Johnny Clegg Final Tour Cape Town 1 July 2017
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- The first stop on Johnny's Final Tour was the Grand West Arena in Cape Town. His first announced concert was July 1, 2017.
Surprise guests were Sipho Mchunu (his Juluka partner from the early days), his son Jesse (with whom this was the FIRST time for the two of them to play together). Mandisa Dlanga was there too (she had opted out of the last tour). There was fantastic dancing, and great visuals.
The 5000 seat arena was filled, with dancing in the aisles and the front finally overwhelming the ushers. There are brief glimpses of some of the astounding variety of performance along with a couple of complete songs.
Enjoy!
I went to his last show ever. It was one of the best experiences ever. So blessed to see him in my home city. I really hope there'll be more artists like him in the future. He makes me proud to be South African.
God strike down cancer please.
Greatest unifier on the planet...Nelson Mandela...Helen Suzman...Helen Josephs...Steven Bantu Biko... Dudu Ndlovu...SO wished I cld have been here... r.i.p. great Spirit of a Brave Heart - great resurrection hope on cards...
How sad I am he passed away ! You just cannot imagine ! I saw Johnny Clegg on stage many years ago in France ( I am French and I live in France) It was awesome ! He was a great and wise man and sometimes I think he was sent on the earth by God ! There is no difference between black and white, we are all brothers and sisters. To stupid racists I always say :" You are jealous because black is BEAUTIFUL and you aren't ! May he rest in peace; We will never forget him. Marie in France ! Sorry for my bad English !
Well said Marie. Your English is just fine.
Your English is very clear nice post sister we all one white and black
Zulu Legend. Keep dancing in your pain free home in the Heavens. Gone from earth, but the skies are singing your songs.♥️♥️🎶🎶
Many, many thanks to have existed and shared your live full of generosity and contributed to the abolishment of apartheid... RIP great peace keeper... You're going to meet again Nelson Mandela in a real better world than ours !
Indeed he is a peace keeper...maybe if participated in this present regime it would have been better
I also like Siphi Mchunu. is not someone that has much public statements. but tries to blend everything through Jonhy, and Jonhy is perfect in every department, the dou is amazing, they show that true friendship will always last.
Unifier of note!!! Called the White Zulu... says it all... brilliant human being, just a treasure... the peacemakers will inherit the earth...Godspeed White Zulu in all your endeavours & health... your son is a real letter of recommendation to you & his mom... talent passed on...
Amen.
It is so wonderful seeing Johnny and Sipho on stage together, bringing everything full circle. Seeing Johnny and Jesse together brings me such joy. Jesse even squeezes his eyes shut at times when he's singing, just like his dad. It also makes me smile to see Mandisa on stage again with Johnny, where she has been so often for so many years. Unfortunately, there are also empty places on stage which should've been filled by Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu (Dudu Zulu) and Bongani Masuku, who were both tragically taken from us much too soon.
I am sad for us here, having to live in a world without you. Sing and dance again with Dudu and Bongani. Stand hand in hand with Madiba. You will never be forgotten! Much love and heartfelt condolences to Johnny's family and friends from a 30+ year fan from Florida, USA. Now, if we can get Jesse to write a new, final verse of Asimbonanga, for his father... It would be so fitting, as we shall never see him again in this world. HambaKahle, Johnny Clegg!
U can say that again. Thank u
Played asimbonanga, powerfully track try to listen to Impi, it's a great song
He was the best zuludancer with a white skin,and I loved all his music.
@@jethrodube5726, no need to thank me. Thank YOU for replying to my comment. And yes, Impi is one from the early days ('81?), from Juluka. It was on their second(?) album, if I'm not mistaken. There's a live version, here on RUclips, which I have bookmarked. Johnny looks SO young in the video. I guess I was pretty young back then as well. Well, at least I was young. I don't think I was ever "pretty." 😁
Don’t forget about the talented Solly Ledwaba, an amazing bass guitarist ❤️..who died, I believe, of TB also at a fairly young age 😢
What a positive influence on the world. He is the gift that keeps on giving. ❤️🌎🦋
Thank you Samantha! We were trying to find the name of the name of the song. Johnny had said (earlier in the program) that Jesse had said that he would never take the stage with Johnny. As I said, these concerts are the first time the two of them are on stage together!
A little bit more about the concert (and the video). We had seats in the seventh row (a gift, along with plane fare, from our three sons!!!!). You can see some people moving out of seats to dance, but until the end the ushers kept us on the sidelines. There were finally too many of us for them to stop, so we could go right up front.l Some people were taking videos with a cellphone, but I had a small Sony Handycam. The usher would only let me take a little bit of video when we were up front, but I didn't have a problem taking it from my seat -- except that the battery was running out!
This video is ALL of what I took except for about five seconds that I trimmed out! The program (like all of his) ended with an encore that ended with "Dela" (battery died then!). I thought that it was fitting to end the video with Johnny and Jesse singing together.
+Douglas Anderson thanks for posting this-we just saw him four days ago in Washington DC.. this is how it began in DC as well.. Jesse and Johnny sang again together and I got a picture with Jesse!! :D
Bonjour, ça va ça va.
I had the extraordinary pleasure of seeing him live last night at the Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd see this very special human being, whose music pulled me through the hardest years of my life in the 90's. But I did, and he was so very much more than I had ever imagined. You can count him among the forces that brought down Apartheid, that promoted compassion, tolerance and love in most of the world. Do yourself a favor, download Kilimanjaro, Asimbonanga, and the imcomparable Dela onto your smart phones. The audience was dancing in the aisles.
Thanks for the post, Freyda. My wife, son, and his girlfriend went to Keswick too! What a great show. We've seen him at Keswick three or four times, and loved how we could dance there! Too bad it was a "No Device Show". Our son is the one (and his brothers) who gave us the tickets and plane fare to Cape Town!
Father and son singing together.Beautiful
Johnny Clegg is simply amazing; be it as international musical statesman, White Zulu, Honorary PhD at University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa, or simply Good Guy, the man has singlehandedly brought down global treasure troves of compassion, dignity and mutual empathy across seemingly impossible wastelands of intolerance.
He has lifted us into the 21st century and beyond. With men like Johnny Clegg (and album testimonies to true civilization like "Heat, Dust and Dreams" and "Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World",) I can stand tall and say, I'm proud to be human.
Thanks Johnny Clegg and Savuka,
May the One Above continue to watch over you and allow you increasing success and peace.
Ira Caplan
Songwriter, Guitarist, Consultant
Thank you Sir for a wonderful well thought out summarization of who this man is to all of us. Proud to be human as well. I’m one who still believes most people are good people
Big respects to you my friend for stating the simple beautiful truth.. I just saw him 4 days ago in DC and we danced, we celebrated, we laughed, we cried.. we celebrated the common humanity of us all and to find out that his cancer is in remission is an extra joy..
Thanks for the words, Ira. So sad to hear of his recent passing. A great human, indeed.
I saw him at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg in 1986. Have never forgotten him. A truly great man and so very sad he is no longer with us on this earth. Forevermore in our hearts.
This man Is wonderful I Love You Johnny Clegg
Thank you for sharing this us. Johnny is truly the best ever! ♥️♥️
The song sung in the duet is called 'I've been looking' and is due to be released soon by Jesse. Can't wait. Look through his back catalogue. He's a gifted artist.
I missed the final tour, but I have such great memories of seeing him live several times. Being I'm an American, I don't understand a lot of the words. But the music so strong and he is a great story teller when I have seen him perform. He always explains a lot and I have learned many of the songs word per word. The last show I saw him at was at the House of Blues in LA in 2010. I was having a blast dancing and singing during the show. People asked me if I was from S. Africa because I loved the show so much. He's music means so much to me and I know it has changed peoples live. Bless him
Hi Denny I lived in Malawi , like you have spent time in Zambia , Rhodesia / Zimbabwe / Kenya . Never any problem drove Blantyre JHB through Zambia / Zim . Respect begets respect . This man showed respect to all .
RIP Johnny Clegg
Wonderful video of Johnny Clegg last concert! Thank you so much for sharing. Up to us now to carry on some of the work of this wonderful man. God bless all from Patrick
Thanks for posting. I was there. Incredible, heartbreaking concert...
You were so lucky !!!
I was fortunate enough to see the great man live on the Final Journey Tour at Hammersmith Apollo on his only UK date in August 2017. It was such a privilege to see him live for the first, and sadly the last, time. xx♥️♥️
I just discovered him this year. He’s really something.
Ooooooooooooooh Nkosi yam, will never have another Johnny Clegg. Godsent Unifier, risk taker, iyoooooooooooo cant stop crying but RIP man!
Everything he did was done with pride and love . Born within a stones throw of my birth place . I came to Africa alone in the 1960s my motivation a history teacher who was passionate about Zulu culture and a family history of service in Africa in British Army . Never regretted a day if we can live without hate and learn to live together what a way to honour people like Johnny. God Bless & Comfort His Family .
🙏🏽 heartfelt comment. ♥️
Michael - I was born in a British Protectorate 1952 - Salisbury - Southern Rhodesia & grew up in Northern Rhodesia - Lusaka - ...Zambia
African nations - from all various tribal cultures...Shona ...Ndebele... Mozambican...Zulu...Sepedi...Tswana...
isiXhosa... taught uslittle malungus "UBUNTU"..."I AM because you ARE"...have only respect and admiration for Africa & her people... pity money-grubbing, insidious Commercial & Political evil entities have decimated such a wonderful continent...MANS INHUMANITY TO HIS FELLOW MAN....
Takecare & safe journeys...
RIP
An actual national treasure 🇿🇦❤️
Thanks for posting - was privileged to see him this last Saturday in Netherlands - unplgged and it was awesome. Good to see what the full show was like :)
Le pauvre 1 si belle personne je l aimais beaucoup💜
Thanks for sharing this. We had tickets to see him in Concord, NH, USA but the show was cancelled at the last minute "due to illness". Sad to have missed his final tour. This appears to have been a wonderful show.
I'm hoping there will be a DVD of the final tour I can buy.
Such a wonderful being..will miss u. Great soul!
i can just cry with this hope sound
RIP Johnny
Wish he would come to Wisconsin again for last Tour..so sad...he is the greatest!!!@!
I came from Belgium for the two concerts in Cape Town. It was wonderful, thanks for sharing, and thanks to Johnny Clegg and his dancers, singers, musicians
Thank you Sam! A long flight from Belgium -- we came from the US, even a bit farther! We have tickets to see him in Philadelphia.
Wow, indeed ! I was again for the 2 concerts in London last week-end, and could meet people who travelled from France and Swizerland for these events as well. I wish you a very great concert in Philadelphia
Thank you so much for sharing. I have seen Johnny in the states 3 times. He was my first ever concert at 6 years old in New Haven CT. Since then, I have seen Johnny two more times one of which I got to meet & chat with Jesse & have his album autographed as well. My brother who was also raised on Johnny's music came along as well. I hope he doesn't make the crossing too soon & stays with us. He is fighting the toughest battle now. We love you Johnny!
RIP Johnny, amazing artist, wonderful humanbeing. So sad I never got to see you live. Your music reflects so much joy, humanity, wisdom. Always in my heart!
I've loved his music since the 80's and have seen him Montreal & Burlington VT on several occasions.I had tickets for his final concert in New Hampshire. Unfortunately he had to cancel that event and I missed his final tour.I wish him all the best and good health!
R3st in P3ace legend..
God bless your soul because you made a big difference in your life time in the world and you never died for those who love you .RIP
Wow I, Jesse is singing beautiful there.
I like iSoka liyatatazela
thanks for video mate-Johnny is the Man,
So wonderful to see this great man and artist performing again after the battle he endured. May he be granted peace and strength and contentment.
@Madeleine Grayson Most likely his battle with pancreatic cancer over the last 3 1/2 years.
@@wadadli4sun Johnny is now rid of his pain............
Your music is so beautiful and so wonderful you are speaking for the African's...such beautiful people..I was blessed to visit this wonderful country a few months ago and it was amazing..
And I was there!!! Awesome show. Very moving.
What a legend to South Africa
Last tour??? Had always promised myself I'd go to one of the concerts... :(
Better go! His concerts are transcendent!
Thank you for sharing!
I wish he would come to Texas for a farewell.
Wish he would come to Brisbane, feel your pain brother.
Mike Hartman that would be an amazing treat
was fortunate to see him in DC-what a gift and a treat..
Thank you Johnny for the great moments I’ve spent listening to your music.
My next trip to South Africa will make me remember you...
I definitely love these music and dance.
RIP😢
Le zoulou blanc au ciel bleu ❤️❤️
Merci pour votre retour 👍💕😁👏👏
J'ai connu Juluka alors que j'avais 13 ans,en 1986...Depuis j'en écoute toujours.Merci pour tout Mr Clegg..Mes oreilles en redemandent...
Thank you for sharing - I am looking forward to his concert in Seattle in a couple of months like I have not looked forward to any show in a long time.
Thank you so much
That's my cuzz!!
Thank you for this great video. I can't wait until he arrives in Seattle!
Does anybody know the name of the song he sang with Sipho?
Hi. See my reply to "top tracks". Thanks for asking!
Love is just a dream
Merci à vous.
Only South Africa could have given the world this genius, this cultural prophet and global gift to the rest of us!
Springsteen and Sting are as close as we got, but they're souless and don't speak for their parish, let alone their continent.
Clegg had the lot and did more to bring down Apartheid than did Tambo etc..Clegg changed hearts, not mere minds.And with a smile and choreography.
He's up with Jesus now, who'd have loved his spirit and courage.
thank you so much for catching Gumba jive live - this is one of my favourite Johnny Clegg songs and so rarely performed!
Thanks, Zaarin. Sorry that segment is so short -- the battery on the camcorder was dying, and I kept turning it off and on! This video contains all but about five seconds of what I got. We got to see him again in Glenside PA, but they didn't allow ANY recording devices.
We have seen him in the States about 7 or 8 times. Every time a concert was over, it was like "When will he be coming back again?" Like waiting for Spring. So sad that this particular spring will not come again. At least we have the CDs and videos!
Can anyone tell me the song that is playing at the 2 min mark? I'm drawing a blank and it's killing me!
Hi Jonah. That is part of "Warsaw 1943", also known as "I Never Betrayed You". It's from the Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World album. It's one of my favorite songs of his.
Can't thank you enough Douglas! I'm not ready for him to say goodbye. I remember listening to Juluka for the first time when I was a kid in California wishing I could see a show in South Africa.
Forever Johnny Clegg. Please anyone knows the title of the song that starts playing at 11:46 I'd be very glad. I'm a Nigerian but has always loved Johnny Clegg with the Savuka and the Juluka band
1989 at the Park Place on Armitage in Chicago. Then again in 2017 at the Fox theatre in Tucson. He was an original
What's the name of the song...the final duet on this vid Johnny and Jesse?
I’ve been looking 💔
I had the pleasure of seeing Johnny and his band in Gainesville Florida…….
Johnny cleg , a normal man was de zud afrika . Mooi man meet goed heart and de positive concept.
Go with all of our love Johnny!
Anyone know the name of the song with Sipho (starts at 11:35)???
Finally found the song: It's called "Emadlozini", meaning "At the Forefather's Place". It's on an album of Johnny and Sipho along with Ladysmith Black Mambazo on RUclips. Thanks for asking
Douglas Anderson great thanks ☺
at the bagining it was kfm mornings radio station
Just spotted Aviv in the crowd
Yes I do .
Super cool
What a travesty! 20 seconds of one song then jump cut into the middle of another. If you suffer from epilepsy or are taking hallucinogenic drugs please don´t upload to youtube. Watch the concert from the Zenith in Paris for a full appreciation of the legend that is Johnny Clegg.
Birder, I must first congratulate you for appreciating the legend that is Johnny Clegg. Even more so, I am astounded to see that you, surely weary from your travels to the furthest corners of the internet, decided to settle upon this branch and let us see you, the Great Douche, a species rarer than any booby ever witnessed. Thank you!
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It is not goodbye. "Across this distance, this divide, I will be with you forever. Until you reach the other side, I say hold on, sing this life song". (Extracts from Spirit is the Journey). ❤️❤️❤️