Jose Feliciano sanannen mawaƙi ne, mawaƙiyi kuma mawaƙi daga Puerto Rico wanda ya shahara a shekarun 1970-1990. Godiya ga hits Light My Fire (bands Doors) da Feliz Navidad, wanda ya fi sayar da Kirsimeti, mai yin wasan kwaikwayo ya sami karbuwa sosai.
Repertoire na mai zane ya haɗa da abubuwan ƙirƙira a cikin Mutanen Espanya da Ingilishi. Hakanan shine wanda ya karɓi lambar yabo ta Grammy guda biyu don Mafi kyawun Sabon Mawaƙi na 1968 da Mafi kyawun Ayyukan Vocal na Zamani.
Rayuwar farko ta Jose Feliciano
An haifi José Montserrat Feliciano Garcia a ranar 10 ga Satumba, 1945 a Lares, Puerto Rico. Mai yin wasan yana da makanta na haihuwa, wanda shine sakamakon cututtuka na gado - glaucoma.
Ban da shi, dangin sun sami ƙarin yara 10. Lokacin da Jose ya kasance shekaru 5, tare da iyayensa, 'yan'uwansa da mata, ya koma yankin New York - Harlem.
Tun yana ƙarami Feliciano ya fara koyon yin kida iri-iri. Ya saurari faifan kiɗan da yawa kuma ya yi ƙoƙarin maimaita waƙar.
Bisa ga labarun mai zane a cikin jarida, "ƙaunar kiɗa ya fara ne tun yana da shekaru 3, lokacin da kawunsa ya buga kayan kida, kuma José ya raka shi a kan tin cracker." A sakamakon haka, mai wasan kwaikwayon ya ƙware a wasan kade-kade, bass, banjo, mandolin, guitar, piano da sauran kayan aikin madannai.
A farkon kuruciyarsa, Feliciano ya gano kayan aikin da ya fi so, guitar kita. Jose ya fahimci cewa an ba shi basira kuma ya fara haɓaka shi. A lokacin yana ɗan shekara 16, ya fara samun kuɗin farko don dangi, yana wasa da jama'a, flamenco da guitar a gidajen kofi na Greenwich Village.
A wani lokaci, mahaifin ɗan wasan ya kasance ba shi da aiki, don haka Feliciano ɗan shekara 17 ya daina makaranta kuma ya soma yin cikakken lokaci. Ya buga wasan ƙwararrun sa na farko a cikin 1963 a Retort Cafe a Detroit.
Farkon aikin kiɗa na Jose Feliciano
A cikin 1963, an riga an san mai yin wasan kwaikwayo a cikin cafes da sanduna. Wasu maziyartan ma sun jira wasan kwaikwayo. Wata maraice, Jose ya yi wasa a Gerde's Folk City, inda Jack Somer, shugaban RCA Records, ya lura da basirarsa. Ya gayyaci saurayin ya rattaba hannu kan kwangila tare da alamar, kuma nan da nan Feliciano ya yarda.
Ayyukan farko da aka saki akan lakabin a cikin 1964 sune kundi na Turanci: Muryar da Guitar da guda ɗaya Kowa Yayi Danna. Sun zama sananne, har ma ana kunna su a rediyo, amma abubuwan da aka tattara ba su taɓa yin sa a cikin jadawalin Amurka ba. Duk da haka, da yawa masu suka da faifai jockey ba tabbatacce reviews kuma lura da gwaninta na artist.
Saboda asalin Puerto Rican na mawaƙin, RCA Records ya daidaita wani muhimmin sashi na kundin wakokin Jose da wakoki don masu sauraron Latin Amurka. Sakamakon haka, mai zane ya sami karɓuwa a tsakanin masu sauraron Hispanic. Tuni a cikin 1966, Feliciano ya sami damar tattara zauren tare da masu sauraro dubu 100 a Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Shahararriyar Jose Feliciano
A cikin 1967, mawaƙin ya fitar da sigarsa ta waƙar Light My Fire daga sanannen ƙungiyar The Doors. Sabon abun da aka tsara ya ɗauki matsayi na 3 a cikin ginshiƙan kiɗan pop na Amurka. An sayar da records sama da miliyan 1, kuma nan da nan ya sa mawakin ya zama sananne. Sa'an nan Feliciano, tare da jagorancin alamar RCA, sun fara daidaita waƙa ga masu sauraron Turanci.
Godiya ga ingantaccen sigar Light My Fire, mai zanen ya sami lambobin yabo na Grammy guda biyu na farko. An ba shi lambar yabo a cikin nadin "Mafi kyawun Sabon Artist na 1968" da "Mafi kyawun Ayyukan Vocal Na Zamani". An haɗa waƙar da aka rufe a cikin kundin Feliciano! (1968), wanda ya zama daidai da nasara. Kuma godiya ga tarin, mai zane ya karbi Golden Disc na farko.
A cikin 1970, Feliciano ya rubuta waƙar Feliz Navidad, wanda ya zama ainihin wasan Kirsimeti. Abun da ke ciki ba ya rasa shahararsa har a yau. A jajibirin sabuwar shekara da Kirsimeti, ana iya jin shi a cikin ginshiƙi na zamani. Saboda yawan shahara da karbuwa, mai wasan kwaikwayon ya fara yawon shakatawa a Amurka da Birtaniya. A cikin 1974 José ya yi rikodin sautin sauti don wasan kwaikwayon talabijin na Chico da Man.
Nasarar Feliciano wani lokaci yana tare da rikice-rikice. Yayin wasannin kide-kide a Ingila, makaho mai yin wasan kwaikwayo ya keta dokokin keɓe dabbobi na Burtaniya. Karen jagoran Feliciano ya kasa shiga ƙasar. Wannan matsala ce ga mawaƙin, ba wai kawai don yana buƙatar kare ya kewaya ba.
Abokin ƙafa huɗu ya zama mataimakinsa akai-akai akan mataki. A farkon kowane wasan kwaikwayo, kare ya jagoranci mawakin zuwa tsakiyar wurin kuma ya dawo ya yi masa sujada a karshen. Domin wannan abin da ya faru, José bai koma Ingila shekaru da yawa ba.
A cikin 1980s da 1990s, Feliciano ya sayar da kida da farko ga masu jin Mutanen Espanya. A wannan lokacin, mai wasan kwaikwayo ya sami lambobin yabo na Grammy da yawa a cikin nadin "Mafi kyawun Ayyukan Pop na Latin". Daga cikin wasu bambance-bambance, shi ne farkon wanda ya karɓi lambar yabo ta Nasara ta Rayuwa a Expo Music Latin. Kuma a cikin girmamawarsa, sun canza sunan makarantar sakandare a Harlem, inda ya yi karatu.
Sukar Jose Feliciano don rera taken ƙasar
A cikin 1968, an gudanar da jerin wasannin ƙwallon ƙafa na duniya a Detroit. Kuma Feliciano an gayyace shi don rera waƙar ƙasa "Banner-Spangled Banner". Mawaƙin ya yi ƙaƙƙarfan tsari ne na musamman, wanda ya bambanta da na gargajiya. Ayyukan ya haifar da babban adadin fushi tsakanin masu suka da magoya baya. Wadanda suka halarci filin wasan sun yi wa mawakin ihu. Kuma Detroit Free Press ta kira wasan kwaikwayon "harrowing, ruhi, da rigima."
Amurkawa da yawa sun ga aikin Jose yana da muni. A cewar New York Times, fassarar da ba ta dace ba lamari ne na salo:
“An yi wasan kwaikwayon Feliciano a hankali a hankali. Kamar hadewar ruhi da salon wakar jama'a ne. Mai zane ya raka kansa akan guitar.
Gaskiyar ita ce Feliciano ne ya fara canza waƙar, kuma ya cutar da mutane da yawa. Bayan jawabin, an sami tsokaci daga bakin Amurkawa a cikin manema labarai: "Ni matashi ne na isa fahimtar wannan, amma ina ganin ba daidai ba ne ... Rashin kishin kasa ne." Wani dan kasar mai cike da farin ciki ya rubuta cewa: "Wannan abin kunya ne, cin fuska ne... Zan rubuta wa Sanata na kan wannan batu."
Feliciano ya yi nadamar wannan lamarin: “Na yi shi da kyakkyawar niyya, kuma na yi shi da rai da kuma ji. Bayan wannan wasan kwaikwayon, mutane sun daina saurarona a rediyo. Sun zaci ni ma ina da sabani. Tun daga wannan lokacin, rayuwata ba ta yi kyau sosai a fagen kiɗa ba… kuma ina ƙoƙarin komawa.
Mai zanen ya rasa tsohuwar daukakarsa a Amurka. Ya yi aiki tare da kamfanonin rikodin daban-daban. Tare suka aiwatar da dabarun tallatawa. Amma ba su taɓa samun damar farfado da farin jini a cikin masu sauraron Ingilishi ba.
Parody na Feliz Navidad
A cikin 2009, masu shirya rediyo Matt Fox da AJ Rice sun fitar da Waƙar Kirsimeti ta Baƙi akan Abubuwan Dan Adam. Shi ne ɗan wasan kwaikwayo na Feliz Navidad. Waƙoƙin waƙar sun dogara ne akan ra'ayoyi masu ma'ana game da baƙi daga Latin Amurka. Ya nuna su a matsayin masu shaye-shaye, barayi da masu damfara, da kuma mutanen da ke fama da cututtuka masu haɗari. Parody ya haifar da hayaniya tsakanin masu amfani da kafofin watsa labarai. José Feliciano ya amsa kamar haka:
“Wannan waƙar ƙaunata ce a gare ni kuma koyaushe ta kasance wata gada tsakanin al’adu biyu na asali. Ba na son a yi amfani da shi a matsayin abin hawa na dandalin siyasa da kalaman wariyar launin fata da kiyayya. Yana da muni, na so ni da waƙata a daina alaƙa da wannan da wuri-wuri.
Duk da haka, bayan ɗan lokaci kaɗan, an cire waƙar da ke da ban tsoro daga gidan yanar gizon Abubuwan Al'amuran Dan Adam. Jed Babbin (mawallafin shafin) ya nemi afuwar mawakin da tawagarsa a wata hira da Kamfanin Dillancin Labarai na Associated Press.
Rayuwar mutum
José Feliciano ya yi aure sau biyu. A karo na farko da ya auri wata mace mai suna Jeanne. Duk da haka, a cikin 1978, ma'aurata sun yanke shawarar saki. Shekaru hudu bayan haka, mai zane ya yi aure a karo na biyu ga budurwarsa Susan Omillian. Sun hadu a 1971 yayin da take karatu a Detroit. A artist kasance abokai tare da wata yarinya shekaru 11, bayan haka ya gabatar da ita a 1982.
Abin lura ne cewa yayin wani abin kunya a Detroit, Susan ta sadu da wakilin wasanni Ernie Harvell. Bayan ɗan lokaci, ya gabatar da ita ga Feliciano. Yanzu ma'auratan suna da 'ya'ya uku - 'yar Melissa, da kuma 'ya'yan Jonathan da Michael.
