The Johnny Clegg Band

Johnny Clegg is a singer, songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and musical activist whose music has exploded onto the international music scene and broke through barriers in his home of South Africa. Clegg and Sipho Mchunu formed the groundbreaking mixed-race Juluka in the late 70’s and went on to record two platinum and five gold albums. In 1986 he formed Savuka and by the end of 1989 the band’s debut album had sold over 1 million copies, their second reaching 700,000. Savuka received a Grammy nomination for the Best World Music Album in 1993 but disbanded shortly thereafter. Three years later Clegg and Mchunu temporarily re-found Juluka and recorded Ya Vuka Inkunzi (also released as Crocodile Love). Since then, Clegg has recorded several solo projects including his last album One Life (2007), New Survivor (2002) and A South African Story (2003). The Johnny Clegg Band recently completed a 32-city North American Tour as a celebration of his 30-year anniversary as a performer and Human (2011), his first release in North America in 17 years.

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