Biographical Questions:

B1: Where can I find biographies of Johnny Clegg and band members?

Short biographies of Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu are posted at Sheila's website.

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B2: What about more personal info on the band (birthdays, marriages, children, etc.)?

Johnny Clegg was born on 7 June 1953. After his divorce from his first wife, he married Jenny (a professional designer) in 1988 and has two children, Jesse (born in 1988) and another son (born in 1994).

Sipho Mchunu was born in 1953. In various 1996 articles and interviews, he is listed as having 29 children by either three, five, or eight wives. None of these quote him directly, however.

Anyone else....?

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B3: How is Sipho Mchunu's name pronounced?

Sipho:
For SA and British English speakers: Sea-paw.
For North American English speakers: See-poh.

Mchunu:
Mmm-"c" click-ooo-nooo. (See FAQ question C4 for a guide to pronouncing Zulu clicks.)
Or: Mmmkoonoo, if you don't want to try the click.

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B4: What other bands have the band members played with?

Sipho Mchunu has recorded with his own band under the name Sipho Mchunu Nama Bhubesi (Sipho Mchunu and the Lions).

Andy Innes performs as a session musician for several other SA bands, including Hagonya. He also has his own band, Umoya.

Mandisa Dlanga has been a backup singer on at least one of Sipho Mabuse's CDs (namely the 1987 Virgin release CDV2425 "Sipho Mabuse"; her name is spelled Mandesa Dlanga).

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B5: Whatever happened to band member X? And who is the woman on the back of "Scatterlings"?

Derek DeBeer (former drummer): According to a list post by Marc Meyer, 4 June 1996: "I was lucky to meet Derek personally several times in 1994 and he was definitely leaving the band and South Africa at that time, his plan was to settle in Canada. In summer 1995 I heard that confirmed by a friend of his who told me that Derek had found his home in the Toronto area and was looking for a new band. In fact, I attended several gigs of the S.A. Campus tour in fall 1994 and Derek was no longer in the band then."

Dudu Zulu: was killed on 4 May 1992 while mediating a dispute between rival tribal groups.

The woman on the back cover of the "Scatterlings" recording is Glenda Millar (Miller?).

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