Zakes Bantwini Gives Johnny Clegg’s “The Crossing” a New Life Without Letting Go of Its Memory
Johnny Clegg wrote “The Crossing (Osiyeza)” from grief after the death of longtime collaborator Dudu Zulu. More than three decades later, Zakes Bantwini, Jesse Clegg, Msaki and Skye Wanda have carried it into a contemporary house framework without trying to erase the memory that made the song matter.
