By Ande Nonginya & Amthandile Mlonyeni.
IGuild Theatre ibigcwele izimbambo izolo ngexa uNduduzo Makhathini esenza umbulelo wakhe kuManina oMzantsi Afrika ekwavalelisa inyanga yoMama, oku ebekwenza ngenjongo zokubhiyozela isithixokazi saKwaZulu-Natal, uNomkhubulwane.
UMakhathini ebecula umculo okwicwecwe lakhe lakutshanje elithi, uNomkhubulwane, elilicwecwe lakhe lesithathu elikhupha phantsi kwenkampani yodumo iBlue Note.
Icwecwe elithi uNomkhubulwane linika imbeko kuthixokazi wamaZulu uNomkhubulwane. Lo msebenzi unamandla wenziwa ziintshukumo ezintathu zomculo, nganye iphonononga imixholo enzulu neyomoya.
Iintatheli yeEC Indaba ebezimase lo msithi ziye zanodliwano-ndlebe noMakhathini, uMakhathini uthe, “Eli cwecwe liqale ngelizwi likaNomkhubulwane, isithixokazi samaZulu, endikhokela, ndaphonononga ubundina bakhe, ndibuza ukuba ulwimi lwakhe luza kuvakala njani na, edibanisa ubuThixo namava ethu obuntu.
“Eli cwecwe alithethi ngomculo nje kuphela, likwayimbonakaliso yamandla amakhulu endalo kunye nentlalo. Luphononongo lwendlela thina, njengabantu, esinxibelelana ngayo noThixo, kwindalo, kunye nomnye komnye. Ngalo mculo, bendifuna ukungena kula mandla endalo ngelixa ndilungisa imiba yoluntu esijongene nayo namhlanje.”
UMakhathini ubekunye nabanye abadlali bomculo weJazz abafana noDumza Maswana, Sakhile Simane Benjamin Jeptha, Linda Sikhakhane kunye noAyanda Sikade.
UMakhathini usikhumbuza ukuba uNomkhubulwane luphawu lwendalo kaThixo, uthixokazi omele indalo, ukukhanya nokuchuma. Unamandla anokuthi abonakale ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, ukusuka kwizilwanyana ukuya kwimvula, emele ububele kunye nokulinganisela.
Umculo wakhe ulikhwelo eluntwini ukuba lwamkele indlela entsha yokuphila, ekhokelwa ziingoma zikaNomkhubulwane.