On this day in 1953, Le Zulu Blanc was born
Other celebrities honouring their days of birth today are football player, Mthokozisi Yende and rapper, Iggy Azalea.
Johnny Clegg, also known as Le Zulu Blanc, was born on this day in 1953.
He is a South African musician and anthropologist who has recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Savuka.
Clegg is an important figure in South African popular music history, with songs that mix Zulu with English lyrics and African with various Western music styles.
Clegg pursued an academic career, during which he lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand. He also wrote several seminal scholarly papers on Zulu music and dance. He combined his music with the study of anthropology at Wits, where he was influenced, among others, by the work of David Webster.
Over three decades, Johnny Clegg has sold over five million albums of his brand of crossover music worldwide.
Other celebrities honouring their days of birth today are football player, Mthokozisi Yende and rapper, Iggy Azalea.
