ROUGH GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ

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Vinyl LP pressing includes digital download. Download card gives you extra South African Jazz tracks. South African jazz is a pertinent reminder of the intrinsic link between music and the dismantling of oppression. This Rough Guide celebrates the legacy of many of the great players and showcases the wealth of burgeoning jazz talent emerging from the Rainbow Nation. Classic tracks from the golden age of the 1960s and 1970s to the new wave of musicians in the twenty years of postapartheid democracy. Showcasing today's new school of South African jazz artists who are pushing the boundaries of the genre. Inspired by popular musical cultures around the globe, South African jazz still keeps it's originality and distinctiveness.