Heat, Dust And Dreams is a studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka

Savuka

Savuka was a band formed in 1986 by English-born South African Johnny Clegg after the disbanding of his first band, Juluka. Both of his bands were inter-racial in the racially segregated Apartheid South Africa...

, released in 1993, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, co-produced by Bobby Summerfield. The album received a 1993 Grammy Award nomination for Best World Music Album..

The album would be the final work of the band Savuka. It was made in honor of member Dudu Zulu, who had been assassinated in the last years of the apartheid. Most songs of album are heavily influenced by the end of this dark period of South African history

History of South Africa

South African history has been dominated by the interaction and conflict of several diverse ethnic groups. The aboriginal Khoisan people have lived in the region for millennia. Most of the population, however, trace their history to immigration since...

. These Days, When the system has fallen, In My African Dream and Your Time Will Come all express hope for the future, while songs like The Promise and Foreign Nights talk of the problems people still have to face. It is the only Savuka album to receive the same degree of critical acclaim as the classic Juluka

Juluka

Juluka was a South African music band formed in 1969 by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. Juluka means "sweat", and was the name of a bull owned by Mchunu.-Career:...

 albums like Universal Men

Universal Men

Universal Men is the debut album from Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was first released in 1979 and has acquired the status of a classic album in the history of South African music....

, African Litany

African Litany

African Litany is the second studio album from South African band Juluka, released in 1981. It features lyrics sung in English and zulu....

, Work for All

Work for All

Work For All is a studio album from Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was first released in 1983 and rapidly achieved major success in South Africa where it is now remembered as a classic album in the history of South African music.While Clegg is known for the...

 and Scatterlings

Scatterlings

Scatterlings is a studio album from Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was first released in 1982."Scatterlings of Africa", arguably the band's biggest hit , is featured on this album, lending it part of its name.-Personnel:* Johnny...

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With Clegg's blessing, "The Crossing (Osiyeza)" was covered for the 2009 film Invictus

Invictus

"Invictus" is a short Victorian poem by the English poet William Ernest Henley .- Background :At the age of 12, Henley contracted tuberculosis of the bone. A few years later, the disease progressed to his foot, and physicians announced that the only way to save his life was to amputate directly...

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Track listing

1. These Days - Produced by Don Was
   Don Was
   Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
   
   
2. The Crossing (Osiyeza)
3. I Can Never Be What You Want
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