Jackson Kaujeua (born 1953 in Keetmanshoop, Namibia) is a Namibian songwriter, composer and gospel singer. He spent eighteen years of his life as a political exile and devotes his musical creativity to the cause of Namibian independence and for equality. With hits such as “Winds of Change” and “Gnubu Nubus”, Kaujeua came to international attention and became a symbolic figure of the Namibian struggle for freedom. In 1990, Namibia gained indepence from the occupation by South Africa that had existed since the First World War.
Kaujeua grew up in the small Namibian village of “Huns” near Keetmanshoop. At the Otjimbingwe mission school, Kaujeua discovered his passion for the gospel music of singers such as Mahalia Jackson and broke off his training to be a pastor. “The words were all about human rights. Then it was clear to me: I wanted to do protest songs.” He writes and sings in San, Xhosa, Otjiherero and English.
Publications.
Tears over the deserts, Autobiography (1994)
CDs: Ombura (2008)
A Hand Full Of Namibians (Sampler, 2004)
Prizes:
Nominiert für verschiedene Kategorien des Namibian Sanlam Music Awards (2008)
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