JOHNNY CLEGG

Johnny Clegg - dancer, Anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and French knight. Whilst all of these tags are fitting, none of them can accurately describe the energetic, passionate human being who has become one of South Africa's greatest musical exports. He has campaigned against the injustice of apartheid South Africa and been instrumental in putting the new South Africa on the map as a cultural ambassador. More info on Johnny's life and achievements is available here.

Recently awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the Witwatersrand for his contribution to music, Johnny, a former Grammy nominee and Billboard music award winner, still tours regularly, both at home and abroad, with dates pegged for 2011 in Europe and north America. Be sure not to miss his dynamic live act should it come your way. A list of current tour dates is available on this page.

This site contains biographies, videos, audio clips, tour schedules and links to merchandising. Work is underway to make individual songs available for DRM-free download from this site in the near future.

Promotion

2012 Australia / New Zealand dates!

07.03.2012 Auckland: Town Hall - Book here

09.03.2012 Brisbane: QPAC- Book here

10.03.2012 Melbourne: Palais Theatre- Book here

12.03.2012 Adelaide: WOMADelaide - Book here

13.03.2012 Perth: Burswood Theatre - Book here

15.03.2012 Sydney: Enmore Theatre - Book here

Human Boutique - Web and Facebook

Johnny Clegg Human Boutique - Euro Merch Microsite - CD's, T-shirts, posters and more. Available in English and French. Also available on Facebook!

Current Album: HUMAN

available on Amazon.com and iTunes

New CD out now - Human

"...He is a compelling singer and he has a strong rock pop feel to his songs that have never distanced themselves from the Zulu music he grew up with" - FAME reviewer

"With Human, Clegg once again shows off an ability to combine pure pop with international beats that is truly remarkable" - Crawdaddy

"...the songs on 'Human' center on finding identity, understanding or love in a rapidly shifting landscape." - LA Times

"...Even when Clegg is addressing very specific African dilemmas, there is a universality that accompanies the message and, of course, the music that propels the message transcends any attempt to fit it into a particular
pigeonhole. On Human, like so many albums before, Clegg is a human making human music. Over the past three decades, few have done that as well as him." - Cincinatti Beat

 

New Dates:

• 07/03 - Auckland, NZ
• 09/03 - Brisbane, AU
• 10/03 - Melbourne, AU
• 12/03 - Adelaide, AU
• 13/03 - Perth, AU
• 15/03 - Sydney, AU

» more tour dates here