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Jonathan paul clegg, obe, ois 7 june 1953 16 july 2019 was a south african musician and anthropologist. Music video from george of the jungle dela i know why the dog howls at moon lyric one day i looked up and there you were like a. Intro x4 d a g d verse d a g d one day i looked up and there you were d a g d. Whereas juluka were more of a local cultural curiosity and crossover project during the height of apartheid and the pairs musical relationship was often subjected to racial abuse, threats of violence and police harassment. Johnny clegg s second crossover band savuka takes its name from the zulu word for we have risen. One day i looked up and there you stood like a simple question looking for an answer now i am a whale listening. I own nothing all rights belong to rightful owners. Johnny clegg gives heartbreaking cancer update, promises new. Savuka based on the zulu word for the phrase we have arisen was formed by johnny clegg in 1986 after the demise of his musical partnership with sipho mchunu as juluka. Johnny clegg was born on 7th june 1953 in rochdale, lancashire, england and raised in israel, zambia, south africa, and rhodesia before finally settling in johannesburg in 1965. Johnny clegg 1953 united kingdom jonathan johnny clegg born 7 june 1953 is a britishborn musician from south africa, who has recorded and performed with his bands juluka and savuka, and more recently as a solo act, occasionally reuniting with his earlier band partners. In the seven years that they were initially together, the band recorded two platinum and five gold albums and became an.
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Sometimes called le zoulou blanc, he is an important figure in south african popular music history, with songs that mix zulu with english. Apr 09, 2016 south african musician and artist johnny clegg has traveled the world, but never toured the southern u. By the late 1980s, paul simon, peter gabriel, and sting had helped to inject south african music into the. 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. Johnny cleggs second crossover band savuka takes its name from the zulu word for we. I think i know why the dog howls at the moon i think i know why the dog howls at the moon i say dela, dela ngyanya dela when im with you dela, dela ngyanya dela i burn for you ive been waiting for you all my life, hoping for a miracle ive been waiting day and night, day and night ive been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption. Following the groups disbanding in 1986, clegg continued to blend african music with european pop. His music is a wonderful blend of african and pop music, very unique. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from johnny clegg and savuka.