KC da Sunshine Band ƙungiyar mawaƙa ce ta Amurka wacce ta sami shahara sosai a rabin na biyu na 1970s na ƙarni na ƙarshe. Ƙungiyar ta yi aiki a cikin nau'o'in nau'i-nau'i, waɗanda suka dogara akan funk da disco. Fiye da mawaƙa 10 na ƙungiyar a lokuta daban-daban sun buga sanannen taswirar Billboard Hot 100. Kuma membobin sun sami lambobin yabo masu daraja da yawa.
Ƙirƙirar ƙungiyar da farkon hanyar ƙirƙirar ƙungiyar KC da Sunshine Band
Tawagar ta samu suna ne saboda dalilai guda biyu. Da fari dai, sunan shugabanta Casey (a Turanci yana jin "KC"). Abu na biyu, Sunshine Band kalma ce mai kauri ga Florida. Daga karshe Harry Casey ya kafa kungiyar a shekarar 1973.
A lokacin, ya yi aiki a cikin kantin sayar da kiɗa kuma a lokaci guda ya yi aiki na ɗan lokaci a ɗakin rikodin rikodi. Saboda haka, zai iya samun ƙwararrun mawaƙa. Godiya ga wannan, ya sami nasarar jawo mawaƙa daga ƙungiyar Junkanoo zuwa ƙungiyar.
Anan ya sadu kuma ya fara haɗin gwiwa tare da injiniyan sauti Richard Finch, wanda ya kawo ƙarin mawaƙa da yawa daga lakabin TK Records. Don haka, an ƙirƙiri ƙungiyar mawaƙa mai cikakken tsari, wanda ya haɗa da mai yin ganga, masu kida, mai shiryawa da mawaƙa.
Daga waƙoƙin farko, ƙungiyar ta tabbatar da kanta ta hanyar kasuwanci. Misalai sune Busa Buga ku (1973) da Sauti Kahon Funky (1974). Waƙoƙin sun buga ginshiƙi da yawa na Amurka, har ma sun wuce Amurka.
Dukansu waƙoƙin sun buga jadawalin Turai. Haka kungiyar ta bayyana kanta. Bayan irin wannan nasarar, mutanen sun yi shirin yin rikodin wasu ƴan mawaƙa kuma su fara shirya kundi na farko. Koyaya, komai ya juya har ma cikin nasara.
A wannan lokacin, Casey da Finch sun yi rikodin sigar demo na waƙar Rock Your Baby, wanda daga baya ya zama abin burgewa. Sun zo da ra'ayin don ƙara ɓangaren murya na mai zane George McCrae a cikin waƙar. Bayan mawaƙin ya rera waƙar, an shirya waƙar kuma an sake shi azaman guda.
Abun da ke ciki ya shahara sosai a cikin Amurka da kuma a cikin ƙasashen Turai da yawa kuma ya zama ɗaya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da suka faru a cikin salon disco. Fiye da ƙasashe 50 ne mawaƙa suka “mayar da su” albarkacin wannan waƙa. Ba ta bar kowane nau'i na ginshiƙi na dogon lokaci ba.
Kundin halarta na farko Do It Good (1974) ya zama abin da ake magana da yawa game da rikodin, amma galibi a Turai. An yi kadan game da ƙungiyar a Amurka. Koyaya, an gyara wannan tare da sakin diski na gaba.
Tashin KC da Sunshine Band
Saboda shaharar mawakiyar Rock Your Baby, mawakan sun tafi wani karamin yawon shakatawa. Sun ziyarci garuruwan Turai da dama tare da kide-kide, kuma a tsakanin su sun rubuta sabon kundin. An sanya wa kundin sunan sunan band din.
An fitar da kundin KC da Sunshine Band a shekarar 1975 kuma masu sauraren Amurka sun tuna da shi saboda rawar da ya taka a Get Down Tonight. A cikin 'yan watanni, waƙar ta ɗauki matsayi na 1 a kan taswirar Billboard. A karshen shekara, mawakan sun kasance an zabi su don babbar lambar yabo ta Grammy music. Ba su sami lambar yabo ba, amma sun yi kyakkyawan aiki a bikin, wanda ya tabbatar da nasarar da suka samu.
Sakin na gaba Sashe na 3 ya sami nasara guda biyu a lokaci guda: Nine Mutumin Boogie ɗinku da (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty. Waƙoƙin sun ɗauki babban matsayi a cikin Billboard Hot 100, masu suka da masu sauraro sun yaba da su. Bayan haka, an sake fitar da wasu albam guda biyu masu nasara.
Ƙarshe ɗaya da aka tsara a cikin shekarun 1970 shine Don Allah Kada ku tafi. Waƙar ita ce ta kan gaba a mafi yawan taswirar kiɗan pop da R&B a cikin Amurka da wasu ƙasashen Turai. Wannan karon ya kasance sauyi ga kungiyar. Zuwan shekarun 1980 ya nuna raguwar sha'awar wasan kwaikwayo da bullowar sabbin nau'o'i da yawa.
Ƙarin kerawa. 1980s
Sannan lakabin TK Records ya yi fatara, wanda tsawon shekaru 7 ba zai iya maye gurbin kungiyar ba. Ƙungiyar tana neman sabon lakabi kuma ta sanya hannu kan kwangila tare da Epic Records. Tun daga wannan lokacin, an fara neman sabon salo da sabon sauti, yayin da mazan suka fahimci sarai cewa ba za su iya samun farin jini tare da wasan kwaikwayo ba.
Bayan dogon bincike na Harry, Casey ya ƙirƙiri aikin solo kuma ya fitar da waƙar Ee, Na Shirye tare da Teri de Sario. Rubutun ba ya kama da aikin da mawaƙin ya yi a baya a matsayin ɓangare na ƙungiyar. Sautin "tunanin" da ya fi natsuwa ya sa waƙar ta yi fice sosai. Ta daɗe tana kan ginshiƙi da yawa.
A cikin 1981, Casey da Finch sun daina aiki tare. Koyaya, ƙungiyar ta ci gaba da ayyukansu kuma ta fitar da kundi guda biyu lokaci ɗaya a cikin 1981: Jirgin Painter da Space Cadet Solo. An yi rikici. Dukan albam ɗin a zahiri masu sauraro ba su lura da su ba. Babu ɗaya daga cikin waƙoƙin da aka tsara.
An gyara lamarin ta hanyar waƙar ba da kyauta, wadda aka saki bayan shekara guda (ana danganta ta da sabon tarin mawaƙa). Waƙar ta shahara a Turai, galibi a Burtaniya, amma ba a kula da ita a Amurka ba. Saboda wannan, Epic Records ba su sake shi a matsayin guda ɗaya ba, wanda ya haifar da rikici tsakanin lakabin da Casey.
Ya tafi ya kafa kamfaninsa, Meca Records. Shekaru biyu bayan nasarar da ya samu a Burtaniya, ya saki waƙar Give It U kuma bai yi kuskure ba. Waƙar ta zama abin burgewa a Amurka kuma. Duk da nasarar da aka samu, sabon kundi na band din ya kasance "rashin nasara" dangane da tallace-tallace. Sakamakon dukkan abubuwan da suka faru, kungiyar ta dakatar da ayyukanta a tsakiyar shekarun 1980.
Dawowar kungiyar kuma daga baya aiki
A farkon shekarun 1990, an sami sabon sha'awar kiɗan disco. Casey ya ga wannan a matsayin wata dama ce ta farfado da kungiyar kuma ya sake kirkiro kungiyar. Ya jawo sabbin mawaka da yawa kuma ya shirya yawon shakatawa da yawa. Bayan wasannin kade-kade da suka yi nasara, an fitar da tarin tarin yawa, wadanda suka hada da sabbin wakoki da tsoffin wakoki. Bayan shekaru 10 na shuru, an fitar da wani sabon kundi mai cikakken tsayi, Oh Ee!,.
Sabbin abubuwan da ƙungiyar ta fitar sune I'll Be there for You (2001) da Yummy. Duka albums ɗin ba su yi nasara sosai ba dangane da tallace-tallace, kodayake rikodin 2001 ya sami godiya sosai daga masu suka. Duk da haka, ƙungiyar ba ta sami nasarar da ta yi a baya ba.
