Indeed Maxnewild. I grew up on Johnny Cleggs music as a teenager. Blimmey 20 years + ago, and still it stirs me deeply.
He is refered to as the white zulu.
He was awarded the highest honour a person can can get in France. Michael Jackson once had to cancel one of his concerts there as Clegg out sold him in the same city.
Once Mandela surprised him by walking onto the stage when he was in Germany.
My favourite is Jaluka... albums, Scatterlings, Work for All, African Litany, Musa ... To me his older music captures the African spirit most.
Listen to his first album Universal Men in 79...some haunting songs. To me it stands out as one of the all time greats in world music especially considering what he had to go though in a difficult time in South African history.
He is refered to as the white zulu.
He was awarded the highest honour a person can can get in France. Michael Jackson once had to cancel one of his concerts there as Clegg out sold him in the same city.
Once Mandela surprised him by walking onto the stage when he was in Germany.
My favourite is Jaluka... albums, Scatterlings, Work for All, African Litany, Musa ... To me his older music captures the African spirit most.
Listen to his first album Universal Men in 79...some haunting songs. To me it stands out as one of the all time greats in world music especially considering what he had to go though in a difficult time in South African history.