The holy troika of underground township sounds is complete.
attentive listener | Joysey | 08/06/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This may be my favorite of the series but they're all great in their own way. As with volume 2's soul profile, this picture gets painted with a broad stroke. For, although these could all be loosely labeled jazz, many sub genres are on display here. The unifying thing being their South Africaness, which to these ears sounds defiant and hopeful all at once. I imagine what it must have been like to be creating and celebrating this music in clandestine gatherings under a police state. The title Black Codes from the Underground by Wynton Marsalis springs to mind. It's as though this music communicates to believers that their freedom might just be at hand. Beautiful, profound statements for those that are listening for such things."