndi Eric Anzalon. Gululo linayendera, linawonekera paziwonetsero zotchuka ndikujambula nyimbo zatsopano.e
Gulu mu 2000s
M'zaka za m'ma 2000, gulu la Village People linatulutsa ntchito zingapo zosangalatsa. Tikukamba za nyimbo za Gunbalanya ndi Loveship. Patatha chaka chimodzi, membala wa timuyi Glenn Hughes anamwalira ndi khansa. Gululi lidayamba kuyanjana ndi Cher ngati gawo la Farewell Tour.
Mu 2007, Victor adakonza zoimbaimba zingapo payekha. Mu 2012, adapambana pamilandu yayikulu. Woimbayo adatha kupezanso ufulu wojambula nyimbo zoyamba za gululo.
Mu 2013, chiwonetsero cha single yatsopano chinachitika. Tikukamba za nyimbo ya Tiyeni Tibwerere ku Dance Floor. M’chaka chomwecho, Gene Newman anatenga malo a woweta ng’ombe, ndipo Bill Whitefield anali womanga. Womalizayo adalowa m'malo mwa woimba Hodo.
Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, ufulu wogwiritsa ntchito YMCA unali wa Victor yekha. Anakwanitsa kutulutsa chimbale cha Solo Man chojambulidwa ndi gululi. Ngakhale izi, mamembala a gulu adapitilizabe kugwiritsa ntchito zinthu kuchokera ku LP yawo yoyamba. Iwo ankayendera ndipo anali oimba pafupipafupi m'mawonetsero a nyimbo.
Mu 2017, Victor, yemwe mpaka nthawi imeneyo adagwira nawo ntchito zachuma ndi zamalamulo, potsiriza adabwerera ku gululo. Chochititsa chidwi n'chakuti, ndi iye amene anakhala mwini wa ufulu ndi zilolezo za dzina la gululo ndi zithunzi za otchulidwa. Kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, oimba alendo ndi nyimbo zina analibe ufulu woimba pansi pa pseudonym pseudonym Village People.
Patapita chaka, ulaliki wa Album latsopano situdiyo unachitika. Tikukamba za mbiri ya A Village People Christmas. Zosonkhanitsazo zidatulutsidwanso mu 2018. LP yosinthidwa ili ndi nyimbo ziwiri zatsopano.
Ndipo mu 2019, nyimbo ya "Happiest Time of the Year" idatenga malo a 20 mu Billboard Adult Contemporary. Nyimbo za gululi zimakondabe kwambiri.
Anthu akumudzi pano
Mu 2020, woyimba wamkulu wa gululi Willis adachita pempho lapadera kwa a Donald Trump. Viktor analimbikitsa kuti asagwiritse ntchito nyimbo za gululo pamisonkhano yandale. Purezidenti waku America nthawi zambiri ankavina nyimbo ya YMCA
M'chaka chomwecho, adagwirizana ndi Dorian Electra. Oyimbawo adatulutsa nyimbo ya My Agenda. Oimba adapereka nyimboyi ku nkhani za LGBT.
