(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 16, 2014, South African singer Johnny Clegg performs during the 20th edition of the World Sacred Music Festival in Fez, Morocco. – South African singer Johhny Clegg has died at the age of 66, his manager said, on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
Johnny Clegg: How to watch live stream of the memorial service
The memorial service will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 16, 2014, South African singer Johnny Clegg performs during the 20th edition of the World Sacred Music Festival in Fez, Morocco. – South African singer Johhny Clegg has died at the age of 66, his manager said, on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)
The country is still coming to terms with the untimely passing of iconic musician, Johnny Clegg. Alas, life, unfortunately, must go on and details of his memorial service have been revealed.
Johnny Clegg: What was the cause of death?
Johnny Clegg was loved by all South Africans. His immersion into the diverse makeup of this country, coming from the United Kingdom, was an adoration that made him the ‘White Zulu’ we all fell in love with.
Knowhere in the world would one expect to hear such a wonderful voice, crooning in English and South Africa’s indigenous languages, over Maskandi’s acoustic instrumentals.
Johnny Clegg was fluent in Zulu. Seeing that he spent time in Zimbabwe, we suspect that he could speak Shona too.
The iconic singer challenged the stereotypes of whiteness in Africa and his vocal talents broke through a genre whose origins could be traced back to the Eastern Cape.
However, what many of us did not know was that Clegg was battling with pancreatic cancer. After many years of living with the disease, Clegg succumbed to it in his Johannesburg home, on Tuesday, 16 July.
What will happen with the rumoured autobiography?
By this time, Johnny Clegg had gracefully retired from music. His fans were still expecting him to deliver on one other promise he had made for years — the publication of his autobiography.
After his passing, rumours swirled around its potential existence. When we reached out to his manager, Roddy Quin, to confirm the information, he stated that he could not respond to that statement at the time.
“At this stage, we cannot advise with regards to the autobiography,” Quin said.
How to watch the memorial service
It remains to be seen if Johnny Clegg’s autobiography will ever be published. For now, the family has released the memorial service details of the late star, and the details are as follows:
Date: Friday, 26 July from 12:30
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre
Entry: Free of charge
Seating tickets have been available on Computicket at no cost. Those who will occupy the standing area can just go to the venue at the said times and based on capacity, they will be allowed into the service.
Watch: Johnny Clegg memorial service live in Sandton
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