Savuka
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Biography
Savuka was a multi-racial South African band formed in 1986 by Johnny Clegg after the disbanding of Juluka. Its music blended traditional Zulu musical influences with Celtic music and rock music, which featured bilingual lyrics in English and Zulu. The band's breakthrough came with the album Third World Child (1987), which sold more than one million copies and featured the singles âAsimbonangaâ and âThird World Childâ. The group toured internationally but faced political challenges due to its anti-apartheid stance. The song âAsimbonangaâ, which was explicitly dedicated to Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, and other activists, led to concert raids and arrests. Subsequent albums include Shadow Man (1988), Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World (1989), and Heat, Dust and Dreams (1993). The band disbanded after the death of its percussionist Dudu Zulu in 1992, with the song âThe Crossingâ written as a tribute to him.
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- Asimbonanga (Mandela) by Savuka
- Human Rainbow by Savuka
- Talk to the People by Savuka
- Too Early for the Sky by Savuka
- The Waiting by Savuka
- Africa (What Made You So Strong)
- Dance Across the Centuries by Savuka
- Emotional Allegiance (Stand By Me)
- Joey Don't Do It by Savuka
- Foreign Nights (Working Dog in Babylon)
- Bombs Away by Savuka
- I Can Never Be (What You Want Me To Be)
- Woman Be My Country by Savuka
- I Call Your Name / Dance
- Moliva by Savuka
- It's an Illusion by Savuka
- Vezandlebe by Savuka
- The Promise
- Rolling Ocean by Savuka
- Inevitable Consequence of Progress
- Hambile / The Dance
- It's An Illusion
- Warsaw 1943
- Scatterlings of Africa
