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JOHNNY CLEGG

JohnnyJohnny 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.

Awards

On Freedom day , the 27th of April 2012, Johnny Clegg received the presidential IKHAMANGA award as part of the National Orders ceremony. The National Orders are the highest honour a citizen can receive for his/her contribution to South Africa.

"Awarded for his excellent contribution to and achievement in the field of bridging African traditional music with other music forms, promoting racial understanding among racially divided groups in South Africa under difficult apartheid conditions, working for a non-racial society and being an outstanding spokesperson for the release of political prisoners."

Promotion

 

Human Tour 2011 US merchandise sale

tinman USA merch

https://tinmanmerchandising.com/JohnnyClegg/

 

clegg on ping

2012 USA dates!

Check the tour page

 

Current Album: HUMAN

Human
available on Amazon.com and iTunes

"...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


 

 

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New Dates:

  • 13/04 - Jhb. Lyric Theatre
  • 14/04 - Jhb. Lyric Theatre
  • 13/05 - Durban, ZA
  • 27/06 - Somerville, MA
  • 01/07 - NYC. City Winery

» more tour dates here