Johnny Clegg & Savuka: Beautiful World - The EMI Years 1987-1993, 5CD Box Set
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Cherry Red
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23rd October 2026
• 5CD collection of the studio works by Johnny Clegg & Savuka, the Johannesburg-formed, multi-racial World Music pioneers that created music in opposition to Apartheid in South Africa.
• Includes their four albums recorded for EMI: 'Third World Child' (1987), 'Shadow Man' (1988), 'Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World' (1989) and the Grammy Award nominated 'Heat, Dust And Dreams' (1993).
• Also features non album B sides such as ‘Gumba Gumba Jive’ and ‘Sengikhumbula Ubuso Bakho’ and remixes including the Rain Man mix of ‘Scatterlings Of Africa’ from the Oscar-winning 1988 film soundtrack and the 10-minute-plus ‘Siyayalanda (The Love House Dub)’.
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• 5CD collection of the studio works by Johnny Clegg & Savuka, the Johannesburg-formed, multi-racial World Music pioneers that created music in opposition to Apartheid in South Africa.
• Includes their four albums recorded for EMI: 'Third World Child' (1987), 'Shadow Man' (1988), 'Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World' (1989) and the Grammy Award nominated 'Heat, Dust And Dreams' (1993).
• Also features non album B sides such as ‘Gumba Gumba Jive’ and ‘Sengikhumbula Ubuso Bakho’ and remixes including the Rain Man mix of ‘Scatterlings Of Africa’ from the Oscar-winning 1988 film soundtrack and the 10-minute-plus ‘Siyayalanda (The Love House Dub)’.
Savuka (based on the Zulu word for ‘we have arisen’) was formed by English-born South African songwriter Johnny Clegg after the break-up of Juluka, a band based around his musical partnership with Sipho Mchunu.
Clegg and Savuka performed to both black and white audiences, and mixed Zulu influences into songs that brought international success. Clegg, who spoke fluent Zulu and was adept at Zulu dancing; was known as the “white Zulu”. With Savuka he combined influences from Western rock and pop with Zulu guitar, music from Zimbabwe and Zaire and Latin American rhythms to create a powerful international political sound.
Their most celebrated songs include Clegg’s moving tribute to Nelson Mandela (who was still in jail at the time), ‘Asimbonanga (Mandela)’, which was covered in 1987 by Joan Baez, Clegg’s anthem ‘Scatterlings Of Africa’, also recorded earlier with Juluka, ‘Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World’ written for Clegg’s newborn son Jesse, and ‘One (Hu)man One Vote’, written in honour of Clegg’s friend David Webster, an anti-Apartheid activist who’d been assassinated.
Savuka split after their fourth album 'Heat, Dust and Dreams' when backing vocalist, dancer and percussionist Dudu "Zulu" Ndlovu was murdered. The song ‘The Crossing (Osiyeza)’ is dedicated to him.
TRACK LISTING
DISC ONE
'Third World Child' (1987)
1. Are You Ready?
2. Asimbonanga (Mandela)
3. Giyana
4. Scatterlings Of Africa
5. Great Heart
6. Missing
7. Ring On Her Finger
8. Third World Child
9. Berlin Wall
10. Don't Walk Away PLUS
11. Asimbonanga (7” Mix)
12. Great Heart (7" Mix)
13. Scatterlings Of Africa (Extended Mix)
14. Great Heart (Extended Version)
DISC TWO
'Shadow Man' (1988)
1. Human Rainbow
2. Talk To The People
3. Too Early For The Sky
4. I Call Your Name (Ngibiza Igama Lakho)
5. Take My Heart Away
6. The Waiting
7. African Shadow Man
8. Dance Across The Centuries
9. Joey Don't Do It
10. Siyayilanda PLUS
11. Shine A Light
12. Take My Heart Away (7" Edit)
13. Syayilanda (7” Vocal Mix)
14. I Call Your Name (Bobby's Big One)
15. Siyayilanda (The Love House Dub)
DISC THREE
'Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World' (1989)
1. One (Hu)'Man One Vote
2. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World
3. Jericho
4. Dela (I Know Why The Dog Howls At The Moon)
5. Moliva
6. It's An Illusion
7. Bombs Away
8. Woman Be My Country
9. Rolling Ocean
10. Warsaw 1943 (I Never Betrayed The Revolution)
11. Vezandlebe PLUS
12. Sengikhumbula Ubuso Bakho
13. Gumba Gumba Jive
14. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (7" Mix)
15. Dela (Extended Version)
16. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (7” Mix)
17. Woman Be My Country (Radio Edit)
DISC FOUR
'Heat, Dust & Dreams' (1993)
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 PLUS
12. Lost Girl
13. These Days (Radio Version)
14. The Crossing (Osiyeza) (Radio Edit)
15. Ibhola Lethu (Our Football Team)
DISC FIVE
The Remix Album
1. Siyayilanda (12" African House Mix)
2. Siyayalanda (The Love House Dub Edit)
3. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (Future Beat House Mix)
4. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy 12" Version)
5. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (Future Beat Mix)
6. One (Hu)'Man One Vote Dub
7. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (The Beautiful Mix)
8. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy Vocal Dub)
9. Dela (Acapella Version)
10. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Cruel Instrumental)
11. Scatterlings Of Africa (The Rain Man Mix)
12. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy, Crazy Inst. Dub)
Additional Information
| Pre Order Date | 2026-10-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Pre order | 23/10/2026 |
| Artist | Johnny Clegg & Savuka |
| Barcode | 5013929121782 |
| Genre | World |
| Label | Cherry Red |
| Format | Box Set |
Tracklist
DISC ONE
'Third World Child' (1987)
1. Are You Ready?
2. Asimbonanga (Mandela)
3. Giyana
4. Scatterlings Of Africa
5. Great Heart
6. Missing
7. Ring On Her Finger
8. Third World Child
9. Berlin Wall
10. Don't Walk Away PLUS
11. Asimbonanga (7” Mix)
12. Great Heart (7" Mix)
13. Scatterlings Of Africa (Extended Mix)
14. Great Heart (Extended Version)
DISC TWO
'Shadow Man' (1988)
1. Human Rainbow
2. Talk To The People
3. Too Early For The Sky
4. I Call Your Name (Ngibiza Igama Lakho)
5. Take My Heart Away
6. The Waiting
7. African Shadow Man
8. Dance Across The Centuries
9. Joey Don't Do It
10. Siyayilanda PLUS
11. Shine A Light
12. Take My Heart Away (7" Edit)
13. Syayilanda (7” Vocal Mix)
14. I Call Your Name (Bobby's Big One)
15. Siyayilanda (The Love House Dub)
DISC THREE
'Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World' (1989)
1. One (Hu)'Man One Vote
2. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World
3. Jericho
4. Dela (I Know Why The Dog Howls At The Moon)
5. Moliva
6. It's An Illusion
7. Bombs Away
8. Woman Be My Country
9. Rolling Ocean
10. Warsaw 1943 (I Never Betrayed The Revolution)
11. Vezandlebe PLUS
12. Sengikhumbula Ubuso Bakho
13. Gumba Gumba Jive
14. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (7" Mix)
15. Dela (Extended Version)
16. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (7” Mix)
17. Woman Be My Country (Radio Edit)
DISC FOUR
'Heat, Dust & Dreams' (1993)
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 PLUS
12. Lost Girl
13. These Days (Radio Version)
14. The Crossing (Osiyeza) (Radio Edit)
15. Ibhola Lethu (Our Football Team)
DISC FIVE
The Remix Album
1. Siyayilanda (12" African House Mix)
2. Siyayalanda (The Love House Dub Edit)
3. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (Future Beat House Mix)
4. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy 12" Version)
5. One (Hu)'Man One Vote (Future Beat Mix)
6. One (Hu)'Man One Vote Dub
7. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (The Beautiful Mix)
8. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy Vocal Dub)
9. Dela (Acapella Version)
10. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Cruel Instrumental)
11. Scatterlings Of Africa (The Rain Man Mix)
12. Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (Crazy, Crazy Inst. Dub)
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