Johnny you inspired me since the Juluka time. I remember i bought a white track suit written Juluka in red on the sides of the pants and tops. You have set an example to all of us as South African on how we should treat each other. I will definately see you again John 5: 28, 29 if all south african can learn something out of this "Zulu White Legend" our country would be different on what it is today. You have made your mark.

im from trinidad ...i love his music,it will be alive as long as i have breath ,

God bless you white Zulu, your music will always be a part of my life.

I first discovered Johnny Clegg in 1982. A few years back, I was at B.B. King’s in New York and saw that he was playing the following month. I immediately bought tickets. What an incredible show, one of the best I have ever seen. I loved his explanations of each song. The place was filled with folks from South Africa who couldn’t believe their luck at seeing him play such a small venue. RIP Johnny...

I listen to Johnny most days ..... and I still can’t believe he’s gone

@joekraft5913

Жыл бұрын

Me too brother:'(

A great South African. I belonged to an organisation Natal Folk Music Association and in the 70's we gave Johnny and Sipho one of their first gigs at the Methodist Hall in Durban. I have loved them since then. The drummer Bokkie de Beer is my lifelong friend. We still talk often, him in Canada and me in various places around the world. Johnny's loss upset him terribly.

True son of Africa.. We miss you terribly

Oh my god, incredible. Started tearing up when he started playing Great Heart, what an absolute icon of our time. May his incredible legacy live long.

always in our hearts

He was a legend!

Love him so much forever ❤️

I just recently remembered Johnny Clegg and wondered where he is now. And sadly I have learned that he died this year. I remember the first time I learned about him was when I was visiting Capetown in 1987. We arrived by sailboat (actually we were a bunch of tall ships on our way to Australia) and was invited to go to a concert for Johnny Clegg and Savuka. Never heard of him but concerts are fun, so I joined our crew. I was happily surprised at how great it was. And the whole band gained a new fan. I think that we were the only white people in the crowd. It was held at what seemed like the grounds of a school futbol yard. We were all on the ground, (it was not full) and they were on a makeshift stage. I never knew how famous he would be. May Eternal Light shine upon him.

RIP, and thank you. My mom has a pancreas cancer too.

@corinebeaslebordeaux

3 жыл бұрын

@BRICHET MAULAVE BRIGITTE elle est partie..

White Zulu, my hero! A role model for so many reasons. I can't believe he survived pancreatic cancer for so long...my first husband dead 5 months after diagnosis. I believe Johnny survived for 5 years. He sounds great even in 2018. Rest well, Warrior 🎆

Ce mec a la joie t son pays dans la voix.... A ne jamais oublier jamais 😔❤️💕💓

May his soul rest in peace. I adore him and his loss affected my inspiration a lot. Very talented.

Shall we just take a breath Johnny was born in the North of England we are very proud of that this why he got a OBE he didn't care about your colour or your religion We are all one don't be a fool feel your heart life is short we miss you johnny Great Heart for sure

I shall not forget his songs or his name--ever

Courageous Legendary Musical Icon. Such a great loss of African talent. Viva Johnny Rest Easy 🎶✊

I grew up listening to his songs when I was living in a small village of Mali in west Africa. My father was playing his songs back in 80's, I still listen to his songs with the group Juluka, such a great singer, RIP.

@firstlaw9209

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up listening to him in a little town in the North of France. Its music that keeps us united friend.

Johnny is in heaven singing….

an extraordinary personality and a great musician ... I love him

Gone but not forgotten

You are so loved, still by so many. KNOW THIS.

It does not exist a human word that can express more than thank you. If I could create it, I will do for you. White black metis indian, you make those men be brothers and free in South Africa with so much strength. And you are going on, that is great ! May your way be happy and peaceful, alive for now and then.

You won't know it if you aren't South African but he sounds exactly like a Zulu. He even moves like a Zulu.

God bless you Jonny Clegg and the beautiful music and joy you shared with ALL the world...Bless your loved ones...I know this is a difficult time for them...💖🙏💖

RIP Jonny...loved your songs as a boy back then..very inspirational songs

R.I.P White Zulu. You will always be part of us and represent everything that is good about South Africa. We’ve grown up with you and you will be sorely missed .

@williamgeorgefraser

5 жыл бұрын

He will always represent everything that is good about mankind.

@Mr2TIMOTHY4V2

5 жыл бұрын

"At dawn on the morning of the dance, an ox is slain by thumping a short knife into its shoulder. The longer it struggles to stay alive, paints the sky with crimson squirts of blood, the better. It is indicative of the strength of the community. Then the beast is chopped into pieces and the hefty slabs of meat are rolled in heaps of coarse salt and thrown onto the open fire for the pending feast." these are the pagan rituals Johnny sadly was involved in.

@sandyj1561

5 жыл бұрын

We are the scatterings of Africa 💗💞

@LadyPC

5 жыл бұрын

As Village Voices Choir in Stanford, Western Cape, South Africa, we will learn the best of your songs and sing them with joy. Our tribute to a great White Zulu will echo through the internet waves for many years too... We love you Johnny.

@SOTMead

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mr2TIMOTHY4V2 Don't care, fuck off

Rest in peace dear Johnny.

Johnny Clegg gave us wonderful music and dancing. RIP my friend and thank you for all your messages of peace

RIP #johnnyclegg

There are tears in my eyes as I write this. This man was an inspiration to me, as a white youth, growing up in the SA of the 80s. He showed that it clearly was possible to have integration and understanding across the race boundaries.

@idasapp8007

5 жыл бұрын

He found his way to the ears of many Afrikaans kids by way of a movie about a dog. It was only much later that I realized that Great Heart was the first crack in the wall of apartheid for me. The last time I cried about the death of a person I don't know was for Madiba. This feels like the same deep loss.

@hopeodyssey

5 жыл бұрын

I am sharing in your sorrow, for this blessed Soul, he is part of who we are...

@reginemcsweeney6135

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

I am from Zimbabwe and grew up with his music he is one of the greatest for me. I will teach my daughter about this great man. RIP johnny much love and respect xx

@solomonsimfukwe9531

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome indeed

So sad to learn of his death this evening. Hamba Kahle Johnny Clegg!

@pietervorster5690

5 жыл бұрын

RIP, DANKIE

@evh672

5 жыл бұрын

RIP Johnny . I have been a fan since the seventies of both Juluka and Savuka. Very sad. My condolences to his family xx

@christinamueller5680

5 жыл бұрын

Only now I realize how much he influenced my life. My grandchild will be a result of it. Love him. May he rest in peace.

Fiesta of LIFE

I cannot believe the people talking and ignoring him!!! Terrible. Wonderful to have my fellow South African perform for these fruit cakes who don't appreciate him!! In the end of the few minutes he was on stag did they check how amazing he is. He still had so much energy. Thank you Johnny Clegg for all you did for us not just through your music but also fighting against apartheid. He's 20 yrs my senior. Incase you're all wondering what I did to help again the fight. I was just a kids in the middle. If you didn't like his music you were against the Blacks. At a young age of 12 yrs I became aware that the apartheid was wrong. Through Johnny's music helped. R.I.P

RIP Johnny Clegg. Your music lives on in our hearts forever.

Johnny Clegg we salute you. Went to many of your concerts. Enjoy your music . Hamba Kahle white Zulu. Go well the angels will be rejoicing your arrival. Long live your music .😥🥰

Many tears will burn like rain if we lose this man. Bless you always Johnny Clegg. Your music has found a place in millions of people. You're already a legend passing into a timeless dream.

@Luisapon88

5 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@zandrebouwer5655

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny passed on rip he was a real man of music

@Lu2Athanase

5 жыл бұрын

So There will be flood... (=.=)

@nokuthulakubheka6874

5 жыл бұрын

May his soul RIP

@michellemordaunt-bexiga4177

5 жыл бұрын

Decades of South African cultural tapestry embroidered in his musical, anthropological insight and genius. RIP Great Heart, and no searching anymore...go well our Scatterling of Africa. We will never forget your legend.

I had the honour of meeting Johnny in a gym in 87, I was a serving policeman and the gym was empty, we sat and chatted for a good 15 minutes, what an amazing and talented man he is, will miss his presence, God speed Johnny, it was an honour to meet you.

Turns out Johnny was the Spirit of the Great Heart all along...

My condolences to all who knew him. 😢 A beautiful performance by a wonderful musician and human being. He will be greatly missed.

@apostlegoodman6797

5 жыл бұрын

Tnx Karl. Take heart too

@hopeodyssey

5 жыл бұрын

Thank-you, Johny was a beautiful blessing. He was part of the sound-track to our lives.

@trainelavalais6280

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karl.

such a sad loss to African and world music..RIP Johnny Clegg

One of the pioneers of South African music! A true legend and inspiration!

Magnifique ♥️ ♥️ 🙏🏽

Mr Clegg's music, showmanship, humanity and spirit impressed me greatly when i first saw his music video for 'Scatterlings' in my teenage years. I have watched and listened to him from afar over the nearly 40years since and never lost that first great impression he bestowed upon me. He was a real man of the world who showed many how to see beyond skin and look deep into the hearts of our fellow man and see how it could be easier to share our planet. He will be remembered for many many years as an amazing musician, teacher of culture and great advocate for peace. From one small Scatterling in this great world, to a Scatterling who returned home, you shall be sorely missed by many. R.I.P.

@susanlarhubarbe9475

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful words, thank you!

I first "discovered" Johnny Clegg via a New Zealand TV show called "Radio with Pictures" in the mid-80s. The host said that despite South Africa being under a cultural boycott (so in theory she wasn't supposed to show any musicians from SA; especially white ones) she felt we needed to see this guy because he was fighting the system from within. The song was "Scatterlings of Africa" and it had a profound effect on me far away in NZ. He is a great South African and I wish him only the best in his new struggle. Go well Johnny

Johnny left us today, July 16, 2019. May he rest in peace, we will never forget him. :(

@lokisez

5 жыл бұрын

heartbroken

@LizaPeninon

5 жыл бұрын

Franck Tso 💔😭🙏

@davingidish6126

5 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭😭

@jilroberts448

5 жыл бұрын

You were my South Africa 🇿🇦 together with madiba tutu and many more you were the fabric that made up my apartheid South Africa INSPIRING SIR CLEGG OUR ZULU❤️🙏🏽

Greatly saddened to hear of the passing of one of my all-time favourite musicians and human rights advocates, Johnny Clegg, who lost his fight with pancreatic cancer on July 16, 2019. I saw Johnny and his band Savuka perform live several times, and even had the unique opportunity to meet him briefly. He worked tirelessly to bring down the apartheid regime in South Africa and must have relished the performance he did when Nelson Mandela joined the band on stage some time after the fall of apartheid. Such a beautiful human being. He will be sorely missed by all those whose life he touched with his music and his soul. May the angels of love lift you up and may your family be consoled. We love you Johnny!

R.I.P Johnny Clegg. The music lives on!

I cant believe The White Zulu is gone. May his Crossing be joyful and his journey be guarded. His music gave to me a vision and understanding of a mutual nationality. Something not Black, not White but South African. A bond of music and sound that crossed all barriers. May his genius live on for ever in his magical music.

We are the Scatterlings of Africa; From your lips to our hearts,; R.I.P. beautiful Soul.

R.I.P jon your life was a blessing and your music and voice a people unite.

Rest in Peace Johnny. Your music united South Africa.

Je n'oublierai jamais le jour où je vous ai vu pour la première fois chanter et danser sur mon petit écran. Je devais avoir 12 ans. Une claque. Je n'ai jamais cessé de vous suivre et de vous écouter depuis. Je n'oublierai jamais non plus ce soir de concert où j'ai croisé votre regard. Merci pour avoir été cette lumière dans nos vies. Tellement triste ce soir.

RIP legend of legends!

Rip Johnny Clegg, you were a true Warrior in life, and you will never be forgotten thanks to your beautiful legacy #Under African Skies

Go well Johnny! So sorry you had to go. I take heart that youre to meet your maker and our ancestors. Say, sing and dance to them our plight like you did while you were with us.

So glad I got to meet him in California in 2012. RIP my friend. I always wanted him to run for President of South Africa. He would have gotten many black votes.

R.I.P Johnny, your legacy lives on in our land of South Africa

Hamba kahle SA hero. Rest in peace white Zulu

@bell911100

5 жыл бұрын

im crying

@skopox

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know he was dead... I love him so much.

@sphalush8261

5 жыл бұрын

@@skopox me too...I didn't know about his death...it is so disturbing man😪😭

@jennychurchill2716

5 жыл бұрын

Sphamandla Lushaba yes the worst news. He passed away on Tuesday

R I P 🙏🏿❤️🎼🙏🏻

Truly miss you and your music.

Prenez exemple sur ce GRAND MONSIEUR ! Le monde ne nous appartient pas... Apprenez à connaître les autres... C'est ça vivre !!!!

The best, simply the best. A huge loss, especially here in South Africa. Truly one of our national heroes.

My deepest sympathy to the people of South Africa. Thank you for sharing this amazing man with the rest of the world.

RIP great white zulu! My tears are endless!

Learned tonight of Mr Cleggs's passing with great sadness for he was to me a childhood heroic yet friendly figure that I revered and liked very much. It's not often that you truly feel sad like this. Thank you for all you have done far beyond South Africa.

@marielouisedehan7047

5 жыл бұрын

😰😰😰😰🌹🌹

Living legend. You embraced our culture so well while they were embracing the American culture.

R.I.P. Johnny Clegg the world has lost a great soul

His music united us. How I wish that this hate could just disappear I dont know where but just leave our South Africa in peace.

@alucardhellsing1037

5 жыл бұрын

It's the politicians that have created the mess we have today in South Africa.

@andrewworrall4302

5 жыл бұрын

well said

R.I.P to a GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN LEGEND!!!! Our White Zulu

Que ta lumière continue de nous guider ! 🌠 Pour toujours dans mon coeur ! 😔💞🙋‍♀️

Hamba kahle boeti go play your rainbow songs in heaven .....mooi loop u were really a son of African soil, my hart is seer

R.I.P Johnny......French and Scotland people respect...for ever

Johnny Clegg, R.I.P. true legend, watching this brings tears to one’s eyes. What a unique talent this man possessed, we will miss him forever. Thank God we have his music to keep us going🙏🙏🙏🙏

All I can do is cry 😔😔😔 Rest in Peace Johnny Clegg 🕊

Forever in our hearts icon, Legend...R.I.P. Johnny Clegg. 🙏🏽😔

I was very lucky to have seen you perform live. RIP our legend. We love you.

With a heavy hart. We lost you heaven gained the sound of sweet music. RIP..God bless the family in this sad moment.

Courage to a Brave Heart, Johnny Clegg. God bless you.

@anthonycocks4199

5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

Thank you, Johnny Clegg, for your music that unites! RIP

We will always miss you Johnny Clegg you've been such a gift to this nation

I would've liked to have attended that. I have sung so many of his songs...maybe it is time I perform them...I feel he has given me a gift and I need to take it seriously. Fortunate to have met him and to know his music. What a huge loss to our world.

Johnny Clegg is the Great Heart....amazing artist and am so happy to be able to say he is a south african just like me. God bless him...all would grieve to loose such a great man

Scaterlings of Africa for ever!

Johnny just passed. We shall not see his like again.

@sibonelocalvin6577

5 жыл бұрын

So sad ey 😥

What a brave warrior.... will be sorely missed but his music will live on forever

May His soul rest peace, His music shall remain as a reminder of him as a musician 🙏🏾

Ulalekahle babu Johnny for being our proudly South African White Zulu we still love and respect you ❤🌍👌.

O Siyeza, o siyeza , sizofika webaba noma (we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon) O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba (we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth) Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama (we are crossing over those dark mountains) Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka (where we will lay down our troubles) May you rest in peace great man ❤️

@caelmarquard

5 жыл бұрын

uyeza ke ngoku :'(

@otman3428

5 жыл бұрын

Merci

@lloydmhlongo3085

5 жыл бұрын

He truly was a giant in our hearts and yet very humble. I still can't believe that he is gone.

@sandyj1561

5 жыл бұрын

Makes me cry everytime I hear that song x

@tselengbotlhole750

4 жыл бұрын

Nico Van der Merwe my favourite song by Johnny Clegg

Hamba kahle Johnny. Many tears are being shed right now.

@LizaPeninon

5 жыл бұрын

Sean Wilson 😭💔🙏

@christopheraoelina1401

5 жыл бұрын

O jhony clegg raha mbola kely aho nandihizako ary tiko be ny hiranao ary iny enao lasa mivavaka ho anao aho mba ho any aminy lalany paradisa ka rehefa tonga any enao mba rezerveo plasy iray aho amen

Beautiful earth music Mr. Clegg your struggles are over with cancer, your soul set free of earthly life, you are now connected with the spirit of the great heart and have joined the ancestors and Angels of music and freedom in the Heavens. Keep singing, I'm listening.💞🎶

He left a rare breed in Mzansi. His music was uniting the every race. We need more Johnny Clegg in SA.

a man of substance, that embraced friendship, respect and joy, using music as a language. If we could all learn something from his music, and practice what he shared, we would gain more, and equip our lives better. RIP Johnny Clegg. A great tree has fallen, and the shade he gave, remains in us.

@marjemadden1789

5 жыл бұрын

RIP Johnny you spread so much happiness.

My heart breaks as you leave but you will always be part of my heart. You are the great heart of music for me!

My Ghanaian girlfriend gave me my first Savuka CD (remember those) in 1992. She was a scatterling of Africa, I suppose. Just amazing, important music from an amazing, important man. Johnny, we will miss you. Legend.

Rest in peace African brother. You were a fighter for the good. You saw no colour. RIP.

@MyMags8

2 жыл бұрын

He saw the difference of color but he decided to go beyond segregation and be pivotal in the integration of color. Johnny blended all colors, cultures and gave people to understand we are all interconnected and essentially One 💖🌟🙏

Rip Johnny Clegg. You made such an impact on so many of us South Africans.