Best of

Juluka | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000003B7H
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,507 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Compilation, Easily and Cheaply available, August 18, 2004

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John Kleynhans (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is truly an amazing compilation. Juluka's(Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu) first album : "Universal Men" has to have been a defining moment in the history of world music. They successfully blended two totally different languages and music styles into a unique sound, living within a system that struggled to keep cultures separated, in Apartheid South Africa.
They suffered bannings and censorship,their music spread by word of mouth and live performance(the regime controlled all radio and TV), breaking through with their second album "African Litany".

Here's an opportunity to buy an album which contains some(ONLY SOME) of the best of : "Universal Men", "African Litany", "Ubuhle Bemvelo", "Work For All", "Scatterlings" and others. Also check out Savuka(a continuation of Juluka sound), Cleggs subsequent band, and his solo album : "New World Survivor", as well as unique, pioneer SA groups : "Amampondo" and " Tananas".

Want all to know it is ludicrous that it is so hard to find Juluka cd's in the USA, when they are so easily and cheaply available from South Africa and Europe(not as cheap as SA). Do yourself a favour, do some surfing and get what you need brand new !

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST OF JULUKA, March 31, 2008

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Vincent Fletcher - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

ON MY LAST VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA I WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THIS AMAZING MUSIC. WHAT THESE GUYS WENT THROUGH UNDER THE OLD REGIME TO GET THEIR MUSIC PLAYED MAKES IT ALL THE MORE SPECIAL. IT WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL WITH PAUL SIMON WHEN HE PRODUCED GRACELANDS. IF THERE WERE A 6TH STAR I'D GIVE IT THAT TOO.

4.0 out of 5 stars Love It!, March 23, 2008

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B. Buchanan (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I can't tell you how how much I love the song "Scatterlings of Africa." I heard it in the early 1980's and have love it for about 25 years.