South Africa

THE WHITE ZULU WARRIOR

South Africa, Time4Music

 

Johnny-Clegg

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

JC&SMCH

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

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

JC 46664

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

THE CRYING GAME.

South Africa, TIME4AFRICA

 

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GUILTY AS CHARGED – 3 December 2015

He cried all the way thru the trial – scared shitless of being put where the sun doesn’t shine. And sure he got it, duh – that he had screwed up big time, losing his hero status, his sponsors, a zillion $$$ in legal fees and his lovely squeeze. To my simple cop mind he is guilty of a premeditated act with malice aforethought and intent to kill – his girlfriend, or a black burglar in the loo. He took a gun, shot 4 times thru the door, not to flush the loo nor to protect the PQ, but intending to kill, despite there being no threat manifested.
(Apartheid is in the past in RSA and it is no longer as kosher as Christmas to shoot a black man for peeing in a white man’s loo – except maybe in Ferguson, USA).
His crime was murder, murder most vile, your Honour. They say he’ll be outta the nick in 10 bleeding months.
Ps: maybe he should have pleaded « crime passionnel » suspecting the lady was having it off with the thief. That IS Oscar material, (Mel & Naomi).

Pps: to the people who tell me that this blog is in bloody poor taste – which it is, I remind them that slaughtering a young girl, and a parent’s child isn’t exakly Debrett non plus.