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Jonathan Paul Clegg, detto Johnny (Rochdale, 7 giugno 1953 – Johannesburg, 16 luglio 2019), è stato un musicista, ballerino e antropologo sudafricano, soprannominato lo "Zulu bianco". Suonò con i gruppi Juluka e Savuka, mischiando lo stile zulu con il pop inglese.
Jonathan Paul Clegg, OBE OIS (7 June 1953 – 16 July 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist. He first performed as part of a duo - Johnny & Sipho - with Sipho Mchunu which released its first single, Woza Friday in 1976.
Musicista, antropologo e ballerino, soprannominato «lo Zulu bianco», Johnny Clegg ha raggiunto il successo internazionale schierandosi con i diritti dei neri e contro le barriere razziali imposte dall'apartheid, mescolando influenze zulu con lo stile del pop britannico.
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Johnny Clegg was born in England on 7 June 1953. He grew up in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and spent a formative year in Zambia as that country transitioned to independence in 1964. Together with Sipho Mchunu, Clegg formed the multiracial band Juluka.
4 giorni fa · Johnny Clegg, South African musician, popularly called the ‘White Zulu,’ whose innovative, ethnically integrated musical collaborations in the late 20th century constituted a powerful statement against apartheid.
JOHNNY CLEGG BIOGRAPHY AND AWARDS. Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons. He is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms, has exploded onto the international scene and broken through all the barriers in ...
17 lug 2019 · Johnny Clegg, musicista antropologo e ballerino sudafricano, è morto all'età di 66 anni. "Johnny è morto pacificamente, circondato dalla sua famiglia a Johannesburg, dopo una battaglia di...
