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ENTERTAINMENT
WOW Hall will
hold
celebration
for John
Lennon
SOW. AMI) DAMCH
FRIDAY. (X.T. 5
Women in Blum, a veritable who**
who o( ()n>Kon woman bluu* artists,
will perform al 11:311 p m. wllh door*
opening <n 0. The show will feature
Portland and Hugeno blues art ini*
leaked l»y a guitar. bass and sax trio.
Benefits will gu 111 a United Wav
.igency and a Portland shelter for
women and children who an: victims
of domestic violence. Ticket* arc $10
at the d«M»r ami $0 for memls'm «if the
Cascade HIucs Association,
loci Nascimenlo and the Brazilian
Sextet will perform their native mint
Im music at 7:.10 p m in tile Hull
Centers Soreng Theatre N.iseimonlo
and the Sextet arc* ki< kiii|( oil their
new lour in Kugene Th kets are Stf*
and $ to and can be purchased by
calling the I lull (looters box offi< i' at
on; 5000.
Saturday. otrr. t.
|ohn Lennon'* 50th birthday celebra
tion will take place at 8:30 p.m at
the Community Center for the Per
forming Arts (WOW Hall). -ill W.
Hlh This celebration will feature mu
sic by the Number 0 Band and The
Meatles. an inspirational talk by Rev
erend |'al Guru Deva backed by the
gospel sounds of the lamnonite
Choir, a Phantazmagnria Light Show,
and Beetle* and Lennon films and
memorabilia. Ticket* are 18 at the
door* open at H.
Miriam Wilkin, known singer, song
writer. composer ami pianist, will
IM’rtorm a benefit concert al It p.m. at
Temple Heth Israel, 2550 Purllaod St
The program, eotillerl "Recapturing
Run." will benefit Fund (dr lame
Turn to EVENTS, Page 10
Clegg will bring apartheid issues to Eugene
Photo bv Cottrtwy Photo
johnny Cleg/! and Savuka, a bi-raiial South African band, use music to make
anti-apartheid st a lenten ts.
By Ming Rodrigues
Emeiaid Entertainment Reporter
With the ominous injustices of apart
heid still looming large, the music oi rad
ical South African hand johnny Clegg &
Savuka continues to rage against the sys
tem with a message and a rhythm that
speak powerfully of the South African ex
perience.
This Sunday, students will get a
i ham e to enjoy this dy namii and sedui ■
live brand ol music and dance when the
KMtJ Cultural Forum, in association with
Balladeer Musu . presents johnny Clegg &
Savuka at H p.m in the Krh Memorial
Union Ballroom.
Weaving traditional Zulu rhythms and
sinuous tribal dances with mainstream
contemporary roi k. the group's perfor
mance addresses racial oppression, politi
cal defiance and the triumphs of daily
survival in a truly innovative and exhila
rating style
"We have a mission, which is to bring
a whole collection of songs that are about
the South African situation to the
world,” said Clegg in a press release
"Fin a cultural activist. I believe that
it's through cultural interaction that you
change people. But I'm not accountable
to any political party. 1 just feel that I can
accomplish more In raising issues on
slage through the universal appeal of mu
sic.”
A white British-born South African.
Clegg had a unique patchwork1 life. He
was born in England to a Lithuanian and
(ewish woman. During his childhood, his
family moved from England to Zimbabwe
to Zambia to South Africa. He took music
lessons from a black man and had attend
ed six different schools (some bi-racial
and some white-only) by the time he was
1J.
At 15, he took his singing and dancing
to black clubs. It was here that he had Ins
eyes opened to the political and cultural
problems of South Africa. One could say
that his diverse cultural experiences
while be was growing up made him who
he is today.
" The way 1 came to African forms be
came a political act by nature of the fact
that I wasn’t allowed to do them, to expe
rience them.” said Clegg "To me, they
were fun things I wanted to be a part of —
dancing with Africans at a migrant work
ers' hostel, playing with them at night on
the roofs where they live and things 1
wasn't allowed to do, because of the
apartheid laws."
At 15. he was arrested for the sort of
things mentioned above. At first he
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wasn't viewed as defiant, but. instead, as
someone confused with the natural order
After a while, when tho police came to
take him, the blacks would stand up for
him. And so began the musical pilgrim
age of Clegg.
Formed in 1986. Savuka. which in
Zulu means "We have arisen", aptly ex
hibits the trials that Clegg and his six
member bi-racial band have had to cope
with in a country where it is still illegal
for blacks and whites to perform together
on stage.
The knack for walking the fine line be
tween musician and social commentator
is what bolstered the band to come this
far in their musical odyssey.
They've released two internationally
successful albums and moviegoers might
have heard the song "Scatterlings of Afri
ca" from their Shadow Man album in the
soundtrack of the 19H8 Academy Award
winning film Rain Man. Their latest re
lease. "Cruel, Crazy. Beautiful World"
remained nine weeks on the number one
spot on Billboard's top World Music Al
bum's chart.
Savuka has also toured extensively, in
eluding major European tours; the Mon
treux Jazz Festival; opening for David
Bowie m Franco; with Earth. Wind & Eire
in Germany: and with Steve Win wood in
the States
"Johnny ClegK * Savuka are definitely
in the forefront of world beat musk to
day." said Jason Miller. EMU Cultural
Forum promoter. "They are not afraid to
stand up for what they believe In and are
producing honest music with messages
that come straight from the heart.
"The hands' focus is on racial relations
and their performance will la* a great con
tribution to such a socially and culturally
aware community such as Eugene."
Opening for Johnny Clegg ft Savuka to
night are Arista recording artists The
Samples.
The group, whose eclectic musical mix
of reggae, folk and progressive rock con
veys their lyrical themes of world issues,
actually began their first major tour .is
special guests for Johnny Clegg and
Savuka last Saturday in Ventura. Cali for
nia
Formed three years ago in Colorado.
The Samples have shared billings with
the likes of UH-40, The Wallers. Jiinmv
Cliff. The Untouchables and black
l 'huru
Tickets, which can lie purchased at the
EMU Main Desk, are SIS for the public
and $ 14 for students
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The Samples, who open the show, complement Clegg with their equally
message-oriented music.
KLCC welcomes EMU Cultural Forum presents in association with Balladeer Music
Johnny Clegg & Savuka
with special guests THE SAMPLES
SUNDAY OCT. 7 8 PM
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