Johnny Clegg

Born: June 07, 1953 in Bacup
Died: July 16, 2019 in Johannesburg

Jonathan Paul Clegg, OBE, OIS was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist, some of whose work was in musicology focused on the music of indigenous South African peoples. His band Juluka began as a duo with Sipho Mchunu, and was the first group in the South African apartheid-era with a white man and a black man. The pair performed and recorded, later with an expanded lineup.

Member of: JulukaSavuka

Instruments: GuitarConcertinaVoiceSinging

Genres: Pop MusicWorldbeatReggae

Influenced by: Nelson Mandela, David Webster
Nicknames: Le Zoulou Blanc, Zulu Zuria, El Zulú Blancu
Occupations: anthropologist, singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, musician

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