Celeb Savant Celeb Savant

Interview with Jonathan Butler

Loading player...
From growing up in poverty during apartheid in South Africa... to now living in Calabasas, California - Celeb Savant spoke with Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter, Jonathan Butler. He tells us about breaking barriers by being the first person of colour played on and seen on South African radio stations and television, and winning a Sarie Award. Jonathan also shares about his friendship with Stevie Wonder and much more.

Website - www.jonathanbutler.com
Instagram - @jonathankennethbutler
Facebook - @JonathanButlerMusic
Twitter - @JButlerGuitar
2 Jul 2023 English South Africa Music · Music Interviews

Other recent episodes

3…2…1 action - Andre Lotter

Andre Lotter - a South African stage, screen, and Royalty Soapy Award winner - joins us live in studio on this episode of Celeb Savant. Andre explains how partaking in theatre productions at school motivated him to pursue acting as a career. He discusses the concept of research when it…
15 Jan 35 min

Multi-platinum-selling JP Cooper

JP Cooper - a British multi-platinum-selling singer and songwriter - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. JP tells us that it was a long, slow process until he became a professional artist, signing his first record deal at the age of 30. We hear about his creative process,…
13 Jan 27 min

Chellcy Reitsma - from Malta to the world

Chellcy Reitsma - a Dutch-American, Malta-based singer, songwriter, visual artist, and poet - joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Chellcy explains that she was a professional dancer who ended up in a wheelchair due to ankle injuries, how she started singing and writing songs, her creative process, and…
11 Jan 22 min

Producer and director of the movie 'David' - Phil Cunningham

Phil Cunningham - a Zimbabwean-born, South African-based producer and director - joins us for this episode of Celeb Savant. Phil takes us through his journey in creating movies, unpacks the world of animation filmmaking, and tells us why it took 37 years to create the movie 'David'... from ideation to…
8 Jan 24 min

Returning for the 3rd time - Jethro 'Alonestar' Sheeran

Jethro 'Alonestar' Sheeran - a British musician, record producer, and rapper - joins us for a third time on Celeb Savant. We catch up with Jethro since we last spoke, and he tells us about his recent health challenges, about how and why he has refocused his routine and energy…
6 Jan 32 min
All episodes