- mbaqanga
- 44 min
- 10 tracks
Scatterlings is a studio album by Juluka, a South African band led by Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu. It was released in 1982. The album contains "Scatterlings of Africa", arguably the band's biggest hit, which would be re-recorded to more international success by Juluka's successor band, Savuka.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and cool.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
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- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 ★
- The Philadelphia Inquirer2/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Scatterlings of Africa5:52
- 2Spirit Is the Journey4:43
- 3Umbaqanga Music3:31
- 4Digging for Some Words4:14
- 5Shake My Way3:46
- 6Siyayilanda3:60
- 7Kwela Man3:57
- 8Simple Things3:59
- 9I Jwanasibeki4:52
- 10Two Humans on the Run4:40
10 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Juluka
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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