The greatest ever. One of the most intelligent men to have graced the African continent. Theres a beautiful saying I saw regarding Johnny and Mandela, Mandela carried the nation on his aging shoulders into a new age, Johnny built the bridges for him to walk on. If he hadn't passed so young, it would be no surprise even if he ran for president! I love Impi, its basically a Zulu war cry about the Anglo-Zulu war
I love to watch him on stage where the dance is part of the music. In some ways he reminds me of Robert Mirabal who does the same thing for Native Americans.
Very proud to say that I wrote that saying. But when you write about moral giants like Mandela and Johnny Clegg, the words come a little easier than when talking about other topics. By the way, Johnny's praise name, given him by his Zulu dance partners when he was still quite young, was "Skeyi". It refers to the pin in the yoke that holds a pair of oxen together. Think of what we mean when we say someone is a "linchpin". So, he built bridges through his music and concerts that connected differing people together (as in the 1985 Jo'burg Concert in the Park), but he also held people together. Finally. Mandela was the greatest man of the later half of the 20th century, and Johnny Clegg -- when it comes to what really matters on nthis earth -- could be the planet's greatest music artist.
The live version is epic. Johnny was an extraordinary man.
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The greatest ever. One of the most intelligent men to have graced the African continent. Theres a beautiful saying I saw regarding Johnny and Mandela, Mandela carried the nation on his aging shoulders into a new age, Johnny built the bridges for him to walk on. If he hadn't passed so young, it would be no surprise even if he ran for president! I love Impi, its basically a Zulu war cry about the Anglo-Zulu war
I love to watch him on stage where the dance is part of the music. In some ways he reminds me of Robert Mirabal who does the same thing for Native Americans.
@@deepcutsreactions7774 the energy transports one onto the stage, it's a shared energy of rhythm and movement. Breathtaking
Very proud to say that I wrote that saying. But when you write about moral giants like Mandela and Johnny Clegg, the words come a little easier than when talking about other topics. By the way, Johnny's praise name, given him by his Zulu dance partners when he was still quite young, was "Skeyi". It refers to the pin in the yoke that holds a pair of oxen together. Think of what we mean when we say someone is a "linchpin". So, he built bridges through his music and concerts that connected differing people together (as in the 1985 Jo'burg Concert in the Park), but he also held people together. Finally. Mandela was the greatest man of the later half of the 20th century, and Johnny Clegg -- when it comes to what really matters on nthis earth -- could be the planet's greatest music artist.
IMPI is a zulu warrior, the Springbok Rugby Team still run onto the field with this song, the dancing african warriors are IMPI
No, an impi is an army
@@bushbabybotha9943 Yes was implying plural, means warriors, miss the classic Johnny Clegg though