A nice album of pieces, with almost lilting vocals coming from lead singer Johnny Clegg, from time to time almost reminiscent of some mixture of Dylan and Springsteen. The guitar work seems slightly influenced by reggae, which wouldn't be too surprising given the half-South African membership of the group. Overall rather pop-like, but a decently higher quality of pop than the majority that's generally pushed on the American market. For those curious as to what's happening in cross-cultural pop music, it would be a great addition. For those who are looking for strictly South African music, Ladysmith Black Mambazo or the Mahotella Queens might be a better choice. ~ Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Alice Echols (Vocals), John Pierce (Bass), Tommy Steele (Art Direction), John Bergamo (Guitar), Johnny Clegg (Guitar), Bobby Summerfield (Sampling), Hilton Rosenthal (Sequencing), Hilton Rosenthal (Producer), Bobby Summerfield (Percussion), Neil Dorfsman (Mixing), Johnny Clegg (Mouth Bow), Johnny Clegg (Vocals (Background)), Rik Pekkonen (Engineer), Steve Mavuso (Vocals), Bobby Summerfield (Shaker), Hilton Rosenthal (Vocals (Background)), Keith Hutchinson (Keyboards), Mark Goldenberg (Accordion), Christine Haberstock (Drawing), Derek de Beer (Vocals (Background)), John Bergamo (Percussion), Solly Letwaba (Guitar (Bass)), Bobby Summerfield (Producer), Derek de Beer (Percussion), Eric "ET" Thorngren (Mixing), Bobby Summerfield (Mixing), Eric Bazilian (Mandolin), Johnny Clegg (Vocals), Eric Rigler (Flute), Brian Johnson (Design), Alice Echols (Vocals (Background)), Bobby Summerfield (Sequencing), Sandy Solomon (Assistant Engineer), Derek de Beer (Vocals), Dan Bosworth (Assistant Engineer), Bobby Summerfield (Drum Programming), Christine Haberstock (?), Kevin Crehan (Fiddle), Savuka (Performer), Chris Lord-Alge (Mixing), Johnny Clegg (Concertina), Jason Roberts (Mixing Assistant), Bobby Summerfield (Programming), Kenny Aronoff (Drums), Rob Seifert (Mixing Assistant), Eric Rigler (Bagpipes), Bobby Summerfield (Keyboard Programming), Hilton Rosenthal (Keyboards), Steve Mavuso (Keyboards), Jeffery Fey (Design), Mark Goldenberg (Guitar), Eric Bazilian (Recorder), Bobby Summerfield (Engineer), Jackie Simley (Vocals), Johnny Clegg (Jaw Harp), Bobby Summerfield (Drums), Hiro Ishihara (Mixing Assistant), Bobby Summerfield (Arranger), Tris Imboden (Drums), Claude Gassian (Photography), Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion), Bobby Summerfield (Keyboards), Sandy Solomon (Mixing Assistant), Jeffery Fey (Art Direction), Jackie Simley (Vocals (Background)), Derek de Beer (Drums), Bobby Summerfield (Tambourine), Don Was (Producer), Bernie Grundman (Mastering), Steve Mavuso (Vocals (Background)), Solly Letwaba (Vocals (Background)), Hilton Rosenthal (Vocals), Alex Acuña (Percussion), David Betancourt (Mixing Assistant), Jai Uttal (Dotar)
Heat, Dust And Dreams is a studio album by South African artist Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka, released in 1993, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, co-produced by Bobby Summerfield.
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. 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 albums like Universal Men, African Litany, Work for All and Scatterlings.
With Clegg's blessing, "The Crossing (Osiyeza)" was covered for the 2009 film Invictus by Yollandi Nortjie.
