1 Night Only With Musical Royalty: Johnny Clegg Live At Windhoek Winterfest

The 1ne Time Exclusive by Kempson Savuka Ari kani

@ZambiazHarshTag

If you have not already got your ticket for one of the biggest events of the year, you need to get that pre sale ticket now at K 200 only and avoid paying an extra K 100 at the gate or missing out on the event all together if the pre sale tickets sell out! With the VIP tickets already sold out, you know the Windhoek Winterfest @Windhoekbeer_NA on the 4^th of June 2016 is going to be a musical extravaganza. For one night only, musical legend Johnny Cleg @JohnnyCleggReal will be performing his vast repertoire of hits from a catalog that has span over 3 decades.

The English born Johnny Cleg begun his career at age 14 when he met Zulu street musician who schooled him over a period of 2 years in Zulu music and dancing. At 16 Clegg met Sipho Mchunu with whom he formed a band Juluka which means sweat but was also the name of the bull owned by Mchunu. The band is renowned for its native South African sounds which are blends of maskanda (a type of Zulu folk) and mbaqanga which can be heard on songs such as African Sky Blue as well as I Call Your Name and the magnificent harmonies on Osiyeza. The genesis of deep house can be heard on songs such as Kilimanjaro with its heavy synths and percussion laden beat. In 1985 Juluka disbanded and Johnny Clegg went on to form a new band Savuka in 1986, with whom he enjoyed even greater international success. The latter bands sound was a departure from the traditional Zulu sound to a more Western pop rock sound. Both bands were interracial during apartheid, a cause for which he was arrested for violating apartheid laws. Scatterlings of Africa was featured in the 1989 Oscar-winning film Rainman and also appeared on Johnny Clegg & Savuka’s album Scatterlings which was released on Priority the same record label N.W.A was signed too.

My Quintessential Johnny Clegg Playlist

1. Don’t Walk Away (Third World Child, 1987)

2. Dela (Cruel Crazy Beautiful World, 1989)

3. I Call Your Name (Shadow Man)

4. Take My Heart (Shadow Man)

5. Scatterlings of Africa (Scatterlings 1982, Rainman Soundtrack 1989)

6. Human Rainbow (Shadow Man)

7. Kilimanjaro (Stand Your Ground, 1984)

8. African Sky Blue (African Litany, 1981)

9. Africa What Made You So (In My African Dream)

10. The Crossing Osiyeza (Heat, Dust and Dreams)

11. Crazy Woman (Cruel Crazy Beautiful World, 1989)

12. Ibhola Lhetu (Juluka)

13. Asimbonaga (Live, 2008)

14. Songoba

15. Third World Child (Third World Child, 1987)

Kicking off the show will be the multi talented award winning vocalist and instrumentalist Abel Chungu @AbelMsuka and the accoustic mavin Jay Fuse. Also look out for Fossil Rock and Kapiri Mposhi 4.0 and Dj Cheyo will shut things down on the decks until midnight.

Benevolent sponsors American Cola (Fairy Bottling) are currently giving way tickets to the concert, check out their link:www.facebook.com/American-Cola-Zambia-1484553271845523/ . You can be in running to win by 1. Buying any 6 Fairy Bottling products at any Pick n Pay and entering the competition or 2. Taking a selfie with a bottle of American Cola and you could be on your way to seeing the maestro Clegg live on stage at Winterfest.

This one is for the grown folk and the musos. Shout out to R&G @RandGZambia on this one as I get my pantsula on. I was born when the he released his 7^th album (do the maths of how old I am), with an OBE to his name and other numerous accolades including South African Award, without further due, South Africa’s most celebrated son Johnny Cleg is coming to Zambia for one night only. For those of you who are not familiar with Le Zoulou Blanc (The White Zulu) and his sound, Asimbonaga aka the Mandela song is a good start. This massive event is brought to you by hosts Baobab @BaobabTweets, Isuzu/Action Auto, American Cola, Giordano, Windhoek Draught and R&G Events. Take it away Ba Clegg.

Terms and Conditions

- All children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Presale tickets are cheaper than gate rates. We strongly encourage you to buy presale tickets
- Entry - Should the venue be deemed to full by Windhoek Draught the gates will be closed. ONLY guests carrying a presale ticket will be guaranteed entry into the venue. Safety of our guests is our paramount priority

Date: June 4th 2016
Venue: Baobab College
Gates Open: 14:00hrs
Concert ends: 23:00hrs





Notes
1. If you look under age please bring your ID – bar staff will ask for ID if necessary
2. Cash bars available at the event.
3. No littering, fireworks, graffiti, illegal substances
4. Right of admission reserved
5. Entry entirely at your own risk
6. The promoters (R&G Events, Baobab College, Namibian Breweries Ltd) accept no responsibility whatsoever for injury, death, loss or damage of any kind to persons, vehicles and/ or belongings. This applies to negligence of any kind by the promoters, sponsors, venue and contractors.
7. By entering the venue, you consent to be photographed, filmed and/or recorded as a member of the audience and to any and all use and distribution of your image, likeness and voice in such photographs, films and/or recorded materials, without payment to you.