Shadow Man Music Cd

Johnny Clegg - Shadow Man

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Shadow Man      Artist : Johnny Clegg & Savuka      List Price : $15.98 USD        Your Price : $15.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1995-01-19      Studio : EMI France      Label : EMI France      Avg. Customer Rating : (11 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Shadow Man      Awesome      Rating:      I grew up with Johnny Clegg's music being that I am from South Africa. Now that I have lived in Virginia for 3 years I find myself pining for Africa. Listening to Savuka and Juluka helps me imagine that I am back home. All the albums are awesome. Someone reviewd that some of his music was banned in South Africa because of it being too controversal, well this is not true, as the album 'Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World' is one I have had since it originally came out in the early '90's. Enjoy the music, and if you can take a trip to South Africa.     Customer Reviews for Shadow Man Cd      "Dance A Living Memory"      Rating:      Right about the time every western pop star was playing with "world-beat," Johnny Clegg and Savuka made their strongest bid for an American audience with this CD. It took the indecisive sound of "Third World Child" and glossed it up so strikingly that they almost sounded more Southern Californian than South African. Try to imagine Huey Lewis recording "Graceland" instead of Paul Simon. That was how powerful the lead single, "Take My Heart Away," was. But once the mix of Zulu and English lyrics begin hypnotizing you along with the rhythms, it's impossible to not realize that this is an extremely individualistic sound. The keyboards figured more prominently on "Shadow Man" than before, which added to the danceable nature of the songs. And if you were ever lucky enough to see Johnny and Savuka live, you know how physical the dances are. Johnny and his partner Dudu could step to the front of the stage and exhaust YOU with the energy they exerted in their traditional dances, which had them leaping into the air with an almost superhuman exuberance. Given that the formation of a mixed race band in the highly charged atmosphere of South Africa of the 80's was a dangerous political statement (Clegg was frequently arrested and harassed), seeing these two men on stage move with such power and grace was truly inspiring! (Tragically, Dudu was murdered in 1992.) I was lucky enough to meet them after a show in Philadelphia when they opened for Tracy Chapman (they signed a poster for me), but never got to see them again live. It doesn't mean I have forgotten this music. "Shadow Man" is a CD that has aged strikingly well. Editorial Reviews for Shadow Man Audio Cd      Album Details      The Second Post-juluka Album from Founder Johnny Clegg, Whose Entire Musical Being is About Fusing Together Elements of Both Black and White Music. Here, Traditional African Zulu Chants Meet Modern Instruments for a Most Invigorating Fusion. Clegg's Stage Show is Just as Exciting as his Recordings.