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n band led by

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. It was released in 1982. The album contains " Scatterlings of Africa", arguably the band's biggest hit (which would be re-recorded to more international success by Juluka's successor band, Savuka).

Critical reception

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wrote that "being a folkie in South Africa takes a lot more guts than it does in liberal societies, and that's audible all over this album—as are the melodic resources of the Zulu tradition, which happen to be vocal rather than percussive." '' The Globe and Mail'' wrote that "the music is an unusual and immensely attractive hybrid of tuneful late sixties English folk (in the

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mode) with African rhythms." ''

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'' thought that the band members "are to African music what

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are to American—namely, wimpy, sappy and awful."

Track listing

Original South African Vinyl Release

# "Siyayilanda" (Clegg) – 3:43 # "Kwela Man" (Clegg) – 3:54 # "Simple Things" (Clegg, Mchunu) – 3:57 # "iJwanasibeki" (Clegg) – 4:50 # "Two Humans on the Run" (Clegg) – 4:41 # " Scatterlings of Africa" (Clegg) – 5:50 # "Spirit is the Journey" (Clegg, Mchunu) – 4:40 # "Digging for Some Words" (Clegg) – 4:12 # "Shake My Way" (Mchunu) – 3:43 # "Mad Dog" (Clegg) – 3:29

International Release

# " Scatterlings of Africa" # "Spirit is the Journey" # "Umbaqanga Music" (Clegg) # "Digging for Some Words" # "Shake My Way" # "Siyayilanda" # "Kwela Man" # "Simple Things" # "I Jwanasibeki" # "Two Humans on the Run"

Re-issue

# "Siyayilanda" - 3:57 # "Kwela Man" - 3:53 # "Simple Things" - 4:12 # "I Jwanasibeki" - 4:49 # "Two Humans on the Run" - 4:38 # " Scatterlings of Africa" - 5:33 # "Spirit is the Journey" - 4:38 # "Digging for Some Words" - 4:10 # "Shake my Way" - 3:41 # "Mad Dog" - 4:25

Personnel

- vocals, guitar *

- guitar, percussion, vocals * Gary Van Zyl - bass guitar, percussion, vocals * Zola Mtiya - drums, percussion, vocals * Tim Hoare - keyboards, vocals * Scorpion Madondo - flute, vocals ;Additional personnel * Mike Faure - saxophone (on "Simple Things" and "Spirit is the Journey") * Mike Makhalemele - saxophone (on "Siyayilanda") * Glenda Millar - keyboards, synthesisers (on "Umbaqanga Music")

References

External links

Juluka discography, accessed May 14, 2006
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