''Heat, Dust and Dreams'' is the fourth and final

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n artist

Johnny Clegg Jonathan Paul Clegg, (7 June 195316 July 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist. He first performed as part of a duo - ''Johnny & Sipho'' - ...

and his band

Savuka Savuka, occasionally referred to as Johnny Clegg & Savuka, was a multi-racial South African band formed in 1986 by Johnny Clegg after the disbanding of Juluka. Savuka's music blended traditional Zulu music, Zulu musical influences with Celtic m ...

, released in 1993, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, co-produced by Bobby Summerfield. The album received a 1993 Grammy Award nomination for Best World Music Album. The album would be the final work of the band Savuka. It was made in honor of member

Dudu Zulu Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu (25 December 1957 – 4 May 1992), popularly known as Dudu Zulu, was a Zulu dancer, percussionist, and singer with the South African bands Juluka and (later) Savuka. Ndlovu danced alongside his bandmate Johnny Clegg for ...

, who had been assassinated in the last years of the

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era. Most songs of album are heavily influenced by the end of this dark period of South African history. "These Days", "When the System has Fallen", "In My African Dream" and "Your Time Will Come" all express hope for the future, while songs like "The Promise" and "Foreign Nights" talk of the problems people still have to face. "Emotional Allegiance" turns the attention to the Indian influence featuring Ashish Joshi on

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s. It is the only Savuka album to receive the same degree of critical acclaim as the

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albums such as ''

Universal Men ''Universal Men'' is the debut album from Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was first released in 1979 and has acquired the status of a classic album in the history of South African music. The album explores t ...

'', ''

African Litany ''African Litany'' is the second studio album from South African band Juluka, released in 1981. It features lyrics sung in English and Zulu. The first track, "Impi", which became one of the band's hits, retells the story of the Battle of Isand ...

'', '' Work for All'' and '' Scatterlings''. With Clegg's blessing, "The Crossing (Osiyeza)" was covered for the 2009

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''.

Track listing

# "These Days" - Produced by

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the ...

# "The Crossing (Osiyeza)" # "I Can Never Be (What You Want Me to Be)" # "When the System has Fallen" # "Tough Enough" # "The Promise" # "Inevitable Consequence Of Progress" # "In My African Dream" # "Emotional Allegiance (Stand by Me)" # "Foreign Nights (Working Dog in Babylon)" # "Your Time Will Come"

Personnel

- vocals, guitars, concertina, mouth bow *Mandisa Dlanga - vocals *Solly Letwaba – bass guitar, vocals *Derek de Beer – drums, percussion, vocals *Keith Hutchinson – keyboards, flute, saxophone, vocals *Steve Mavuso – keyboards, vocals *Ashish Joshi - Tabla

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heat, Dust And Dreams Savuka albums Capitol Records albums 1993 albums

Track listing

Personnel

See also

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