Johnny Clegg and his woah-hums: a life-giving soundtrack for SA youth
Heartfelt tribute to an extraordinary South African who dreamt of a better future
21 July 2019 - 00:00
As the radio plays Johnny Clegg’s music on heavy rotation this week after the singer’s death, there’s not much I can do to avoid being transported back to the world inhabited by my seven-year-old self in 1988...
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