Johnny Clegg has had an extraordinary life. Born in Rochdale and brought up in South Africa, he became fascinated by Zulu culture, and used music to defy the apartheid regime with his multi-racial bands Juluka and Savuka. He showed physical as well as artistic courage in defying the law to cross South Africa's racial divide, and wrote a batch of classic anthems, from Scatterlings of Africa to Asimbonanga.

This new 16-track album shows that he is still matching Zulu themes with melodic, Western pop influences, with mostly impressive results. It starts with a somewhat slushy Latin-edged pop ballad, Daughters of Eden, but improves considerably once the Zulu chanting and guitar lines kick in on Jongosi or Utshani Obulele. As ever, his lyrics are thoughtful, and at times political, and his best new song The Revolution Will Eat Its Children (Anthem for Uncle Bob) is a powerful study of hope destroyed by the lust for power.