Tickets for the South African dates of Johnny Clegg's
Final Journey World Tour are available through Computicket.com or by calling
083 915 8000.
https://www.facebook.com
I am so happy to share with you my brand new music video
for "King Of Time" which was directed by my son, Jaron Clegg! A very special
thank you to
Media Film Service for making this video possible.
Watch it here:
https://youtu.be/Q7ssXuvNf9k Get the album here:
https://johnnyclegg.lnk.to/KOT
We have arrived in #PortElizabeth
for tonight marks the last of #TheFinalJourney
shows in South Africa! I’m so grateful and beaming that fans from all over
the world have descended onto PE, we have the following countries joining
us; #Denmark,
#Belgium,
#NewZealand,
#France,
#Germany,
#UK,
#Switzerland,
#USA,
#Canada
and #Australia.
Thank you for traveling from so far and wide and I am looking forward to
these final run of shows, it is a bitter sweet feeling for tonight.
Johnny will be heading to Eastern Cape where his fans get
to see Johnny for the final time in January 2018. The Department of Arts &
Culture, DStv, Algoa FM are proud to announce that due to public demand an
extra show has been added for Port Elizabeth on Saturday 27th January 2018.
Earlier this year Johnny announced a final set of concerts in South Africa
and overseas to thank his fans for their support over the 40-year long
journey that spans his career.
“Our association with Johnny Clegg provides the opportunity for DStv to
showcase the power of great television this Festive Season by bringing to
life our customers’ favourite musical content in a multisensory experience.
The tour helps us build meaningful relationships with our stakeholders –
from customers and staff to suppliers and various partners – who
continuously help us to build our business.”
The tour is built around Clegg’s unparalleled repertoire of songs which
began with the release of Juluka’s Universal Men in 1979 and continued
through the Savuka years and his more recent solo work.
Clegg’s many different hits and live favourites will be brought to life by
the biggest production ever created for a Clegg live show, supported by his
world-class live band.
Another highlight of the shows will be the different styles of dance that
have been integral to Clegg’s life and work, ever since he learnt the
fundamentals of Zulu music and traditional Zulu Inhlangwininidancing with
Charlie Mzila while still a teenager.
After the Final Journey World Tour Clegg will take time off to finish his
autobiography and spend time with his family and do the things he hasn't
been able to do due to an incredible work schedule over the past three
decades.
Current Tour dates:
26th, 27th & 28th January 2018 – The Boardwalk ICC, Port Elizabeth
Tickets for the South African dates of Johnny Clegg’s Final Journey World
Tour are available exclusively through Computicket.com or by calling 083 915
8000.
30.01.2018 https://www.facebook.com
Gloomy day in #CapeTown but I am looking forward to being
live in studio on
Heart 104.9FM. Listen out after 4pm today
#Drive326
Kfm 94.5 23. Februar · EXCLUSIVE ALERT!!:
Tomorrow on the Coca-Cola Top40SA with Carl Wastie: don't miss the first
time play (ever) of Johnny Clegg's newest single - a week before it's
released - as well as an exclusive interview with Johnny, like you've never
heard him before. Tune in tomorrow from 10am-2pm for the Cleggxperience!
#CokeTop40CT
01.03.18 https://www.facebook.com
For the first time ever Jesse Clegg and I will be
performing together on television on Dancing with the Stars SA on M-Net this
Sunday.
We will be performing the new single, "I've Been Looking" Get the music here
http://johnnyclegg.lnk.to/KOT
The father and son duo perform together on TV for the very
first time.
Johnny Clegg is a bonafide South African music legend. He’s a dancer,
anthropologist, singer, songwriter, academic, activist and recently became a
member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). 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.
Johnny is a Grammy nominee and Billboard music award winner, and recently
completed his final world tour, titled The Final Journey. These twelve
sold-out concerts in South Africa (and two London concerts) were built
around Clegg’s unparalleled repertoire of songs, which began with the
release of Juluka’s Universal Men in 1979 and continued through the Savuka
years and his more recent solo work.
Clegg’s recorded output as part of Juluka, Savuka and solo have earned him
millions of record sales and multiple international releases, all eagerly
consumed by a truly global audience. He was the forerunner of combining
Western musical styles with African ones, sparking a revolution in South
African music that can be still be heard in the work of artists today.
Most potently, Clegg’s ability to illuminate the connectedness of all human
beings through his music meant he was a pioneer of social cohesion in South
Africa. He also provided a portal for international audiences to gain a
deeper understanding of the anti-apartheid movement and the journey towards,
and ultimately into, freedom.
His son Jesse seems set to carry on his dad’s great work. Jesse is a
singer-songwriter whose three studio albums (‘When I Wake Up’, ‘Life On
Mars’ and ‘Things Unseen’) have made the 29-year-old a platinum-selling
success in his home country.
The son of iconic South-African musician Johnny Clegg, Jesse spent the first
six years of his life on tour with his father. He has released six Top 10
singles and toured extensively throughout South Africa.
As an official ambassador for the Nelson Mandela 46664 Foundation, Jesse was
invited to play at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the annual Mandela
Day Concert. He has been nominated for three South African Music Awards.
His latest album ‘Things Unseen’ debuted in the iTunes Top 10 albums chart.
The single “Breathing” features a collaboration with one of South Africa’s
hottest young acts, Shekhinah.
Last year Jesse lit up the stage with his guest performance on #TheVoiceSA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xECzgzLaQaI
The father/son duo have just released their first studio collaboration,
"I've Been Looking", off Johnny's 'King of Time' album - grab it off your
favourite music service here.
04.03.18 https://www.facebook.com
The brand new single off of my album, "King Of Time" is
available across all platforms. "I've Been Looking" which features my son,
Jesse Clegg is the first ever recorded song performed by Jesse and I.
Get the music here https://johnnyclegg.lnk.to/KOT
28.02.18 - I am very happy to share that my next single
off of my album, "King Of Time" will be "I've Been Looking" which features
my son, Jesse Clegg. This is the first ever recorded song performed by Jesse
and I.
Get the music here https://johnnyclegg.lnk.to/KOT
The Seena Magowitz Foundation's 16th Annual Golf Classic held in Boston
August 25-27, 2018 was blessed by the attendance of the world-renown
singer-songwriter Johnny Clegg who entertained the audience at the weekend
event with a couple of his famous songs. Johnny Clegg is now battling
advanced pancreatic cancer and joined us at the Classic Event all the way
from South Africa. What an amazing inspiration this man his. His compassion
for the equality of people is evident in his unique style of song and
entertainment based upon his love of the Zulu culture.
Clegg fell in love with Zulu dancing, just as much as with the music, and
dancing opened up a whole new channel of being for Clegg. "It was like
capoeira, or martial arts, to music," he explains. "You kick high, and you
stamp the ground, which is symbolically delivering a blow to an enemy or
receiving a blow and how you would recover. So it's a kind of warrior
theater."
Enjoy. We all need to be Warriors in the fight against pancreatic cancer.
Thank you Johnny for being such an inspiration for the cause. We were all
indeed humbled by the generosity of your presence at the 2018 SMF Classic.
Godspeed.
IMMEDIA presents JOHNNY CLEGG Live in Concert in Mauritius on Saturday 13
October 2018 at SVICC
The Director of IMMEDIA, Rama Poonoosamy, has announced the Live Concert of
Johnny Clegg in Mauritius on Saturday 13 October 2018 at 8 pm at Swami
Vivekananda International Convention Centre (SVICC), during a press
conference in Port-Louis, Mauritius, with the major partners of this
historic event.
He gave details on this First Out of Africa concert of Johnny Clegg in 2018.
Johnny will perform live in Mauritius and will be accompanied by his group
of musicians, vocalists, dancers and his technical and production teams.
Rama Poonoosamy pointed out that this concert in Mauritius has been made
possible thanks to HRH Princess Zenani Dlamini, eldest daughter of Winnie
and Nelson Mandela and South African High Commissioner to Mauritius, who
facilitated contacts with Roddy Quin, Johnny’s Manager and Director of Real
Concerts.
Kamini Bubooa, Manager of IMMEDIA talked about Johnny Clegg, the iconic
singer, songwriter, dancer, and anthropologist, who through his crossover
music and dance has immensely contributed to the anti-Apartheid struggle in
South Africa and raised awareness throughout the world..
The concert in Mauritius will be a ‘Best Of Johnny Clegg’ with music, songs
and dance performances. Sipho Mchunu, the partner of Johnny Clegg in Juluka,
and Mandisa Dlanga, the co-singer of Johnny, will be part of the group.
Tickets for reserved seats from Rs 700 to Rs 1,800 are available at OTAYO,
+230 466 9999 and IMMEDIA +230 208 1030.
Johnny Clegg represents all that is great about South Africa. He
embodies the fighting spirit and vision, required to transcend into a better
future for all. Leading from the front, he has shown how social barriers and
prejudices can be broken with his music and in doing so, instils an
awareness of other cultures while truly creating a meaningful change.
Johnny’s passion for education shines bright and as a result, he has
inspired some of the country’s most popular artists to thank him for all
that he has done and continues to do for music and South Africa, alike. On
10 September 2018, over 50 artists came together to record their own version
of Johnny’s song, ‘The Crossing’, as a tribute to the man himself and to
raise funds to fight the education crisis in South Africa. This stands to be
the biggest South African music collaboration of all time and shows once
again how Johnny has the unwavering ability to bring people from all
backgrounds together.
FRIENDS OF JOHNNY CLEGG is a fund created in Johnny’s honour through the
Click Foundation. The funds will be distributed to their various centres
across South Africa to target young learners in primary schools, Grade R –
Grade 3 with an online phonetics based programme to help them read and
write. The Click Foundation is aimed at changing lives for the young
learners of South Africa. Supporting them on their journey and creating
lifelong learners through their ability to read and use technology.
Er litt seit 2015 an Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs. 2017/2018 unternahm er wegen
seiner Erkrankung seine Final Tour, die er aus gesundheitlichen Gründen
abbrechen musste. Er starb im Juli 2019 im Alter von 66 Jahren an den Folgen
seiner Krebserkrankung in Johannesburg.
Sein Sohn Jesse Clegg (* 1988) tritt als
Singer-Songwriter auf.
Johnny Clegg was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, which ultimately
led to his death on 16 July 2019. He died in his Johannesburg home surrounded by
loved ones and was laid to rest the following day in Westpark Cemetery in
Johannesburg. Clegg was survived by his wife, Jenny, and his two sons,
Jesse
(also a musician) and Jaron.
2020
Auch die Simple Minds und Bono widmeten ihm Songs. Nelson
Mandela ist später sogar einmal zu Johnny Clegg auf die Bühne gekommen.
Möge seine Seele in Frieden ruhen! Als Johnny Clegg
bei einem Konzert in Paris gerade die Hymne "Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)"
angestimmt hatte, schritt mein Großvater plötzlich auf die Bühne. In dem Moment
kamen Johnny die Tränen. Zur der Zeit, als Madiba noch im Gefängnis saß, widmete
Johnny ihm immer wieder Songs, die allesamt in Südafrika verboten wurden. Man
durfte sie nicht einmal erwähnen. Johnny Clegg und Madiba waren miteinander
verflochten. Sie wurden beide zu Legenden unseres Landes. Für uns schwarze
Südafrikaner war Johnny Clegg der "Zulu Boy". Ein weißer Junge, der die Zulu-Kultur
total in sich aufgesogen hatte. Er konnte sprechen, tanzen und singen wie ein
schwarzer Afrikaner. Selbst Mitglieder des Volkes der Zulu hatten ihn als einen
der ihren akzeptiert. Seine Musik wird man in Südafrika noch in Jahrzehnten
hören.
(Interview ntv 2.1.2020: Mandelas Enkel erinnert sich "Madiba sprach die Herzen
der Menschen an")
