Dudu Pukwana – In the Townships

Alto saxophonist Dudu Pukwana and his London band Spear made this mid-1970s album, with trumpeter Mongezi Feza among the players, and it is the most dance-focused record here. Township jive grooves and punchy, unison horn riffs give it the feel of a party band. Choose it for South African jazz at its most direct and celebratory.