Johnny Clegg will join Carlos Santana as a very special guest at his Johannesburg concert on March 1, 2014 at FNB Stadium Johannesburg.
Johnny Clegg needs no introduction.
The Lancashire native formed the country’s first multi-racial band, Juluka, along with Sipho Mchunu in 1969. The group disbanded in 1985, after which Clegg formed a second band, Savuka, whose debut album ‘Third World’ sold over two million copies.
Their subsequent album, ‘Shadow Man’ marked the beginning of their world tour where they opened for Steve Winwood as well as George Michael. Savuka’s fourth album, ‘Heat, Dust and Dreams’ garnered the band a Grammy nomination as well as a Billboard music award for the best world music album.
Santana, who first became famous in the late 1960s with his band Santana, pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. His first Top 10 hit ‘Evil Ways’ stayed on the Billboard chart for two years and was soon followed by two more classics and Billboard number one albums ‘Abraxas’ (’Oye Como Va, ‘Black Magic Woman’) and Santana III (‘No One to Depend On’, ‘Everybody’s Everything’).
To date, Santana has won 10 Grammy Awards including a record tying nine for a single project with 1999’s blockbuster Supernatural (‘Smooth’, ‘Maria, Maria’, ‘Wishing It Was’) which featured many tracks co-written by guest stars such as Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Eric Clapton, Lauryn Hill and others.
Among many honours, Carlos Santana received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ 2009 Lifetime Achievement honour as well as Billboard’s Century Award in 1996.
Having sold over 100 million records to date, Santana has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is listed in the top 20 greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine.
He is currently headlining a residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas and will be the recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Centre Honours Award on December 8th.
Tour Itinerary:
Cape Town
Tuesday 25th February 2014
Wednesday 26th February 2014
Grand Arena, GrandWest
Ticket Price: R510 – R850
Johannesburg
Saturday 1st March 2014
FNB Stadium
Ticket Price: R350 – R1030