Tarihin wannan ƙungiyar Kansas, wanda ke ba da salo na musamman na haɗa kyawawan sauti na jama'a da kiɗa na gargajiya, yana da ban sha'awa sosai.
An sake haifar da manufarta ta hanyar albarkatun kiɗa daban-daban, ta yin amfani da irin waɗannan abubuwan kamar dutsen fasaha da dutse mai wuya.
A yau sanannen sanannen rukuni ne na asali daga Amurka, waɗanda abokan makaranta daga garin Topeka (babban birnin Kansas) suka kafa a cikin 1970s na ƙarni na ƙarshe.
Manyan haruffan ƙungiyar Kansas
Kerry Livgren (guitar, keyboards) ya zo kiɗa da wuri, abubuwan sha'awar sa na farko sun kasance na gargajiya da jazz. Gitar lantarki ta farko mawaƙin shine nasa.
Ya fara tsara waƙoƙi, yana wasa tare da abokan makaranta a cikin gungu. Daga baya, ya zama memba na sanannen band Kansas.
Drummer Phil Ehart ya ciyar da ƙuruciyarsa a ƙasashe daban-daban, kamar yadda mahaifinsa ke cikin soja, kuma dangi kullum suna tafiya zuwa inda suke.
Da wuri, yaron ya sami basirar buga saitin ganga. Da zarar ya isa birnin Topeka, ya kafa kungiyar da daga baya ta sami sunan da aka sani a duniya.
Dave Hope (bass) A cikin makarantar sakandare, yaron ya kasance mai sha'awar kwallon kafa, ya samu nasarar taka leda a tsakiya a cikin kungiyar kwallon kafa ta makaranta. ƙwararren bassist ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin masu shirya ƙungiyar Kansas guda uku.
An haifi Robbie Steinhardt dan violin a Kansas. Ya fara halartar darussan violin yana da shekaru 8, ya sami ilimin gargajiya. Bayan dangi ya ƙaura zuwa Turai, Robbie yakan yi wasa a cikin ƙwararrun ƙungiyar makaɗa.
A cikin rukuni, ya zama wani nau'i mai ban sha'awa, wanda ya tilasta amfani da fasaha na musamman na kunna kayan aiki na gargajiya.
An haifi Vocalist Steve Walsh (allon madannai) a Missouri. Lokacin da yaron yana ɗan shekara 15, danginsa sun ƙaura zuwa Kansas. A wannan shekarun, yana sha'awar dutsen da nadi. Matashi Steve ya yi waƙa da kyau, amma ya fi sha'awar kayan aikin madannai.
Bayan wani tallar da aka yi a jarida, sai ya zo kungiyar, inda daga baya ya yi aiki a matsayin mawaki da buga madannai.
Gitarist Rich Williams an haife shi a Topeka, Kansas. Ainihin sunan mawakin shine Richard John Williams. Lokacin yaro, yaron ya yi hatsari - a lokacin wasan wuta, idonsa ya lalace.
Wani lokaci ya yi amfani da abin da ake kira prosthesis, wanda daga baya ya canza zuwa bandeji. Da farko ya buga madannai da guitar.
Farkon hanyar kirkire-kirkire na kungiyar Kansas
Ƙirƙirar ƙungiyar ta sami sauye-sauye da yawa, kuma a cikin 1972 kawai, ƙungiyar mambobi shida, ƙungiyar Kansas ta fara samar da nasu salon musamman.
Mutanen sun haɗu da abubuwa daban-daban na salon kiɗa (art rock, blue blues, matashi mai wuya). Ya yi musu kyau sosai.
Halayen rubutun hannu na wasan kwaikwayon abubuwan da aka tsara na mutum ne, wanda kusan ba zai yiwu a gamu da wani mai yin ba.
Albums ɗin ƙungiyar, waɗanda aka saki a cikin 1970s, sun shahara sosai tare da masu sha'awar dutsen fasaha da "magoya bayan dutsen".
An yi la'akari da mafi mahimmanci da karfi dangane da sauti da aiki irin wannan fayafai kamar: "An manta da overture", "Yiwuwar Komawa", da kuma wani abu mai mahimmanci da tunani "Song of America".
Sannan kungiyar ta kasance kan gaba saboda nagarta wajen gabatar da alamomin kida ga mai kallo. Duk da haka, ɗakin rikodi, wanda mutanen suka sanya hannu kan kwangila, bai dace da komai ba.
Bisa ga yarjejeniyar da aka kammala, ana sa ran kundin zinariya ko guda ɗaya a cikin manyan 40. Ba zai yiwu a rubuta don yin oda ba, kuma ba sa so, don haka mawaƙa za su shirya hutu don kansu a ƙasarsu ta Kansas.
Kusan kafin tashin jirgin, Kerry Livgren ya kawo wata sabuwar waka wacce ta zaburar da mutanen sosai har suka mayar da tikitin su kuma suka fara nada wakar da aka dade ana jira.
Abun da ke ciki ne Carry On My Wayward Son, wanda ya ɗauki matsayi na 11 a cikin ginshiƙi, kundin Leftoverture ya kasance a matsayi na 5.
Wannan waƙar a zahiri ta ceci ƙungiyar, tana kawo nasarar kasuwanci lokacin da ba a sake tunanin ta ba. Albums, saman ginshiƙi, magoya baya, gwal da fayafai na platinum sun biyo baya.
Abin ban mamaki, 1979 tare da sakin kundi na Monolith shine farkon lalata ƙarfi a cikin ƙungiyar kanta.
Rikicin kirkire-kirkire na kungiyar Kansas
Canje-canje sun faru a cikin makomar ƙungiyar ban mamaki. Duk ya fara ne tare da sauƙaƙan ɗanɗanon kiɗan da Kansas ya shahara da ita.
Steve Walsh ya bar band din. Rashin babban mawaƙin mawaƙi ya taka rawa sosai wajen fitar da shirye-shirye masu rauni sosai.
Shekaru hudu bayan haka, ƙungiyar sanannun sanannun ta daina wanzuwa. Kowa ya tafi hanyarsa. Kerry Livgren ya shiga addini, yayin da yake fitar da kundi na farko na solo. Sai Dave Hope ya tafi.
Farfadowar rukunin Kansas don jin daɗin magoya baya
A cikin marigayi 1980s, da abun da ke ciki na kungiyar, bayan da aka yi wasu sake tsarawa, ya ci gaba da aikin kida. Sun fara yin rikodi, yawon shakatawa, sun dawo da tsohon shaharar su, wasan kwaikwayo na musamman tare da kade-kade na kade-kade sun bayyana.
A cikin 2018, ƙungiyar Kansas ta yi bikin cika shekaru 40 na album ɗin su mai suna "Point of Knowledge Return" ta hanyar yin rangadin tunawa da ranar tunawa, a lokacin da aka yi duk waƙoƙin da aka haɗa a cikin kundin kuma aka gabatar da sabbin hits na ƙungiyar.
