Udliwanondlebe nabantu abathetha kakhulu: U-Elina Duni, umculi we-jazz odumileyo wase-Albania kunye nomthandi wolwimi (IVIDIYO)

U-Elina Spiro Duni ngumculi we-jazz waseSwitzerland-Albania, owazalelwa eTirana, eAlbania, ngoMeyi 1981.

U-Elina wazalelwa eTirana, eAlbania, kwintsapho yobugcisa waza wanyathela eqongeni eneminyaka emihlanu ubudala. Umama wakhe notatomkhulu wakhe babengababhali, omnye utatomkhulu wakhe wayengumculi, ngelixa utata wakhe wayengumlingisi kunye nomlawuli wemidlalo yeqonga.

Ngo-1992, wahlala eGeneva, eSwitzerland kunye nonina. Phakathi kowama-2004 nowama-2008, wafunda ukucula nokuqamba umculo kwiHochschule der Künste eBern, kwicandelo lejazz. Ngeli xesha waphuhlisa i-Elina Duni Quartet, eyayimele ukubuyela kwimithombo yakhe yomculo - indibaniselwano yeengoma zomculo zesintu zaseBalkans kunye nejazz.

Phakathi kowama-2004 nowama-2008, wafunda ukucula nokubhala umculo kwiHochschule der Künste eBern, kwicandelo lejazz. Ngeli xesha uphuhlisa i-Elina Duni Quartet kunye noColin Vallon kwipiyano, uPatrice Moret kwi-double bass kunye noNorbert Pfammatter kwidrama, nto leyo emele ukubuyela kwimithombo yakhe yomculo, indibaniselwano yeengoma zomculo zaseBalkans kunye nejazz.

Ngo-2008, i-CD Baresha, i-albhamu yokuqala ye-Elina Duni Quartet, yakhululwa kwi-Meta Records. Olu hambo lokuqala lomculo kunye ne-quartet yakhe lufumene amabango amangalisayo avela kushicilelo lwaseJamani kunye neSwitzerland kwaye lulandelwa lukhenketho kunye neminyhadala yaseYurophu.

NgoFebruwari 2010, i-albhamu yesibini ye-Quartet Lume, iLume (iHlabathi, iHlabathi) yakhululwa kwiiRekhodi zeMeta.

Kwi-2011, u-Elina Duni wayelundwendwe kwicwecwe elithi "Melanchology" (Universal) ngumqambi wepiyano ongumFrentshi kunye nomqambi uAndré Manoukian.

Ngo-2017, u-Elina Duni wayengomnye wabafumene iBhaso loMculo waseSwitzerland kwaye waqala iiprojekthi ezimbini ezintsha:

• Ababini kunye nomdlali wegitare owaziwa kakhulu waselondon uRob Luft.
• "I-Aksham" i-quintet equka umdlali wepiyano uMarc Perrenoud kunye nomdlali wexilongo uDavid Enhco.

Iprojekthi enesihloko esithi "Partir," equka u-Elina Duni njenge-soloist (ehamba naye kwipiyano, i-acoustic guitar kunye ne-percussion), ikhutshwe kwirekhodi ngo-Aprili 2018 kwi-ECM.

Sithetha no-Elina ngomculo wakhe, kodwa sithetha nangeelwimi kuba ucula ngeelwimi ezahlukeneyo. Zingaphi ngokwenene?