African Marketplace
Context
Title track of the album released in 1980 by Elektra under the name Dollar Brand, recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York. Robert Christgau praises its folk-like themes and persistent ostinatos, and the patriotism of an exile faithful to his country.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to South African jazz. Among the origins and influences of South African jazz: Free jazz, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).