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Asimbonanga by Johnny Clegg And Savuka

Biografia dell'artista Johnny Clegg And Savuka

Johnny Clegg's Second Crossover Band Savuka Takes Its Name From The Zulu Word For "We Have Risen". Savuka Like Clegg's First Band Juluka Before It Mixes African Music With Celtic Folk Music And International Rock Sounds. They Recorded Four Albums Third World Child 1987 Shadow Man 1988 Cruel Crazy Beautiful World 1989 Heat Dust & Dreams 1993 . The Last Album Was Nominated For A US Grammy Award For The Best World Music Album In 1993. In The United States Songs Performed By Johnny Clegg Have Appeared In Three Well-Known Feature Films "Scatterlings Of Africa" In Rain Main "Dela" In George Of The Jungle And "Life Is A Magic Thing" In The Animated Film Ferngully.

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"Asimbonanga" Also Known As "Asimbonanga Mandela " Is An Anti-Apartheid Song By The South African Racially Integrated Band Savuka From Their 1987 Album Third World Child. It Alluded To Nelson Mandela Imprisoned On Robben Island At The Time Of Song's Release And Other Anti-Apartheid Activists. It Was Well Received Becoming Popular Within The Movement Against Apartheid And Was Covered By Several Artists Including Joan Baez And The Soweto Gospel Choir. Black South African Leader Nelson Mandela Was Imprisoned On Robben Island In 1962. "Asimbonanga" Was Written While He Was Still In Prison And Its Lyrics Alluded To His Absence From Society As Well As Mentioning Other Anti-Apartheid Activists By Name Including Steve Biko Who Was Also The Subject Of The 1980 Peter Gabriel’s Song "Biko" Victoria Mxenge And Neil Aggett. At A 1999 Performance By Clegg Mandela Joined The Band On Stage For Their Performance Of "Asimbonanga" And Danced While The Song Was Played.

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