FILE: S.Africa's 'White Zulu' Johnny Clegg bid goodbye in 2017 South African legendary singer Johnny Clegg, who blended Zulu rhythms with Western styles and defied apartheid segregation, died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. FILE IMAGES AND FILE SOUNDBITES of Clegg -- aka "the White Zulu" -- as he was heading out on his final tour in 2017.