Scatterlings

Johnny Clegg, Juluka | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000003ADP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #81 in Music > World Music > Africa > South Africa

Track Listings

1. Scatterlings Of Africa

2. Spirit Is The Journey

3. Umbaqanga Music

4. Digging For Some Words

5. Shake My Way

6. Siyayilanda

7. Kwela Man

8. Simple Things

9. I Jwanasibeki

10. Two Humans On The Run

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not really so rare !, August 18, 2004

By 

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

Pioneering a unique movement in music, blending zulu and white South African sound, at the height of a system which attempted to keep all the various sub-cultures seperated, this album helped Johnny Clegg and band break through to some degree in the states. Clegg is a household name in many parts of Europe, and of course SA, where he did much more than has yet been fully appreciated, to break down cultural barriers.

CD contains some really great songs like: " Scatterlings"; "Digging For Some Words" & "Kwela Man".
"Digging For Some Words" and "Umbaquanga Music" although worthy of it have not yet been included in any Best of's, or Compilations, and as such are only found on this album...well...

Anyway I'm horrified to see that this album is considered so rare in the USA, when you can purchase the South African version really cheaply.
There, "Scatterlings" has one track diffence with the American version, it does not contain "Umbaqunga Music" (an all-Zulu version was released in SA), instead it contains a different track called "Mad Dog"(not on the US vesion). Another cd : " International Tracks" does contain "Umbaqunga" plus others like "Kilamanjaro" and "Fever" some of Juluka's best upbeat stuff. Both cd's can be purchased very, very cheaply. So do a little searching dude...
Don't buy DVD's from SA,different TV system(PAL).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great CD but...., August 19, 2006

By 

Craig Riekena (Waunakee, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Scatterlings of Africa (Audio CD)

This is a great CD but, be warned that the songs listed above ARE NOT the ones on this CD. The tracks listed above are from the Juluka CD "Scatterlings"(Johnny Clegg was a member of Juluka).

I was very surprised when I received this as I was looking a replacement for my album. I informed Amazon, they offered a refund (I refused as I do like the tracks), but they have not yet updated their site.

The actual tracks on this CD:
Scatterlings of Africa
African Shadow Man
Third World Child
Giyana
Berlin Wall
Are You Ready?
Dance Across the Centuries
Asimbonanga (Mandela)
Human Rainbow
Don't Walk Away
I Call Your Name
Great Heart
Ring on Her Finger
Talk to the People

Update: It looks like Amazon has corrected the song titles for this CD. Good job (again) Amazon!

Again, still a great CD...it's just so...how do I describe it...it just makes me happy when I hear it. If you haven't yet, try it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Totally Agree, September 7, 2006

By 

Michael W. Hanson (Southern Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scatterlings of Africa (Audio CD)

The first reviewer is correct; the songs on this CD are not those listed by Amazon. But I kept the CD anyway, because there are some very good songs on it.