R.I.P Johnny Clegg

[vlogdance]

Haven't seen this mentioned on the forum, so I thought I would dedicate a post to Johnny, a hero in South Africa for his music and his activism against apartheid. 

He wasn't so well known in the UK, but in France, he was a tremendous hit in the '80s and '90s, when I was living there. I have happy memories of walking in Paris on a Sunday morning, Walkman clamped to ears, energized by Johnny's exuberant tunes.

As this tribute explains, he fell foul of the UK Musicians' Union for working in South Africa - despite the fact that he'd put together a multi-racial band and was singing to fight apartheid. (He was nicknamed "the white Zulu"). 

www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/19/johnny-clegg-obituary

Here are a couple of Johnny's songs, in case you're not familiar with his work. 

[queenofthehours]

This is very sad news. When I heard it announced on the radio I was surprised that I thought I remembered the name because I was pretty sure I knew no South African musicians. But it was through this concert that I'd heard of him, the 46664 concert held in Cape Town spearheaded by Queen and Dave Stewart -