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Johnny Clegg, South African musician who opposed apartheid, dies at 66

1742 days ago
USA Today MusicJohnny Clegg, a South African musician who fiercely opposed his country's racially discriminatory apartheid policies, died Tuesday at the age of 66.             more info

Johnny Clegg, South African artist who fought apartheid with music, dies

1743 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissSouth African musician Johnny Clegg championed human rights in music that blended African tradition and Western rock for more than 40 years more info

Pioneering South African Musician Johnny Clegg Dead At 66

1743 days ago
StereogumJohnny Clegg, a groundbreaking South African musician, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66. His manager Roddy Quin told the country’s state broadcaster that the singer died peacefully at home in Johannesburg on Tuesday. ... more info

South Africa's Johnny Clegg returns to U.S. for 'The Final Journey' tour

2384 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThroughout his 40-plus year career, South African musician Johnny Clegg has sought to explore connections between body and spirit, between aspirations and reality, between politics and society. That search, which often manifested in intense performan... more info

South Africa's Johnny Clegg returns to U.S. for 'The Final Journey' tour

2384 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThroughout his 40-plus year career, South African musician Johnny Clegg has sought to explore connections between body and spirit, between aspirations and reality, between politics and society. That search, which often manifested in intense performan... more info

South Africa's Johnny Clegg, with cancer in remission, to embark the Final Journey U.S. tour

2442 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissSouth African world-music star Johnny Clegg will undertake what he’s describing as his final round of concerts in North America as he contends with the aftermath of treatment for pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in 2015. The 12-city outing... more info

South Africa's Johnny Clegg, with cancer in remission, to embark the Final Journey U.S. tour

2442 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentSouth African world-music star Johnny Clegg will undertake what he’s describing as his final round of concerts in North America as he contends with the aftermath of treatment for pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed in 2015. The 12-city outing... more info

Johnny Clegg is back with stories — and a stripped-down sound

3638 days ago
L.A. Times - News more info

Johnny Clegg is back with stories — and a stripped-down sound

3638 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentIn the midst of a sold-out stop on the most extensive North American tour of his career, South African musician Johnny Clegg is reminiscing about his first national tour of his native country more than three decades ago. That was back in the bad old ... more info

Johnny Clegg on Nelson Mandela: 'Rejoice in his remarkable life'

3791 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissSouth African musician Johnny Clegg, who saluted Nelson Mandela in his 1987 song “Asimbonanga” while Mandela was still serving prison time for fighting the nation’s apartheid system, released the following statement about Mandela’s passing ... more info

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