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Heat Dust & Dreams

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Johnny Clegg Format: Audio CD
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Track Listings

1 These Days
2 The Crossing (Osiyeza)
3 I Can Never Be (What You Want Me To Be)
4 When The System Has Fallen
5 Tough Enough
6 The Promise
7 Inevitable Consequence Of Progress
8 In My African Dream
9 Emotional Allegiance (Stand By Me)
10 Foreign Nights (Working Dog In Babylon)
11 Your Time Will Come

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 3.59 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ EMI France
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR077779879526#VG
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ EMI France
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000008ECV
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 43 ratings

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Robert A Edwards
5.0 out of 5 stars Get this one!
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2013
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I had this before but somebody liked it more than me. I just wanted to replace it. It is a great album from a great entertainer and a person very much historically significant in South Africa.
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J. Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2017
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Great album.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2015
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As advertised and delivered ahead of schedule.
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Tim Brough
4.0 out of 5 stars Songs of Hope and Defiance
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
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Made in honor of member Dudu Zulu, who had been assassinated in the last years of the apartheid, "Heat Dust and Dreams" would be Johnny Clegg's final album with Savuka. In fact, Clegg ended up not releasing another album in America until "Human" in 2010. His music remained in the spotlight, with several songs appearing in movie soundtracks. "Heat Dust and Dreams" was prime Clegg, mixing his brands of South African music with westernized pop. The album even opens with bagpipes behind an African chant (that translates to "the watchman's fire is burning") on the questioning "These Days." As a fan of Clegg would be able to tell you, Clegg's mix of music and politics made for always intriguing listening, with "Heat Dust and Dreams" being no exception.

That's why it has always been frustrating to me that Clegg and Savuka (or his earlier band, Jaluka) couldn't break into the American mainstream. Capitol Records in the States obviously felt he could do it, as "These Days" was produced by the then super-hot Don Was. Longtime contributor Hilton Rosenthal manned the boards for the rest of the disc, but the overwhelming force of Clegg and the band made the choice of producers irrelevant. He effortlessly moved between love songs ("I Can Never Be") to the political condemnation towards the "Inevitable Consequence of Progress."

"The pilot pulled the chopper around
and we got into position
we made all the right moves and
there wasn't any real opposition.
Crazy tribesmen shooting arrows at the 'ship overhead
Such a weird spectacle
the Sarge he smiled and he said
"There's a new world coming and
there ain't no place for them--
Don't feel sad son for what history has condemned."

Having been an artist who spent much of his career fighting the injustices of Apartheid, Clegg's politics are not facile protests. It makes songs like "Progress" and the prayer for peace "When The System Has Fallen" all the more potent. Yet, even with the politics, Clegg knows how to craft songs that lift and inspire, even with the often dark subject matter. U2 had been mining the same turf (as had Midnight Oil to a lesser degree of success), so again, I always has a difficult time reconciling the themes of those bands with Clegg's lack of American success. That's not to say he was lacking for an audience. In addition to his native South Africa, Savuka was wildly popular throughout Europe.

So maybe you missed "Heat Dust and Dreams" or my other favorites "Cruel Crazy Beautiful World" and "Shadow Man," but the MP3 generation can find these easily. Don't miss out.
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Charles M Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015
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Excellent music by a great African band!!!!
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Mark Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm Amazed That This Excellent Album Is Only Available From Amazon As A Download
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2011
Johnny Clegg is one of those unfairly overlooked artists who should be household names but aren't. Clegg has had some success in Europe and North America but his talents are such that he should have achieved far more recognition than he has.

The fact that this superb album is only available from Amazon as a download but not as a CD is indicative of that sad state of affairs.

Having said that, this is a good album to start with if you're not familiar with Johnny Clegg. Actually, there are three other excellent Johnny Clegg & Savuka albums that would also be good starting points for those unfamiliar with Clegg's music: Third World Child, Cruel Crazy Beautiful World and African Shadow Man.

All four are excellent; if you're not familiar with Clegg, buy any one of these four albums and you'll probably find yourself buying the other three.

Clegg is a white South African who grew up under apartheid but who, in defiance of the apartheid laws, hung out with Zulu musicians and absorbed much of the Zulu musical style. He ran afoul of the apartheid laws for leading a band comprised of both white and black musicians.

His music is a unique and energetic combination of Western and South African, particularly Zulu, musical elements.

This was the fourth album Johnny Clegg recorded with his band Savuka. This album and the three that preceded it are all excellent.
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Patrice Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the one
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2011
I have all Johnny Clegg's music. And I have a lot of favorites, but this one... I came across it quite by accident a used CD store in the pre-Internet days when keeping up with his music wasn't quite so easy -- and buying it could be downright difficult.

Johnny Clegg continues to make excellent music. There's not a CD that I couldn't recommend, but there are some real treasures here that aren't on compilations and don't seem to be on any of J.C.'s live playlists.

"When the System Has Fallen" is like a bag of Lay's Potato Chips. Dare you to try to listen to it once. You'll have to hit replay. I promise.

"Osiyeza" is a classic -- and it does crop up in live shows and on compilations, but you heard it here first.

"In My African Dream" is haunting.

"I Can Never Be" -- For everyone who has ever realized that you can't mold yourself into what somebody else wants. This was my anthem -- sometimes still is.

Just can't say enough about this one. Get the newer ones, but do reach into the past for this one. You won't regret it!
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Harold Colley
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly album
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2023
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An excellent album from the late Johnny Clegg
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dareau
5.0 out of 5 stars lol
Reviewed in France on March 5, 2020
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rien à dire
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MartinaW
5.0 out of 5 stars immer wieder gut
Reviewed in Germany on April 6, 2013
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war ein Tipp einer Bekannten und hat uns über mehrere Wochen in Süd West Afrika begleitet, hat echt Spaß gemacht
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JenSt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2019
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Excellent quality CD, fast delivery and of course the Johnny Clegg CD is outstanding!
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koucha
5.0 out of 5 stars Heat, Dust And Dreams
Reviewed in France on March 19, 2013
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JE VOUS REMERCIE TRÈS BON PRODUIT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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