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 4th 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 7th 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.
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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
- 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.