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Due to public demand an extra show has been added at 6.30pm
94.5 Kfm presents
JOHNNY CLEGG
ONE LIFE
IN CAPE TOWN |
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CT: Cape Town ICC Auditorium
Ticket prices: from R150
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 Johnny Clegg will return to South Africa for a week between his European tour to perform his latest show One Life. Clegg will be performing songs from his new album of the same name as well as his most popular songs from the past.
Johnny will be performing at Cape Town ICC Auditorium on Saturday, June 9, at 9pm in a show not-to-be-missed.
94.5 Kfm is proud to be the host of Johnny Clegg’s new theatre show ONE LIFE. Says 94.5 Kfm’s Programme Manager, Clive Ridgway: "Johnny Clegg is a great friend of the station. We realise just how popular he is in our city and on the back of our recent Sundown Session with Johnny as the featuring artist and the amazing sell out of the show in just 19 hours, we are extremely proud to be associated with him and his latest show."
One Life features Thamela, Clegg’s first ever Zulu-Afrikaans crossover song as well as his first song written in three languages – French, Zulu and English - Faut Pas Baisser Les Bras. The Revolution Will Eat Its Children (Anthem for Uncle Bob) is aimed at Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe. Clegg notes how much he – and the international community – respected Nelson Mandela’s decision to step down at the end of his term as president. The suggestion in the song is that some other African rulers succumb to their lust for power rather than stepping down gracefully.
Says Clegg of his latest album: “We are all given one life which is precious and unique. At the same time all life on the planet is interlinked and connected into a single planetary force. The private and political choices we make affect how our one life influences the greater whole and so the songs look at the politics of betrayal, love, power, masculinity, the feminine, survival and work. Our one life is connected to the One Life. We each have a story to tell and many of the songs take on a narrative structure to emphasise the story telling nature of how we make meaning in the world.”
By combining African music structures with Celtic folk music and international rock sounds, Clegg – together with Juluka, Savuka and as a solo artist – pioneered a new and unique sound, establishing himself as South Africa’s biggest musical export. From Europe to the US, from Australia to France, audiences in sold out venues have danced to Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World, Crocodile Love, I Call Your Name, Take My Heart Away, Woza Friday, Scatterlings of Africa, Impi, Spirit of the Great Heart and African Sky Blue.
After this SA tour, Clegg will be embarking on a European and US tour for the rest of June, July and August.
Ticket prices, excluding service charge, range from R150 to R250 and are available from Computicket. Call them on 083 915 8000 or visit their website at www.computicket.com for more information.
JOHNNY CLEGG – ONE LIFE! PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY 94.5 Kfm - www.kfm.co.za |
