Strut conclude their essential three-part excursion into the archives of South African music with the third and final volume of the ‘Next Stop… Soweto’ series. Volume 3 is a long overdue retrospective of the rich jazz scene happening in South Africa from the early ‘60s to mid-‘80s. During the ‘60s, the Sharpville Massacre, radio restrictions and police clampdowns made the life of a black musician often untenable.
“Next Stop Soweto Vol. 3” is the story of the music that survived in South Africa during this mid-‘60s to mid- ‘80s era. The album features many of the recognized South African jazz greats like saxophonist Dudu Pukwana and drummer Early Mabuza, the potent soul jazz grooves of The Heshoo Beshoo Group and The Drive. This is important music, a defiant statement in the face of unimaginable cultural repression.
For Fans of: Next Stop Soweto Series, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington
