Juluka facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Juluka
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| Origin | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Genres | World music, afro pop, rock, zulu, maskanda, mbaqanga |
| Years active | 1969–1985, 1997 |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Rhythm Safari |
| Associated acts | Savuka |
| Past members | Johnny Clegg Sipho Mchunu Johnny Boshoff Derek de Beer Robbie Jansen Zola Mtiya Gary Van Zyl Tim Hoare Scorpion Madondo Glenda Millar Cyril Mnculwane |
Juluka was a South African music band formed in 1969 by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. Juluka means 'sweat' in Zulu, and was the name of a bull owned by Mchunu. The band was closely associated with the mass movement against apartheid.
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Music
The styles incorporated into Juluka's music are maskanda and mbaqanga, popular musics native to South Africa, and western folk and rock. The band employed various instruments besides the guitar and traditional Zulu instruments, such as the saxophone and, later, synthesizers.
Juluka's music undermined the stereotypic correlations of 'traditional' and 'primitive' on the one hand, and 'Western' and 'civilised' on the other.
Lyrics
While they were often written in metaphor, many of the band's lyrics were undeniably political. In Universal Man for example, Mchunu and Clegg describe a bull fight in which the small bull beats the big bull not by force but by skill, symbolising the victory of the underdog over his oppressor.
In keeping with their fashioning a sound out of both African and European musical traditions, Clegg’s lyrics also contributed to Juluka’s impact, exploring what it meant for Clegg as a white person to be African. As he explained in an interview: ‘the issue of being a white African and finding a place for European culture in a base of African music was an important aspect of what I was doing.’
Discography
Albums
- Studio
- 1979: Universal Men
- 1981: African Litany
- 1982: Ubuhle Bemvelo
- 1982: Scatterlings
- 1983: Work For All
- 1984: Stand Your Ground
- 1984: Musa Ukungilandela
- 1997: Crocodile Love (released in South Africa as Ya Vuka Inkunzi)
- Live
- 1986: The Good Hope Concerts
- Compilation
- 1984: The International Tracks
- 1988: Le Rock Zoulou de Johnny Clegg & Sipho (consisting of most of the tracks from Ubuhle Bemvelo and Musa Ukungilandela)
- 2006: Heart of the Dancer
Singles and EPs
- 1976: "Woza Friday" (debut single)
- 1981: "Impi"
- 1982: "Scatterlings of Africa" - AUS #93
- 1982: "Umbaqanga Music"
- 1982: "African Ideas"
- 1984: "Fever"
- 1984: "Ibhola Lethu"
- 1997: "Love Is Just a Dream (Tatazela) (Juluka / Johnny Clegg & Sipho Mchunu)
Members
- Johnny Clegg – vocals, guitar (1969–1985, 1997; died 2019)
- Sipho Mchunu – guitar, percussion, vocals (1969–1985, 1997)
- Johnny Boshoff – bass guitar, percussion, vocals (1981–1982)
- Derek de Beer – drums, percussion, vocals (1981–1982, 1984–1985)
- Robbie Jansen – flute, saxophone, vocals (1981–1982; died 2010)
- Zola Mtiya – drums, percussion, vocals (1982–1984)
- Gary Van Zyl – bass guitar, percussion, vocals (1982–1985)
- Tim Hoare – keyboards, vocals (1982–1984)
- Scorpion Madondo – flute, saxophone, vocals (1982–1985; died 2010)
- Glenda Millar – keyboards, vocals (1984)
- Cyril Mnculwane – keyboards, vocals (1984–1985; died 2019)
