Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) – Mannenberg - 'Is Where It's At'

Recorded in Cape Town in 1974 with local players including saxophonists Basil Coetzee and Robbie Jansen, the title piece became an unofficial anthem of resistance. Its personality is collective: Ibrahim's rolling, hymn-like piano vamp repeats while the saxophones take turns singing over it, and the band sounds like a community at ease together. Start here for the whole list.