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Freitag, 15. April 2011

Johnny Clegg - Tough Enough

This unplugged version was broadcast in a feature by german arte-TV, about 1994. The song is from the Savuka-album "Heat, Dust & Dreams". (2008)

Montag, 6. Juli 2009

Earlier this year [2008] Wits [University] honoured Johnny Clegg
with an honorary doctorate in music. “It was a
wonderful moment for me,” says Clegg. “The
great irony for me is I don’t read a note of music!
My music comes to me like it does to many
Africans, through ear and feeling.”
Wits’ music man: Johnny Clegg (Extract-PDF Juli 2008)
(http://web.wits.ac.za/NR/rdonlyres/1D3E376F-7AD1-4FDD-96BA-A43CEA1F29BB/0/WitsReviewJuly2008.pdf)

Read also Honorary Doctorate Citation for Johnny Clegg

Samstag, 24. Januar 2009

Update: Youtube: Jesse Clegg - Today

the debut as musican: Jesse Clegg, the son of Johnny Clegg

concert:
Music is the highlight at the Civic Tuesday, 20 January 2009
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/3393/266/
Local hero
For local music of a different kind, there is Jesse Clegg's first concert, When I Wake Up, at Nelson Mandela Theatre from 12 to 14 May. Clegg, the son of musician Johnny Clegg, released his debut album in October 2008. The first single, Today, entered the Highveld FM Homebrew chart at number one.
The concert includes songs from the album, as well as some new material.

interview:
Awake to a new sound - Music and Me
http://www.thetimes.co.za/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=920488
Published:Jan 24, 2009
Benjamin Moshatama speaks to the young Jesse Clegg about his newborn career and having a famous father.

Coming from a musical family how did your own journey begin?
I am lucky to have been exposed to the industry from a young age. I used to travel around the world with my father when I was a kid.

I had a great experience of watching live shows and being exposed to good sounds.

When I was about 14, I picked up the guitar and later started to write songs. I realised I had received a good grounding from the tours I attended with my dad.

Would you attribute your sudden popularity to being the son of Johnny Clegg?
I don’t think so. What I do is different to what my father is doing. I do more rock ’n roll, while he has been making world music for most of his life.

I also don’t try to play off my name, but the media enjoy asking me about it. I doubt people are willing to buy my album just because I am related to a famous guy but not enjoy the music.

Is singing rock ’n roll a rebellion against your father’s Zulu chants?
When I started recording my demo, I didn’t make a deliberate choice. I wanted to communicate from my own frame of reference and express myself in my own right.

How did you end up with a recording deal for your new album, When I Wake Up?
It took me three years to record a demo. After that, I drove to a couple of record companies and dropped it off.

I received a positive response from David Gresham, who wanted us to work together. It was actually nerve-wracking to know that what I was working on for so long was going out to the world.

You might explore rock ’n roll, but your music has a certain subtlety and intimacy in its lyricism.
I never want to box myself into any genre, but I am always open to experimentation. I think the album for me is more about introspection and it also touches on relationships, but mainly focuses on personal themes.

So how is the experience of performing solo?
I actually haven’t been performing. I have been looking for a band to play with because I did most of the playing in my album. I have found a couple of guys who are excited about the songs and they will join me on my upcoming tour.

I have to admit you have a great voice. Is singing something you’ve worked hard at?
No, I never really aimed to sound American or anything like that. My main aim in my music is to be honest with who I am. But I guess that as an artist you always have to compare yourself with great artists.

Jesse Clegg’s Favourite Tunes af all time # Yellow by Coldplay # Everlong by Foo Fighters # Champagne Supernova by Oasis # Great Heart by Johnny Clegg # Karma Police by Radiohead

see also:
http://johnnyclegg.blogspot.com/2008/10/ot-jesse-clegg.html

About Jesse &
Interview JJ: Johnny & Jesse Clegg

Live:
Jesse Clegg When I Wake Up
Nelson Mandela Theatre, Civic Theatre Complex, Braamfontein
Tue 12; Wed 13; Thu 14th May 2009
Show times 20h00

TODAY

VERSE 1

Hello
Today
Im as lonely as you were in May
Today

Some say
Today
Is all there ever will be so Ill stay
Today

CHORUS

Message to the one
Step into the sun
Remember all the days
That disappeared like rain

Open up your eyes
Everythings alright
I tried to make you see
The wood for the trees

VERSE 2

You pray
Today
That tomorrow will be your day
You say

I may
Today
Tell you how I am feeling, in your way
Today

CHORUS x2

OUTRO
I dont want to be
I dont want to be
I dont want to be the only one

X3

I dont want to be
I dont want to be
I dont want to be the lonely one

Sonntag, 11. Januar 2009

Interview: JJ: Johnny Clegg & Son

JJ: Johnny Clegg & Son
Date: 16-11-2008 Producer: Carol Albertyn Christie Presenter: Bonita Gorrie-Nuttall Genre: Entertainment
http://www.mnet.co.za/Mnet/Shows/carteblanche/story.asp?Id=3607

"Today" is a track from Jesse Clegg's debut album. There is something about the haunting melody that has propelled it onto all the local charts. It was one of a couple of songs he recorded as a teenager and then played them back to his father - Johnny Clegg.

Johnny Clegg (Musician): "So Jesse came back quite shy, and he said, 'Here they are.' And when I heard them I was just...you know when your son grows up in front of you in that moment? That was a very big moment for me to see my son and I heard it and I looked at him and saw him...he's just grown into another thing. Amazing moment."

Bonita Gorrie-Nuttall (Carte Blanche presenter): "How did you feel about taking it to your dad for the first time - for him to listen to it?"

Jesse Clegg: "It was terrifying - absolutely terrifying. I honestly thought my future was in this moment - if my dad liked it I could be a musician; if he didn't like it I would have to think about something else."

Johnny: "And when I went to see David Gresham to tell him about the album, David said to me, 'You sound shocked.' I said, 'No, it's just that these songs are so good and I was never there - he wrote them quietly and he went straight to studio and he did them and then he presented them to me. And every time it was like, 'Wow.'"

Bonita: "It can't be easy to have a musical father, and to follow in his footsteps - especially given that they walk to very different rhythms."

Johnny Clegg is an international icon and he is known affectionately by most as the 'white Zulu'. His music and energy has played a pivotal role in our country's cultural transformation. But he is also the father of two sons, a role he takes very seriously.

Bonita: "So was it really important for you that your kids were also drawn to music and were involved in it?"

Johnny: "No. Not at all. It wasn't important to me that my children spoke Zulu, it wasn't important for me that my children did music. It was important for me that my children got and opportunity to find their way and to find confidence and independence."

Jesse: "I was exposed to music all the time when I was young. I was going to shows, my dad had musicians over, my dad would have rehearsals in the lounge. All day and all night it was just music, music, music."

Jesse was a typical road child. His playpen for the first six years of his life was the international music stage.

Bonita: "So Jesse, you started going on tour with your dad when you were six months old. Do you remember being on tour with him as a little boy?"

Jesse: "Vaguely. I remember moments of it, and they're always very fond memories. They're always amazing."

Johnny: "For a child it's like growing up like a gypsy. You know, you do a five month tour or a six month tour and you're doing different countries..."

Jesse: "Every gig we went to is a new town and a new environment. It was just so exciting - it was very stimulating."

Johnny: "When he was four, five we would arrive home and he would say, 'Where's the bus? The bus is gone.' So it took him time to land. I said, 'No, this is where we stay.'"

Johnny's work has always been political and at times a thorn in the side of the apartheid government. As a social commentator, he was acutely aware at the time of Jesse's birth that the world was going through a tremendous transition.

Johnny: "At that time it was the collapse of the Berlin Wall, so 1989. There was the promise of a new world. There was the promise of a single super power. There was the collapse of the national party in South Africa, and the beginning of dialogue with Nelson Mandela - 1990. That whole epoch held the most amazing set of promises."

When Jesse was just a little boy, his devoted father wrote a moving tribute to him to guide on his journey through life: 'Cruel Crazy Beautiful World'.

Johnny: "I wanted to sing a song for my son, and write a song for him which wasn't really a kind of fairytale, but drew on African experience..."

Clip - 'Crazy Cruel Beautiful World' by Johnny Clegg: "You've got to swim with the sharks in the sea. You've got to live with the crooked politicians..."

Johnny: "And really every line was preparing him saying, 'What you are going to have to do to get through...' And so some of them are funny and some of them are sad, but in the end remember, there's always a 'Cruel Crazy Beautiful' aspect to life in general."

['Crazy Cruel Beautiful World' by Johnny Clegg]: "...keep on believing tomorrow brings a better day..."

Jesse: "The lyrics, I think, are very wise and in a way I think he was trying to give me a message. He was trying to just put the world into perspective for me: you will have great times and you will have difficult times - it's not all peaches and cream. There's going to be difficult moments. It's an important message and I've always tried to remember that."

During Jesse's youth he experimented with several musical instruments: the sax, drums, and clarinet, but like his father he settled on the guitar. The similarity ends there, at 20 Jesse has found his groove and it is quite definitely rock.

Bonita: "How do you feel about the fact that some people might have expected you to be a dancing Zulu boy?"

Jesse: "I don't know. I know there's a bit of a shock factor when they listen to the song and they say, 'This doesn't sound like anything the Clegg family would make.'"

Johnny: "I say to him, 'Jess, this is not my kind of music. So I can hear melody and I can hear rhythm and I like the lyric, but I don't know where you're going with this. But what I do hear is good, or not really my bag - so good luck.'"

Johnny: "We are very, very close - and at times I think too close. I am fascinated by anyone's journey and my son's journey in particular has been a very intense one for both of us. I think he's felt a lot of pressure in his life. Either to match, or to find a place for himself in my life and me in his life - as father to son."

Johnny is very aware that the musical language they share has deepened their relationship and although they walk different rhythmic paths he is justifiably proud of his son's debut in the musical arena.

Jesse: "My dad is my biggest mentor. If I have any problem I can always go to my dad and he'll have some brilliant opinion and some brilliant solution that I've just never thought of - that is awesome."

Youtube: David Jenkins play Asimbonanga & Sab'inganono from Johnny Clegg

Asimbonanga from Johnny Clegg
by David Jenkins

Sab'inganono from Johnny Clegg
by David Jenkins

Youtube: Johnny Clegg (doku) - The African Rock 'n' Roll Years

Part 5 Sequence from The African Rock 'n' Roll Years. A Documentary recorded on BBC 4 short part rereleased http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgngUmIA_Qk&feature=related&fmt=18

Youtube: Johnny Clegg - Afro-Pfingsten Festival 2007

24.05.2007 - WINTHERTUR (CH) - Afro-Pfingsten Festival Winterthur, vom 24. bis 28. Mai 2007 jongosi / your time will come / scatterlings of africa / cruel, crazy, beautiful world

visit http://www.afro-pfingsten.ch/ rereleased http://www.youtube.com/user/Afropfingsten

Dienstag, 11. November 2008

Youtube: Johnny Clegg (interview) - Oor Die Kole (2008)

Oor Die Kole: Johnny Clegg
2 parts

Kobus en Toks het n onderhoud met

Johnny Clegg by sy kantoor in Johannesburg.

Youtube: Johnny Clegg (promo) - Second Show Hits SA TV

Johnny Clegg talks Luv Sport the African way

Freitag, 24. Oktober 2008

johnnyclegg.de.vu: Johnny Clegg exposes SA`s e-waste 2007/2008

Kamogelo Seekoei and Edward Tsumele, Sowetan
17 September, 2007 05:08:00 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Telecoms/1339.html
Yet another controversy has hit the SABC over claims that the broadcaster demands payola from musicians.
A number of musicians from Mzwakhe Mbuli and Johnny Clegg to hip-hop artist HHP have blasted the national broadcaster’s officials for demanding that local artists plump down up to R3000 a minute for on-air interviews.
They say the controversial policy harms the music industry and is open to abuse by unscrupulous DJs, producers and programme managers.
The musicians aren’t sure how much of the money goes to the broadcaster and how much lines DJs’ pockets.
SABC spokesman Kaizer Kganyago denies that musicians must pay to be interviewed on the public broadcaster’s airwaves and says musicians only pay to advertise their CDs. Denials notwithstanding, investigations are underway in at least two of South Africa’s biggest radio stations.
“Though I personally have not been asked for money, I have heard there is something called payola whereby people on radio are given money to play certain music,” said HHP.
“What I know for sure, and what I condemn, is the policy of the SABC requiring artists to pay for interviews. This is wrong because artists from overseas are not required to pay.”
The enraged artist said musicians had recently been turning to African language stations to promote their music. But these stations wanted to see the colour of the musicians’ cash before conducting an interview.
The scandal has also left People’s Poet Mzwakhe Mbuli flaming mad: “I don’t understand how the public broadcaster could come up with such a policy, which applies only to artists in the country. Overseas artists visiting South Africa do not pay for interviews.”
In April, Ukhozi FM interviewed the maskandi veteran Johnny Clegg at the station’s studio in Durban before the musician performed at a local gig.
“The interview lasted five minutes and I have never heard any of my songs played on the station,” Clegg said.
But his manager was told to cough up R14 000 for the interview.
Manager Patric Meyer corroborated Clegg’ s experience with Ukhozi.
Meyer said though Clegg’s promoters knew they were not paying for airplay at the station, they had assumed the station would play one or two of his new songs after the interview.
“Johnny has four Zulu songs on his album. They have never played one, not even once,” said Meyer.
Kganyago said he would have to know all the facts before investigating the matter.
He confirmed that the SABC was investigating Ukhozi FM for allegedly taking bribes from musicians.
“But I don’t know the issues, so I can’t say what was happening there,” he said.
Jazzz pianist Don Laka said he was shocked by the SABC’s recent policy of charging artists who are interviewed on air.
“I think this is the only country in the world that requires musicians to pay for an interview. ”

Johnny Clegg exposes SA`s e-waste
By Candice Jones - Posted: 19 August 2008 - http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/quickprint/print.asp?StoryID=188481
SA is generating vast quantities of electronic waste; however, the impact of e-waste in the country is hidden.
According to Johnny Clegg, local musician and e-waste evangelist, delivering a keynote address at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, in Cape Town, there is a close connection between the dumping of e-waste and poverty.
Clegg said the large quantities of scrap metal that PCs produce created a new sector within the informal economy, known as metal and PC board scavengers. "The metal that people can salvage from the computer parts represents cash in hand for them. When they turn in a hard drive or metal to a dealer, they can at least put food on the table."
While SA has better regulation to protect against the illegal dumping of electronic goods, there are still those who are dumping, burning and shredding in areas that are not designated for these activities, he said.
Clegg`s presentation illustrated several dumping grounds in and around Johannesburg and Pretoria, which are close to agricultural areas and are affecting drinking water and food production.
While SA`s legal system does not specifically qualify the law around e-waste, it does provide for the disposal and destruction of toxic elements, he noted. "People have been and will continue to be prosecuted for illegal disposal."
Companies that are caught dumping illegally could be fined, which in turn will bring bad publicity, he added. "If companies are listed, they will experience falling stock prices."
It`s a goldmine
Clegg commented that part of the disposal opportunities for PC motherboards comes in the form of "shredding". When people shred mainboards, the toxins contained in them are mixed and released into the environment.
According to him, the process is also often used for illegal gold and platinum production. While one ton of excavation will produce one ounce of gold, one ton of e-waste can produce up to six ounces of gold. "The gold is then exported along with the shredded waste and a market is created for it."
Copper is also a large local market and is often associated with the burning of the waste, said Clegg. He added that people could get around R20 for 1kg of copper.
While many African countries, like Ghana and Nigeria, are being affected by dumping from Europe and the US, disguised as donations, SA has managed to escape this. The country also does not export e-waste into other African countries, he said.
According to Clegg`s figures, SA is estimated to produce around 50 000 tons of e-waste a year. The US produces 2.5 million tons and Europe around 10 million tons. Of that, around 95% can be recycled, but the problem is the cost, he explained.
However, the more the e-waste recycling and disposal industry grows, the less it will cost, he concluded.

eWaste open to abuse
Alastair Otter, MyBroadband 19 August, 2008 10:53:00 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Hardware/4882.html
Johnny Clegg speaks out on electronic waste
Although eWaste only accounts for 2% to 3% of the substance of landfills it contributes about 60% of the toxicity of landfill sites. This is according to African Sky's Johnny Clegg who was speaking at the Gartner Symposium in Cape Town yesterday.
Clegg, the famous South Africa singer, said that there were many misconceptions about eWaste and its consequences. Among these, he said, was that companies would not be held liable for illegal dumping of old IT equipment. Clegg said that just because old IT equipment had been handed over to a "recycler", companies were obliged to ensure that equipment was correctly and safely recycled.
Clegg said that in South Africa there was a lack of proper recycling facilities. He said that recyclers locally were in fact separators and not recyclers. What this meant for companies, he said, was that they must find out where the separated IT equipment went once it left local shores. He said countries such as China and parts of Europe had proper recycling facilities.
Clegg also said that the eWaste sector often attracted criminal elements and organised crime. He said that while the mining industry typically extracted one ounce of gold from one ton of rock, one ton of PC boards yielded as much as six ounces of gold. This made illegal recycling attractive to criminal elements who were able to export the raw waste and import the profits, said Clegg.
Clegg said that one of the other problems with eWaste was that manufacturers did not build a recycling cost into their costs. He said that in European countries PC makers were obliged to include a recycling cost in their production costs to cover the end-of-life disposal of their products.

Green opportunity
Alastair Otter, MyBroadband 22 October, 2008 02:11:00 http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Hardware/5676.html
Technology recycling opportunities are starting to take off in South Africa
Environmental considerations are becoming increasingly important for technology users, be they multinationals looking to improve their public image or consumers worried about their personal carbon footprint. But, in both cases buying "greener" technology is just half the equation. An equally important part is the disposal of hardware when it reaches the end of its useful life, and until recently that was a largely ignored problem.

IT analyst Gartner estimates that as many as 460 000 PCs reach "end of life" every day around the world. Another 550 million mobile phones are estimated to be dumped for a new one every year. Which adds up to a lot of toxic waste that needs to be dealt with.

South African musician turned e-waste recycler, Johnny Clegg, says that as much as 60% of the toxicity in waste dump sites in directly related to e-waste and yet e-waste accounts for just 2% to 3% of the actually waste in a typical waste site.

The problem that exists, however, is that e-waste recycling is a specialised service and South Africa doesn't yet have the facilities to recycle the entire e-waste package. Typically, South African waste recyclers will salvage the obvious materials from PCs - the metal casings and plastics - and then crush the motherboards for shipment to overseas recyclers, usually in China or Europe.

Technology dump

With current techniques, as much as 98% of a normal PC can be recycled, says Clegg, but the problem locally is that consumers and businesses don't know where to dispose of their old hardware.

Fortunately this is starting to improve with a number of initiatives launched recently. One of these is the joint Makro-FujitsuSiemens collection points at a number of Makro stores. The Woodmead branch of Makro in Gauteng launched its collection point in August this year and collected 3.7 tons of e-waste in the first month. Collection points are also being set up in other provinces.

Another, more recent, initiative is one by Nokia which will soon be available in at least 20 locations around the country. The sites will provide boxes for owners of old mobile phones to deposit them for recycling. Nokia at this point won't recycle the phones locally but will ship them overseas for processing.

At the other end of the scale, Sun Microsystems South Africa also offers a recycling opportunity to its customers. Sun server hardware tends to be big and very expensive so instead the hardware gathering dust in a corner Sun covers the costs of removing the hardware and shipping it overseas for recycling. And because customers have invested significant money in the old hardware, Sun negotiates a discount on new Sun hardware in exchange for the old hardware. Interestingly, Sun will remove and recycle any server hardware - irrespective of brand - when it is replaced with Sun servers.

Sonntag, 27. Juli 2008

Youtube: Johnny Clegg (announcement) - live in London 2008

Johnny Clegg will perform two shows at the Forum in London - 28 and 29 August, 2008

Montag, 30. Juni 2008

Youtube: Johnny Clegg & Joan Baez - Asimbonanga 46664 London 2008

Johnny Clegg & Joan Baez - Asimbonanga 2008
46664 Nelson Mandela Birthday Party
27. Juni 2008 Hyde Park London, GB
with the Soweto Gospel Choir

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The concert proceeds will benefit Nelson Mandela's HIV/AIDS charity 46664 that he founded in 2002. "I am supposed to be retired but my friends and the charitable organizations that bear my name want to use my 90th birthday year to raise funds to continue our work and so of course I want to help them," said Nelson Mandela.

"Nelson Mandela epitomizes strength and courage around the world. He has come to symbolize hope, working tirelessly through his 46664 organization to raise awareness about the impact of AIDS, especially in Africa, and promote HIV prevention measures globally," said Tom Calderone, VH1's Executive Vice President, General Manager. "We at VH1 have a long history of proactively engaging our viewers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We are proud to be a part of this momentous occasion and are eager to share the celebration with music fans across the U.S."

Mr. Mandela made HIV AIDS the target of his 'new fight' in 2002 and the 46664 campaign was launched with a concert in Cape Town on November 29th 2003 under the direction of Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox and Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor with support from artists such as Bono, The Edge and Beyonce,

46664 takes its name from Mr. Mandela's Robben Island prison number. He was prisoner number 466, incarcerated in 1964.

At the time of Mr. Mandela's release in 1990 South Africa recorded 120,000 people living with HIV. Today the number of South Africans living with HIV AIDS exceeds 5.5. million.

Inspired by the vision and leadership of Nelson Mandela, 46664 is an African response to the global HIV AIDS epidemic that invites the whole world to take the fight in hand.

A campaign vehicle of the Nelson Mandela charitable organisations, 46664 raises funds to support the ongoing 46664 campaign and the HIV AIDS projects it directly supports throughout sub-Saharan Africa. 46664's project funds develop and support practical programmes for the prevention, testing, and care and support for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS

46664 recently unveiled its new campaign "It's in our hands," which will build on its past achievements and expand its outreach activities in South Africa to communities and schools to engage the youth who are at most at risk. The not-for-profit organisation harnesses the universal connecting power of music, sport and entertainment to deliver its messages primarily to the younger generations. The campaign is supported by over 80 international ambassadors from the world of sport and entertainment.

Give 1 minute of your life to Stop AIDS.
Go online to make a donation at www.46664.com

Youtube: Johnny Clegg - Scatterlings of Africa - 46664 London 2008

Johnny Clegg - Scatterlings of Africa 2008
46664 Nelson Mandela Birthday Party
27. Juni 2008 Hyde Park London, GB
with the Soweto Gospel Choir
('annoyed')

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Freitag, 20. Juni 2008

27. Juni 2008 London Hyde Park - 46664 Nelson Mandela Birthday Party

Many of the world's most powerful and instantly recognisable figures and a concert audience of 46,664 will pay their tributes to one of the world's most loved leaders, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and icon of freedom, Nelson 'Madiba' Mandela, as he turns 90 later this year.

Mr. Mandela will arrive in London in June to take part in a series of events to mark his birthday: a very rare occasion since he is now finally "retired from retirement."

Royalty and politicians from both sides of the Atlantic, leading names from business, sport, film and entertainment -- and some of the most successful musicians of the past twenty years -- make up the birthday list for three days of celebrations, culminating in a three-hour evening concert in London's Hyde Park on Friday June 27, The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90.

President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Will Smith, Ms. Oprah Winfrey, Robert de Niro and Forest Whitaker are amongst those who will attend some of the events. Lewis Hamilton, British Formula 1 driver for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team will attend his very first 46664 event.

Artists specially invited to perform for Mr. Mandela at the Friday night 90th birthday concert will include Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Simple Minds, Leona Lewis, the Sugababes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Razorlight, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Eddy Grant, and Jamelia, along with international 46664 Ambassadors Italy's Zucchero and Spain's Amaral.
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Joining them to celebrate the life of the world's most respected statesman will be South African and African artists including Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mabuse, multi-South African Music Awards winner Loyiso, Kurt Darren, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Aids orphan choir The Children of Agape -- the subject of the award winning film feature 'We Are Together', the legendary Papa Wemba and Sudanese 'war child' rapper Emmanuel Jal.

The concert will feature numerous unexpected appearances, with several major artists keeping silent about their involvement in order to take both Mr Mandela and the audience by surprise.

Tickets on public sale Friday 9 May at http://www.livenation.co.uk

London - Die britische Soul-Queen Amy Winehouse soll am 27. Juni im Rahmen des Geburtstagskonzerts für den ehemaligen südafrikanischen Präsidenten Nelson Mandela im Londoner Hyde Park auftreten.

Ob der Auftritt der Skandalnudel gelingen wird? Am 30. Mai absolvierte die Sängerin einen Auftritt beim "Rock In Rio"-Festival in Lissabon vor 90.000 Zuschauern. Laut BBC begann der Gig mit über 30 Minuten Verspätung und die Sängerin war heiser.

Beim Benefiz-Konzert Ende Juni im Hyde Park werden neben Amy Winehouse auch Queen und Paul Rodgers, Newcomerin Leona Lewis, Annie Lennox, die Simple Minds, Shirley Bassey, die Girlband Sugababes sowie südafrikanische Acts wie Johnny Clegg und der Soweto Gospel Choir auf der Bühne stehen.

Zum 90. Geburtstag des ehemaligen Staatsoberhauptes werden außerdem Rapper und Schauspieler Will Smith, US-Talkmasterin Ophra Winfrey und Schauspieler Robert De Niro erwartet.

Das Event soll auf die Arbeit von Mandelas Organisation 46664, die sich unter anderem für HIV-Prävention einsetzt, aufmerksam machen.

http://www.musikmarkt.de/site/start/il/1/bid/33583/ridtb/114/pid/1

Update:
VH1 to Televise 'The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90' Exclusively in the U.S.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008; Posted: 03:26 PM
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1655635/

NEW YORK, June 3, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/

H1 is joining in the global birthday celebration of one the world's greatest leaders, Nelson Mandela.

The music and pop culture network is the exclusive U.S. outlet televising "The 46664 Concert Honouring Nelson Mandela at 90" taking place in London's Hyde Park on Friday, June 27. The concert will also be streamed live on VH1.com that day at MandelaConcert.VH1.com. Artists already committed to perform include Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Annie Lennox, The Sugababes, Simple Minds, Dame Shirley Bassey, Andrea and Sharon Corr, Jerry Dammers and Razorlight will take the stage to honor Nelson Mandela. Many other world-renowned artists and performers will also be performing.

Hosted by multi-talented actor/rapper Will Smith, VH1's coverage of The 46664 Concert will stream live at MandelaConcert.VH1.com on Friday, June 27 at 1:30 PM EST. A 2-hour special of concert highlights will premiere on VH1 on Monday, June 30th at 9 PM EST/PST. The event will also be simulcast on VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul and MHD, MTV Networks' music high-definition channel. In addition to being a monumental birthday celebration, the event also serves as a response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic designed to invite the whole world to take a stance on this worldwide health issue.

The concert name refers to Nelson Mandela's prison number (46664 - pronounced four, double six, six, four) when he spent 18 years of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa.

Oprah Winfrey, former President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker are among those who will attend some of the events surrounding the three-day celebration in London which culminates in the evening concert.

South African and African artists Johnny Clegg, Sipho Mabuse, Loyiso, the Soweto Gospel Choir, Papa Wemba, Sudanese 'war child' rapper Emmanuel Jal, and AIDS orphan choir: The Children of Agape will also join in the celebration.

"Nelson Mandela epitomizes strength and courage around the world. He has come to symbolize hope, working tirelessly through his 46664 organization to raise awareness about the impact of AIDS, especially in Africa, and promote HIV prevention measures globally," said Tom Calderone, VH1's Executive Vice President, General Manager. "We at VH1 have a long history of proactively engaging our viewers in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We are proud to be a part of this momentous occasion and are eager to share the celebration with music fans across the U.S."

Notes to Editors:

Mr. Mandela made HIV AIDS the target of his 'new fight' in 2002 and the 46664 campaign was launched with a concert in Cape Town on November 29th 2003 under the direction of Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox and Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor with support from artists such as Bono, The Edge and Beyonce,

46664 takes its name from Mr. Mandela's Robben Island prison number. He was prisoner number 466, incarcerated in 1964.

At the time of Mr. Mandela's release in 1990 South Africa recorded 120,000 people living with HIV. Today the number of South Africans living with HIV AIDS exceeds 5.5. million.

Inspired by the vision and leadership of Nelson Mandela, 46664 is an African response to the global HIV AIDS epidemic that invites the whole world to take the fight in hand.

A campaign vehicle of the Nelson Mandela charitable organisations, 46664 raises funds to support the ongoing 46664 campaign and the HIV AIDS projects it directly supports throughout sub-Saharan Africa. 46664's project funds develop and support practical programmes for the prevention, testing, and care and support for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS

46664 recently unveiled its new campaign "It's in our hands," which will build on its past achievements and expand its outreach activities in South Africa to communities and schools to engage the youth who are at most at risk. The not-for-profit organisation harnesses the universal connecting power of music, sport and entertainment to deliver its messages primarily to the younger generations. The campaign is supported by over 80 international ambassadors from the world of sport and entertainment.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents videos, concerts and music special all day long, featuring the best of rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and the early 90s including The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zepplin, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more. Learn more at www.vh1classic.com.

Launched in 1997, VH1 Soul is the 24-hour network that brings music lovers the hottest, soul, neo-soul an R&B hits from the 90s and today featuring core artists such as Alicia Keys, Jill Scott, Outkast, Mary J. Blige and Usher. VH1 Soul, the premier source for all R&B and soul music, is now seen in the Top 20 U.S. markets for African-Americans and is available in nearly 20 million U.S. households.

MHD: Music High-Definition, MTV Networks' high-definition music channel, launched in January 2006 and features original music based programming for a variety of music genres, including hip hop, rock, country, pop, reggaeton, soul and more, as well as HDTV acquisitions and original content from MTV Networks Music Group's MTV, VH1, and CMT family of services.

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SOURCE VH1

http://www.vh1.com

Eminem To Play For Mandela

http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/15052008/419993/eminem_to_play_for_mandella

Mittwoch, 30. April 2008

Youtube: Power of One - the songs of Johnny Clegg

Compilation - Audio-CD (itunes) released April 2008
Power of One - the songs of Johnny Clegg

1. Power Of One - Teddy Pendergrass
2. Asimbonanga - Joan Baez And The Soweto Gospel Choir
3. Dela - The Beautiful Girls
4. Great Heart - Jimmy Buffett
5. Cruel Crazy Beautiful World - Leigh James
6. Africa - Wonderboom
7. The Crossing - Sean Keane
8. Rolling Ocean - Lori Ruso
9. Spirit Is The Journey - Sam Bush
10. Warsaw - Sterns And Dubb
11. Kilimanjaro - Afroblue
12. Scatterlings Of Africa - Juluka
13. Impi - Dj Dino Bravo Ft Skwatta Kamp

Youtube: J.C. - Impi (live 2008)

Johnny Clegg - Impi (live 2008)

Concert in House On Fire - Swaziland: "26 April 2008 House On Fire in Swaziland presented Johnny Clegg Live On The Lawn. It was an amazing 12 hours event with Johnny Clegg as the main concert. Fantastic Setup and surroundings in the Enzulweni Valley of Swaziland. "Thank You" House On Fire, for a fantastic event! This is Johnny Clegg and his band singing "Impi""

Freitag, 4. April 2008

Joburger’s invited to celebrate Wits Arts and Literature Experience

JOBURGER’S INVITED TO CELEBRATE WITS ARTS AND LITERATURE EXPERIENCE NEXT WEEK
All Joburgers, old and young, hip and square, interested in the arts and literature should clear their diaries from Thursday, 3 April to Sunday, 6 April 2008. This is when the Faculty of Humanities hosts the 2008 Arts and Literary Experience at Wits University.
...The Faculty has also produced writers and thinkers including the late David Webster. Many musicians have graduated from the Faculty including multi-South African Music Award winners like Thandiswa Mazwai, Sibongile Khumalo and Dr Johnny Clegg. Many of these individuals will be involved in the Wits Arts and Literature Experience....
http://web.wits.ac.za/NewsRoom/NewsItems/Arts+and+Literary+Experience.htm
Arts festival that's one for the books
http://www.tonight.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4331843&fSectionId=440&fSetId=251

MuseumAfrika - Exhibition: Cul-de-sac: My Pilgrimage with Johnny Clegg

December 2007-February 2008
MuseumAfrika - Johannesburg SA
Temporary Exhibition Schedule
Level 4 Bensusan Gallery
"Cul-de-sac: My Pilgrimage with Johnny Clegg"
http://www.joburg.org.za/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1769
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/1769/49

Freitag, 28. März 2008

Tour Dates: 16.-19. Juli 2008

Tour dates Johnny Clegg

16.07.2008 - Damas, Syrie (Jordan)
18.07.2008 - Brive la Gaillarde, (19) (France)
19.07.2008 - Pyreneos, Sallent de Gallego (Spain)
caramba.fr

Sonntag, 23. März 2008

Youtube - J.C. & Juluka - Impi (live 1983)

Johnny Clegg & Juluka - Impi
1983 Live in Capetown

Original from
African Litany 1981

Chorus:
Impi! wo 'nans' impi iyeza
Obani bengathinta amabhubesi?
All along the river Chelmsford's army lay asleep
Come to crush the Children of Mageba
Come to exact the Realm's price for peace
And in the morning as they saddled up to ride
Their eyes shone with the fire and the steel
The General told them of the task that lay ahead
To bring the People of the Sky to heel
Chorus
Mud and sweat on polished leather
Warm rain seeping to the bone
They rode through the season's wet weather
Straining for a glimpse of the foe
Hopeless battalion destined to die
Broken by the Benders of Kings
Vainglorious General and Victorian pride
Would cost him and eight hundred men their lives
Chorus
They came to the side of the mountain
Scouts rode out to spy the land
Even as the Realm's soldiers lay resting
Mageba's forces were at hand
And by the evening the vultures were wheeling
Above the ruins where the fallen lay
An ancient song as old as the ashes
Echoed as Mageba's warriors marched away
Chorus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEn2glAxGvg

johnny clegg