Shadow Man 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...

 from South Africa

South Africa

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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...

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It was released in 1988 and produced by Hilton Rosenthal. While the apartheid was still in place some of the songs contained heavy political messages aimed at the regime. The lyrics were mainly sung in English

English language

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, with backing vocals in Zulu

Zulu language

Zulu is the language of the Zulu people with about 10 million speakers, the vast majority of whom live in South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa as well as being understood by over 50% of the population...

. All were written by Johnny Clegg with the exception of tracks 7 and 8, for which Keith Hutchinson collaborated.

Track listing

1. "Human Rainbow" – 4: 24
2. "Talk to the People" – 3: 58
3. "Too Early for the Sky" – 4: 23
4. "I Call Your Name" – 4: 01
5. "Take My Heart Away" – 4: 15
6. "The Waiting" – 4: 59
7. "African Shadow Man" – 4: 28
8. "Dance Across the Centuries" – 3: 53
9. "Joey Don't Do It" – 3: 29
10. "Siyayilanda" – 4: 14

Personnel

• Johnny Clegg – vocals, guitar, concertina, mouth bow
• Steve Mavuso – keyboard, backing vocals
• Keith Hutchinson – keyboard, saxophone, flute, backing vocals
• Derek de Beer – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Solly Letwara – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dudu Zulu – percussion

Additional musicians

• Mandisa Dlanga – backing vocals
• Deborah Fraser – backing vocals
• Marilyn Nokwe – backing vocals
• Beaulah Hashe – backing vocals