Jesse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1988. By the time he was six months old he was on tour with his father, Johnny Clegg, and between 1988 and 1994 he spent at least 5 months a year on the road. He was a classic road kid and grew up backstage and on tour buses. Early on, Jesse carved out an independent direction for himself in the rock genre, very different from the world music style developed by his father.

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