Johnny Clegg will make his way from South Africa to Perth this week to start his first Australian tour in four years.
The man know around the world as ‘The White Zulu’, is one of the biggest stars to ever come out of South Africa. In France, he was awarded the highest cultural award the country has to offer, a Knight of Arts and Letters. It is the French equivilent of a Knighthood.Clegg merged the sounds of Zulu with pop and revolutionized a new sound when he started performing more than 30-years ago. Artists like Paul Simon used his template. Simon created the sound of his classic ‘Graceland’ album from the same sources that Clegg had earlier discovered.
The Johnny Clegg Australian tour starts in Perth this Thursday.
Dates are:
Perth: Thursday 21st May 2009 The Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Melbourne: Monday 25th May 2009 Palais Theatre
Sydney: Tuesday 26th May 2009 Sydney State Theatre
Brisbane: Thursday 28th May 2009 QPAC Concert Hall
Wellington: Saturday 30th May 2009 St. James, Opera Hall
Auckland: Monday 1st June 2009 Auckland Town Hall, The Edge
Listen to Johnny Clegg ‘Scatterlings of Africa’ here:
