Johnny Clegg returns to Brisbane on his third Australian tour, this time to launch his latest album
HUMAN.
As an icon of South Africa, Johnny Clegg continues to draw on various styles and genres of music. His creativity lies in his in-depth understanding of traditional Zulu rhythm and the dance routines which are a feature of the show.
The opening track of
HUMAN,
Love in the time of Gaza, meshes the aforementioned Zulu rhythm template with an arrangement that could have easily have worked in a Mercury-era of "Tears for Fears", released to chronicle his quest for optimism in the ongoing unrest that has plagued the nations of Israel and Palestine since the Biblical days.
The show at QPAC's Concert Hall will include his greatest hits, such as
Impi,
Scatterlings of Africa,
African Sky Blue,
I Call your Name and many other well-known favourites that pack his ninety minute performance.
Johnny Clegg: The Human Tourwww.johnnyclegg.comWarning: This performance contains strobe lighting, smoke and fog.