{"id":7480,"date":"2026-07-14T15:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/zakes-bantwini-reimagines-johnny-cleggs-the-crossing-osiyeza\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:31:00","slug":"zakes-bantwini-reimagines-johnny-cleggs-the-crossing-osiyeza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/zakes-bantwini-reimagines-johnny-cleggs-the-crossing-osiyeza\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakes Bantwini Reimagines Johnny Clegg\u2019s \u2018The Crossing (Osiyeza)\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African musician and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/new-african-music-kelela-victony-zakes-bantwini-and-more\/\"><strong>Zakes Bantwini<\/strong><\/a> has issued a new version of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/johnnyclegg.com\/\">Johnny Clegg<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s classic <strong>&#8220;The Crossing (Osiyeza)&#8221;<\/strong> as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jsomething-releases-asimbonanga-video-ahead-of-scatterlings-album\/\"><strong>Scatterlings<\/strong> project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The recording pairs archival vocals from the late Johnny Clegg with contributions from his son <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/jesse-clegg-and-msaki-share-great-heart-video-first-look-at-johnny-clegg-tribute-project\/\"><strong>Jesse Clegg<\/strong><\/a>, singer-songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Msaki\"><strong>Msaki<\/strong><\/a>, and vocalist <strong>Skye Wanda<\/strong>. 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