History Music / JohnnyClegg

* UsefulNotes/TheCongoWars: "Congo" references several of the problems left in their aftermath. The song itself was meant as a pick-me-up to those in the DRC.
--> Freedom is food to eat\\
Good strong boots on your feet

* CoolOldGuy: He toured just as often toward the end of his life as he had earlier in his career.

->''"Hold me close, Africa''
->''Don't let me go, Africa''
->''Let me grow old, Africa''
->''Remember me"''

->''"African music, wherever you're from''
->''You'll never lose it -- the rhythm is strong"''

While never achieving high popularity in the US, his music was considered controversial in the UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra for Clegg was vocally opposed to the Apartheid, and is well-liked today. He also has a huge following in France, of all places, where he is known as "Le Zoulou Blanc" ("The White Zulu").

* RareGuns: "Woman Be My Country" has the lyric "I no longer carry an Armalite". In 1980s South Africa, an AR-15 would be much more scarce than in modern-day America. Considering how much more expensive it would be compared to an AK-47 (several hundred dollars compared to as low as $6), and the fact that the AR-15 uses a completely different size of round, one would be AwesomeButImpractical at best.

* NotChristianRock: "Jerusalema"

He was the leader of two now-disbanded bands, "Juluka", meaning "sweat", and "Savuka", meaning "we have risen" or "we are victorious". He later continued touring with a different band, which was either nameless or simply named "The Johnny Clegg Band". His music is an unparalleled type of Western pop/rock combined with traditional Zulu music. While never achieving high popularity in the US, his music was considered controversial in the UsefulNotes/SouthAfrica of UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra, and is well-liked today. He also has a huge following in France, of all places, where he is known as "Le Zoulou Blanc" ("The White Zulu").

Johnny Clegg (June 7, 1953 - July 16, 2019) was an English-South African musician. He was the leader of two now-disbanded bands, "Juluka", meaning "sweat", and "Savuka", meaning "we have risen" or "we are victorious". He later continued touring with a different band, which was either nameless or simply named "The Johnny Clegg Band". His music is an unparalleled type of Western pop/rock combined with traditional Zulu music. While never achieving high popularity in the US, his music was considered controversial in Apartheid South Africa, and is well-liked in South Africa today. He also has a huge following in France, of all places, where he is known as ''Le Zoulou Blanc'' (The White Zulu).

[-His studio album discography with the three bands is as follows:-]

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* SocietyMarchesOn: Subverted. While songs about apartheid are no longer politically relevant, the point of the songs was to make it irrelevant.

* CoolOldGuy: He's now in his 60s and still touring just as often.

* ProtestSong: Protest band. An interracial band was illegal in South Africa at the time. Naturally, plenty of protest songs were made. Most notably "Siyayilanda", "Bullets for Bafazane", "Mana Lapho (Stand Your Ground)", "Work for All", "Gunship Ghetto", "Mdantsane (Mud Coloured Dusty Blood)", "Asimbonanga", "Third World Child", "Berlin Wall", "Talk to the People", "Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World", "One (Hu)'man, One Vote", and "Inevitable Consequence of Progress".

* SocietyMarchesOn: Subverted. While songs about Apartheid South Africa are no longer politically relevant, the point of the songs was to make it irrelevant.

* TakeThat: The entire concept of a racially mixed band singing protest songs is akin to a middle finger in the eyes of the South African Apartheid regime.

* WordSaladLyrics: "Uthando Luphelile". To the point that some of ''English'' lyrics can't be transcribed.