Ignace DUKUZIMANA 
Iyi nkuru ishingiye ku isesengura ry’impamvu 12 zigaragaza impinduka zigaragara mu myitwarire ya Element Eleéh, zerekana ko atagishaka gufatwa nk’uko yafatwaga muri Mutarama 2023 ubwo yinjiraga muri 1:55 A.M Ltd. Abanyarwanda baravuga bati: “Ntiwatwika inzu ngo uhishe umwotsi!”—kandi koko ibyo ni ko bimeze kuri Element Eleéh n’inzu” y’ubuhanzi yamusinyishije amasezerano yo gukora ibikorwa by’umuziki no kumufasha kuzamura impano ye nk’inzozi z’umuhanzi wari wizeye gukura no gusagamba.
Mu kwezi kwa Mutarama 2023, Element Eleéh yinjiye muri 1:55 AM Ltd, kompanyi iyobowe n’umushoramari Coach Gael. Icyo gihe yari aherekejwe na Bruce Melodie, wamumenyekanishije mu buryo bwihariye binyuze mu ndirimbo yise “Henzapu” yasohotse ku wa 24 Werurwe 2020, isi yose iri mu kato ka COVID-19. Kuva ubwo, izina Element Eleéh ryatangiye kumvikana cyane mu matwi y’abakunzi b’umuziki nyarwanda.
Ariko mbere y’uko Bruce Melodie amuha amahirwe yo kwigaragaza, Element Eleéh yari amaze igihe kinini akora “samples” z’indirimbo, akazohereza ku bahanzi bari bakunzwe icyo gihe. Benshi muri bo barazumvaga, bagasigara batunguwe n’iyo mpano itaravugwaga, itaramenyekana, ariko yarimo igikuba cy’ubutore mu buhanga.
Akimara kwinjira muri 1:55 AM Ltd, Element Eleéh na Bruce Melodie babonwaga nk’abantu batari basanzwe bamenyanye, ahubwo nk’inshuti z’akadasohoka, nk’abo mubona muri filime “Cira aha nikubite!” Ariko nk’uko byagiye bigaragara, iyo migambi myiza yaje kwinjiramo ibicu bya “ishyari” n’“ubwikunde”, byatumye ubucuti bwabo bugenda butitira, kugeza ubwo budashobora gusubira ku murongo.
Mu gihe cyo gutunganya indirimbo ya Bruce Melodie na Shaggy, When She’s Around (Funga Macho remix), hagaragaye ishyari kandi koko, nk’abantu, rimwe na rimwe turarigaragaraho iyo tutazi kurigenzura. Bruce Melodie, umuhanzi uzwiho guha amahirwe abatunganya umuziki bakizamuka muri uru ruganda, yafashe ukuboko kwa Prince Kiiz amwugururira inzira. Icyo cyabaye igikorwa kibabaje cyane kuri Element Eleéh.
Impamvu y’ibi ni iyihe? Uzi ko iyo ufashe umutunganyamuziki mushya ukamushyira ahantu benshi baririra, uwari uri ku ibere ahita asigara arira. Imvugo ikoreshwa mu ruganda rw’imyidagaduro ni iyi ngo: “Ni njye wakwigishije uwo muvuno.” Prince Kiiz, wari wariswe uwigishijwe umuvuno, Imana yamuhaye umugisha binyuze kuri Funga Macho, Shaggy arayikunda asaba Bruce Melodie kongera kuyikora.
Bruce Melodie yohereje Shaggy indirimbo zindi, undi na we yari umufana amusaba kuyikora nanone ‘Funga Macho.’ Uzi uko indirimbo ya Bruce Melodie na Shaggy yabaye hit ikomeye ku isi kandi imufungurira imiryango yari gufata imyaka ijana kugira ngo umuhanzi wo muri Kigali ayifungure.
Reka turebe impamvu 12 Element Eleéeh atari kumwe neza na 1:55 AM Ltd muri iyi minsi:
1. Bruce Melodie yabwiye itangazamakuru ko Element Eleéeh yamuhagaritse gukora. Ku itariki ya 18 Mutarama 2024, Bruce Melodie yavugiye mu itangazamakuru ku mubano we na Element Eleéeh, akuraho ivara rihishe, asobanura ko yamuhagaritse gukora kandi ariyo mpamvu arimo gushaka abandi bantu bafite impano yo gukora indirimbo no kubaha amahirwe. Muri icyo gihe, Bruce Melodie na Coach Gael bari baraguze imigabane muri UGB, kandi barayerekanye mu itangazamakuru muri BK Arena.
2. Igihe Bruce Melodie yari yajyanye na Prince Kiiz muri Kenya kwamamaza ‘When She’s Around’, Element Eleéeh yateranyije abamukurikirana bajya i Karongi ku Kivu. Ibi byari nko kwigomeka ku muyobozi we kuko yagiye atabimenyesheje ubuyobozi.
3. Prince Kiiz na Element Eleéeh bigeze gushwana no guterana amagambo, umwe muri bo yari yatsindiye igihembo mu Isango na Muzika Awards (Igihembo cya Best Audio Producer 2023) kandi akiri muri Country Records.
4. Indirimbo Sikosa ya Element Eleéeh yakorewe mu nzu ya The Ben, kandi asanzwe afite studio aho akorera akazi afite n’amasezerano. Yanayikoze atabanje gusaba uruhushya ku buyobozi bwe, bituma havuka impaka kugeza ubwo Coach Gael yamutegetse kutajya hanze.
Babashije kumenya ko hagati ya Kevin Kade na The Ben, nta yindi nzira yariho uretse ko The Ben ahura na Coach Gael bakaganira. Ikiganiro cyabaye mu masaha ya mu gitondo ku isaha ya 9:00 muri Kigali Universe, bityo abagabo babasha kwiyunga, indirimbo irasohoka. Mugihe cyo gufata amashusho y’iyi ndirimbo, Element Eleéeh yari yarabeshye ubuyobozi bwe ko ari gufata amashusho muri Kenya, akabohereza, ariko yahise ajya muri Tanzania kuyafata.
5. Indirimbo FOU DE Toi, igura hejuru yaifite agaciro ka miliyoni 18 z’amafaranga y’u Rwanda, ifite label imwe na MiLELE, ya miliyoni 15 z’amafaranga y’u Rwanda. Byatangaje kubona indirimbo ye nshya TOMBÉ, yashyizwe ahagaragara vuba kandi ikandikwa ko yakozwe na Eleéesphere, mu gihe izo ndirimbo ebyiri navuze haruguru zagaragajwe ko zakozwe na 1:55 AM.
6. Alubumu ya Bruce Melodie yitwa ‘Colorful Generation’, bashakaga gushyiramo indirimbo nyinshi za Prince Kiiz kuko ari zo zari ziryoheye amatwi kandi zikamara iminsi, ariko Bruce Melodie yahise ahitamo gushyiramo indirimbo za Element Eleéeh, mu gihe benshi bari bafite ijambo kuri alubumu basanze ibi bitari byo. Urugero, indirimbo Rosa, yabaye hit mu birori by’itangira, yanditswe na Prince Kiiz kandi Bruce Melodie yahawe miliyoni imwe y’amafaranga y’u Rwanda n’umujyanama umwe mu be kugira ngo yemere ko ijya kuri alubumu. Ibi bigaragaza umwete Bruce Melodie yari afite kuri Element Eleéeh muri Colorful Generation.
7. Ubwo Element Eleéeh yari muri Tanzania muri Trace Awards yahamagaye The Ben banagaragaye bameranye neza,mu gihe ubwo Bruce Melodie yari kumwe na we muri 1:55 AM atigeze amukoraho. Element Eleéeh akunda gushyigikira indirimbo za The Ben kurusha uko ashyigikira iza Bruce Melodie.
8. Coach Gael kenshi yagiye yicarana na Element Eleéeh na Bruce Melodie kugirango bakemure amakimbirane yabo, ariko ntibigeze babasha gukemura ikibazo.
9. Element Eleéeh yumva ko yamamaye ku buryo akeneye ko Bruce Melodie amwinginga. Ibi ni uko Element Eleéeh amaze kugira izina mu muziki ku buryo igihe ajya mu bitaramo i Kampala, Uganda, asaba $5,000 (juru ya miliyoni 7 z’amafaranga y’u Rwanda) kandi akishyurwa byose harimo ingendo, aho kuba n’ibindi bisabwa nk’umuhanzi w’icyamamare.
Mu Rwanda, asaba miliyoni kugira ngo akore indirimbo, bituma aba umutunganyamiziki ukora indirimbo zihenze cyane mu Rwanda, ndetse no kujya mu gitaramo asaba miliyoni eshanu z’amafaranga y’u Rwanda.
Indirimbo ze enye zimamaye cyane ku buryo yiyumvamo kuba icyamamare kandi yumva ko kubaha umuvandimwe we mukuru (Bruce Melodie) Bitakiri ngombwa.
10. Element Eleéeh yamaze gutandukana n’abakoresha be. Ku itariki ya 12 Mata 2025, abanyamuryango ba 1:55 AM na UGB basuye Urwibutso rwa Jenoside mu Karere ka Nyanza, Intara y’Amajyepfo. Ubuyobozi bwa 1:55 AM bwatumije abanyamuryango bose. Ubutumire bwavugaga guhurira muri Kigali Universe ku isaha ya 9:00 za mu gitondo.
Element Eleéeh yemeye ubutumire kandi yemera kuhagera. Ku isaha ya 9:00 ku manywa, bagezeyo bose uretse Element Eleéeh. Bategereje kugeza saa 11:00 bafata umwanzuro wo gutangiza imodoka bagana i Nyanza. Bose bavuye aho mu modoka zabo uretse abanyamuryango ba UGB basigaye mu modoka imwe.
Benshi muri mwe mwabonye amafoto mwibajije impamvu Element Eleéeh ataje. Ibi, byiyongeraho ko yoherejwe ubutumwa kuri WhatsApp n’abayobozi be kandi yasubije nyuma y’iminsi mike, bigaragaza ko itumanaho rigenda gusenyuka.
11. Element Eleéeh yagiye yatiye studio ya Ross Kana kugira ngo akore indirimbo ya Diez Dola. Ku mugoroba w’itariki ya 14 Mata 2025, Diez Dola na Element Eleéeh basohoye amashusho y’indirimbo yakoreye muri studio ya Ross Kana, ku musozi wa Irebero mu Karere ka Kicukiro.
Iyi niyo mpamvu atagishaka kugirana umubano n’abanyamuryango ba 1:55 AM n’ubwo bitaragera igihe cyo kuhava burundu kuko azaba atakiriyo mu gihe cy’amezi make kuko amasezerano ye ari hafi kurangira.
12. Ku itariki ya 6 Mata 2025, Bruce Melodie hamwe na Kivumbi King na 1:55 AM bagaragaye bari kumwe na Diamond Platnumz muri studio ya S2Kizzy (Zombie) bakora indirimbo izasohoka muri uyu mwaka.
Umuhanga mu gukora indirimbo witwa City Boy wo muri Ghana ni we Bruce Melodie yakoresheje muri iki gikorwa, kandi yarakoreshaga Element Eleéeh. City Boy yishyurwa $5,000 mu gihe iyo aba yakoresheje Element Eleéeh yari kumwishyura $1,000.
Nta gahunda ihari yo kongera amasezerano y’imyaka itatu yasinywe muri Mutarama 2023, azarangira mu 2025. Ni amasezerano arimo 40 ku ijana by’akazi naho 60% bikajya kuri 1:55 AM.
Naramuka arangiye, 1:55 AM ntizaba imurimo ideni, kuko na we nta deni azaba abafitiye.
SOURCE: UKWELITIMES
