Podcasts - 'The White Zulu" returns to Oz

Ajn Audio Podcasts - 'The White Zulu" returns to Oz
http://www.ajn.com.au/podcast/index.html

2 parts

"AJN deputy editor Lexi Landsman chats with iconic South African musician Johnny Clegg ahead of his tour Down Under at the End of May 2009. Clegg broke through South Africa's racial and political barriers during the apartheid with his crossover music - a blend of western pop and African Zulu rhyhtms."
http://www.ajn.com.au/podcast/index.html

slideshow own - photos from
http://www.undercover.com.au/Gallery.aspx?id=407

Voices: Clegg in Brisbane

Bally's Aussie Exploits: "A whole bunch of us went to see Johnny Clegg at Qpac Brisbane last night. It was a great evening, and so nice to "boogie" to home grown music we grew up with. I must admit to a bit of a lump in the throat on the odd occasion. Jan was remembering the times he lectured her at Wits and at least Ian and Emmie got to see some of the cultural heritage from South Africa. The audience was standing and dancing and singing along especially at the oldies like "Scatterlings of Africa" and "Impi". The highlight was the dancing moves he still does and his "sissie" that is is back up singer and friend of 23 years."
http://ballysdownunder.blogspot.com/2009/05/johnny-clegg-in-brisbane.html

Youtube: Jesse Clegg - Heartbreak Street

Jesse Clegg's video for 'Heartbreak Street' taken from his highly successful debut album 'When I Wake Up'.

Johnny Clegg - the downunder interview

by Paul Cashmere - May 28 2009

http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8386

South African superstar Johnny Clegg has been touring Australia for the first time in more than 3 years but promises to tour more frequently.
At his show in Melbourne this week, Clegg announced that he would be back in 2010.
Johnny Clegg is a rare talent. He has taken the Zulu sounds of his homeland and merged the rhythms with the contemporary pop sounds of the western world.
Clegg was such an innovator of the sound that it was soon noticed by artists such as Paul Simon who likewise used his template. Simon developed the massive 'Graceland' album out of the format.
Johnny plays his final Australian show tonight (May 28) in Brisbane before heading to New Zealand this weekend.

Clegg wows Perth audiences

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Clegg surrounds himself with top-class musicians, including back-up singer Mandisa Dlanga, who has been with his band for 22 years, and young black dancer Sabelo Qoma.

But there is no doubt Clegg is the star of the show: he plays guitar, dances zulu warrior dances and sings in a powerful voice reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen......

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=25&ContentID=143534

Playbill Merchandising for Johnny Clegg

Downunder Tour 2009

http://www.playbill.com.au/shop/productpurchase.php?product_code=2907

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Jimmy Buffett Covered Johnny Clegg

by Paul Cashmere - May 1 2009 http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8214

Jimmy Buffett covered a Johnny Clegg song back in 1988. For Johnny, it was an introduction to the man.
"It was great. I'd didn't know who he was. I didn't know how big he was," he tells Undercover News. "Someone said 'Jimmy Buffett is covering your song' and went 'okay'. Then I went over there and saw him playing to 40 or 50,000 people and thought 'my word'".
Jimmy Buffett recorded Clegg's 'Great Heart', a song that was also featured in the movies 'George of the Jungle' and 'Whispers: An Elephant's Tale".
"Do you know that in 1990 he was the biggest touring artist in America. Incredible" he says.
Buffett is huge in the USA, so big in fact that he also has two restaurant chains named after him. Check out the Margaritaville bar next time you are in Vegas.
Expect to hear the best of Johnny Clegg when he brings his show to Australia and New Zealand in May for the first time in three years.

Johnny Clegg Performs Sold-Out Show At Moroccan Festival

by Paul Cashmere - May 20 2009
http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8358

The White Zulu Johnny Clegg is now on his way to Australia after performing at the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco on the weekend which drew one million music fans
Mawazine featured Clegg, Kylie Minogue and Stevie Wonder as well as the Arab world's biggest star, Warda.
While Kylie was named as "The Australian Madonna', Clegg who is a more well-known name in the region, performed to tens of thousands at the 8th Mawazine on Saturday night.
The festival took place over three days and also featured former UB40 frontman Ali Campbell.
Johnny Clegg is returning to Australia for the first time in 4 years.
The Clegg Australian tour starts in Perth this Thursday (May 21).

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Clegg in Israel: Johnny Clegg to appear locally

23.07.2009 - Hangar 11 Tel Aviv (Israel) http://www.caramba.fr/caramba-artiste-9-johnny-clegg.html

Johnny Clegg to appear locally
May 26, 2009 11:38 By JERUSALEM POST STAFF http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243259520993&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
South African musician Johnny Clegg will play one show only on an upcoming visit to Israel - in Jerusalem. Aside from three decades of making music, Clegg - a "secular Jew" who grew up in the UK, Israel, Rhodesia, Zambia and South Africa - is known for his fight against apartheid and his study of anthropology. He is also a dancer, songwriter and French knight. Clegg's songs mix Zulu and English lyrics and African music with Western pop. After the break-up of Juluka, his racially mixed band (the first in South Africa) in 1986, Clegg formed Savuka, another racially mixed band that saw great success in France and was nominated for a Grammy. Clegg then embarked on a solo career. He will perform here on June 18.