Friday, 27 November 2009

Johnny Clegg at Kirstenbosch

Posted to: Annual Events and Festivals, Western Cape

Johnny Clegg

The 2009 / 2010 Kirstenbosch Summer series of concerts kicked off on Sunday evening with a superb performance from South African music legend Johnny Clegg.

The venue started to fill up from 3.30pm when the gates opened and by 5.30pm was packed to capacity with fans of all ages. The Kirstenbosch concerts definitely get summer off to a good start with crowds of people arriving armed with picnics, cooler boxes and blankets. The views from the concert venue of the gardens are spectacular and the atmosphere is always relaxed – what a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and draw the weekend to a close …

Johnny has been performing for over 30 years and on Sunday evening he lived up to expectations yet again; arriving on stage for his 90 minute performance in a bright orange suit and belting out hits both old and new. On stage for well over an hour Johnny and his band had the crowd on its feet and singing along with him towards the end of the performance.

Johnny Clegg has been entertaining audiences around the world with his unique sound of ‘crossover’ music; a blend of Western pop and the unmistakeable beat of Zulu music. He is the recipient of numerous international awards including The Mayor’s Office of Los Angeles Award in 1988 for the promotion of racial harmony, a Grammy Award in 1993, a Billboard Music Award in 1994 and in 2004 the Mayoral Medal of Honour award from the Mayor of Lyon for outstanding relations between the people of Lyon and South Africa.

The Kirstenbosch concerts only end on 4 April 2010 so there are plenty of Sundays left to catch at least one of your favourite artists at this world famous venue!

Johnny Clegg:
For more info visit: http://www.johnnyclegg.com/
Catch the next Johnny Clegg Concert in Cape town at the V&A Waterfront on 26-28 December 2009.
Tickets from R200 available at Computicket.

Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts Line-up:

Date	Performers
22 November	Johnny Clegg 3
29 November	Claire Philips & Neo Muyanga
6 December	Jesse Clegg
13 December	The Jonny Cooper Orchestra
27 December	Ashtray Electric & Pretty Blue Guns
3 January	A Fist Full of Diamonds with Josie Field, Farryl Purkiss and Dan Patlansky
10 January	Freshlyground
17 January	Zebra & Giraffe
24 January	Fokofpolisiekar
31 January	Lira & friends: HHP and RJ Benjamin
7 February	aKING
14 February	Jamali & friends: Jody, Sasha-Lee, Soulstone
21 February	Just Jinjer
28 February	Prime Circle
7 March	Goldfish
14 March (Argus)	The Dirty Skirts
21 March	The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
28 March	Watershed
4 April (Easter)	Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Encounter: Gang of Instrumentals, Tidal Waves, Tumi Molekane