JOHNNY CLEGG PHD – OBE

This jewish kid, born in Lancashire, England in 1953, emigrated to South Africa, first arrested at 15 in anti-Apartheid rally – prof of Social Anthropology at Wits University, author, songwriter – received the highest honors in South Africa, for his life-long fight against Apartheid, ranking 23rd of the greatest South Africans of all time.

And the music – 2 platinum and 5 gold records

JULUKA

Partners in « crime » – Johnny with Sipho Mchunu

Banned from playing in public in South Africa they played in restaurants, private homes and internationally where JULUKA became famous world-wide with Universal Men, Work for All. . .

SAVUKA

Johnny teamed up with Dudu Zulu when Sipho went back to sheep farming.

More big, global hits followed: Third World Child, Heat, Dust, Dreams and then in 1987 the greatest of all – you guessed. . .

ASIMBONANGA

Every man, woman and child in the country sang this anthem for the release of Madiba from Robben Island.

Hear it once again.

Millions of people today are again suffering and need our support and succor in this dark night of terror and deadly disorder – where we are increasingly suffering from compassion fatigue.

But there is hope. . .

 

 ONE MAN’S FIGHT WITH MUSIC TO SHINE THE LIGHT OF FREEDOM