Saffron (mai raira waƙa)

**Samantha Marie Sprackling** (an haife ta a watan Yunin 1968),  wacce aka fi sani da **Saffron**, mawaƙiya ce ta Ingila, marubuciya kuma 'yar wasan kwaikwayo. Babbar mawaƙin ƙungiyar pop-rock Republica ce, kuma tana yin waƙa kaɗai kuma ta fito a cikin waƙar *Starlight Express* ta London tsawon shekaru biyu.

## Rayuwar farko da aiki
An haifi Samantha Sprackling a Legas, Najeriya, ga mahaifinta ɗan Ingila kuma mahaifiyarta ’yar asalin ƙasar Portugal ce, kuma ta girma a Brixton, kudu da London, Ingila .   Lokacin da take da shekaru 18, Sprackling ta yi nasarar yin gwaji a Arlene Phillips, wanda hakan ya ba ta damar shiga cikin waƙar *Starlight Express* .  

Saffron ita ce mawaƙiyar da ta yi fice a kan dandamali a cikin waƙar N-Joi mai suna *Anthem* ta shekarar 1990. Ta fito a cikin bidiyon waƙar Chesney Hawkes ta shekarar 1991 mai suna " The One and Only ", da kuma a matsayinta na mai rawa a cikin bidiyon waƙar N-Joi mai suna " Mindflux ". Saffron ta yi ɗan gajeren aiki a matsayin mai fasaha kaɗai. Ɗaya daga cikin waƙoƙinta, murfin waƙar Atlantic Starr mai suna " Circles ", wanda aka nuna a matsayi na 60 a Burtaniya a shekarar 1993.

## Jamhuriya
Sprackling ya haɗu da 'yan wasan keyboard na Republicana Tim Dorney da Andy Todd a shekarar 1994, kuma sun fara rubuta waƙoƙi bayan sun ɗauki mai buga guitar da mai buga ganguna.  Jam'iyyar Republicana ta fitar da kundin waƙoƙi guda biyu kuma ta wargaje a shekarar 2001 bayan da kamfanin rikodin su, Deconstruction Records, ya ruguje. 

A shekarar 2010, Jam'iyyar Republican ta yi gyare-gyare tare da sake fitar da wani sabon rikodin wakokinta na shekarar 1996 mai suna " Ready to Go " a ranar 7 ga Yuni. A farkon Oktoba da Nuwamba 2014, Jam'iyyar Republican ta yi rangadin Burtaniya don goyon bayan rangadin "Ratlife" na Boomtown Rats .

## Sauran aiki
Sprackling ta yi aiki tare da The Cure, inda ta fito a waƙar "Just Say Yes". Ta taɓa fitowa a murfin Prodigy na waƙar L7 mai suna "Fuel My Fire" (daga kundin waƙoƙin su na 1997, *The Fat of the Land* );  "Smile" na Deepsky (daga kundin waƙoƙin 2002, *In Silico* ); waƙar Jeff Beck mai suna "Pork-U-Pine" (daga kundin waƙoƙin 2003, *Jeff* ) da waƙoƙin Junkie XL, "Crusher", "Spirits", da "Beauty Never Fades" (daga kundin waƙoƙin sa na 2003, *Radio JXL: A Broadcast from the Computer Hell Cabin* ).

A ranar 13 ga Nuwamba, 2015, Saffron ta yi wani wasan kwaikwayo na kaɗaici a 100 Club, London. Ta yi wasa tare da ɗan kita Darren Beale da abokin aikinsa Mel Sanson . Ta ci gaba da yawon shakatawa tare da Republica da kuma shirinta na kaɗaici, wanda ya haɗa da baƙi na musamman.

A watan Afrilun 2016, Saffron ta haɗa cikakken ƙungiyar mawaƙa ta solo wadda ta ƙunshi Tony Feedback ( Angelic Upstarts, Sham 69, Urban Dogs, UK Subs ) a kan guitar, Piers Gielgud ( Meat Beat Manifesto ) a kan bass, Brad Walkhouse a kan saxophone/horns da Josh Collins (Reverbed) a kan ganguna. Jerin waƙoƙin kuma wani lokacin ya haɗa da Darren Beale (Boomtown Rats) a kan guitar. Ƙungiyar ta fara fitowa a Polyfest 3 tana buga waƙoƙin X-ray Spex da waƙoƙin Republica.

A watan Yunin 2022, Saffron ta shiga rangadin Electric Ladies tare da Toyah Willcox da Lene Lovich . Kashi na kudin shiga daga rangadin ya tafi ne ga abokiyar mawaƙinta Hazel O'Connor don taimaka mata ta ci gaba da murmurewa daga rashin lafiya. 

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