Montag, 8. November 2010

Concert Johannisburg SA - The Original Juluka Band reunited!

06.11.2010 - Emmarentia Dam, Johannesburg SA (Botanical Gardens)

"The original Juluka band will be reunited for this show only. The show will feature the hit song Juluka, Savuka and Johnny Clegg spanning his 30 year career."

Johnny Clegg 30th Anniversary: The Concert 18:00 (Real Concerts 10/13/2010 )

Johnny Clegg is celebrating his 30th anniversary in the music industry with a once-off concert at Emmarentia Dam on 6 November 2010.

It is proudly brought to you by 94.7 Highveld Stereo. The original Juluka band will be reunited for this show only, performing the hit songs of Juluka, Savuka and Johnny Clegg spanning his 30-year career.

During the three decades he’s been making anthemic hits, Johnny has proved himself to be an outstanding musical ambassador for his country.

By combining African music structures with Celtic folk music and international rock sounds, Johnny pioneered a new and unique sound, establishing himself as South Africa’s biggest musical export. From Europe to the States, from Australia to Potchefstroom, audiences in sold-out venues have danced to “Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World”, “Crocodile Love”, “I Call Your Name”, “Take My Heart Away”, and “African Sky Blue”.

For more information: Kim Mari, Real concerts, 011 482 3550 http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25731

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Interview: "White father of African rock marks anniversary"


In this photo of Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010 South African musician Johnny Clegg looks on during an interview with the Associated Press at his house in Johannesburg, South Africa. Clegg, later dubbed the "white Zulu," was sure his song's message would be lost. At the time, his new genre of music, a blend of Western pop and Zulu rhythms, was banned from the radio _ as Mandela's photo was banned from newspapers. Clegg's concerts were routinely broken up, and he and other members of his multiracial band had been arrested several times for challenging a South African law meant to keep whites and blacks apart.

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Dienstag, 2. November 2010

Johnny Clegg: «Human»

Sound Base Online Magazin

Aachener Zeitung


Johnny Clegg - Human - Rezensionen - CRAZEWIRE - Musikmagazin
Johnny Clegg ist ein begnadeter Beobachter. Das wird wieder einmal in den Liner Notes deutlich, die er für sein neues Album „Human“ selbst verfasst hat....Denn trotz der konservativen Produktion, die die an sich starken Kompositionen ein ums andere Mal in seichtes Mainstream-Fahrwasser abdriften lassen, verbindet Clegg in seiner Musik die interessanten Facetten afrikanischer Stammes-Rhythmik westlicher Popmusik...

Johnny Clegg - Human
Textlich von politischem Engagement und überindividueller Sehnsucht geprägt, können Johnny Cleggs Stücke zweifelsfrei in der langen Tradition der Protestsongs stehen und bestehen. Was dann aber irritiert: Harmonie und Milde bestimmt die Arrangements des aktuellen Pop-Rock-Albums. Selbst Anklagen und Ängste wandet der Südafrikaner in harmlose, wenig intensive Annehmlichkeit....