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From: jon@utcs.UUCP (Jon Alexander)
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Subject: Re: African music
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 10:06:54 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  2 10:06:54 1985
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Summary: 


 
I have recently discovered the work of a group from South Africa,
'Juluka'. They have toured in North America (at least, I saw them
when they played a concert in Toronto last autumn), and are fairly
commercial, although it appears that they haven't been 'discovered'
by commercial radio.

The group sings about life in their native country, and about an
optimistic future for Africa.

Although the group is composed of both Africans and Afrikaaners,
my one reservation is that Johnny Clegg, the white lead singer,
appears to be in charge, while the black lead singer and Clegg's
co-composer, Sipho Mchunu, is secondary. I enjoy Sipho's compositions
more, as they are seemingly more authentically African in lyric
and in their 'chant-like' melodies.

Perhaps not the strongest form of protest music, but a highly
listenable and intelligent sample of African music, surely.

Jon Alexander, UTCS.