This is a bonus mixtape featuring many of the songs by international artists mentioned in the book Johnny Clegg: Critical Reflections on his Music and Influence in various contexts.
Many of these songs and/or artists will of course be familiar to people who were listening to music in the 1960s-1990s, but perhaps not all are, and some younger readers may be discovering them for the first time, so whether you’re memory is being refreshed or you’re discovering something new, there is now no need to read the book and wonder what Jethro Tull, or Fine Young Cannibals (for example) sound like. Perhaps you’ve never heard Annie Lennox sing ‘Strange Fruit’ or Harry Belafonte’s recording with South African artists.
Hopefully, this bonus mixtape will add some international colour to the musical landscape Johnny Clegg found himself traversing both artistically and commercially with his bands, Juluka and Savuka. and as a solo artist.
Many of the songs and artists included will have been for reasons you can guess, while others may have been mentioned for more obscure reasons – but you’ll have to read the book to find out why!
1. Paul Simon – Album Graceland
2. Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch
3. Peter Gabriel – Biko
4. The Special A.K.A. – Free Nelson Mandela
5. Artists United Against Apartheid – Sun City
6. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
7. Harry Belafonte – Paradise in Gazankulu
8. Queen – We Will Rock You
9. Annie Lennox – Strange Fruit
10. The Beatles – Michelle
11. Toto – Africa
12. Bruce Springsteen – Factory
13. The Belle Stars – Iko Iko
14. Jethro Tull – Living in the Past
15. Chris de Burgh – Don’t Pay the Ferryman
16. The Police – Walking on the Moon
17. Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again
18. Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin
19. USA for Africa – We Are the World
20. Jean-Michel Jarre – Dulcie September