South African saxophonist, pianist, and composer Dudu Pukwana performs in a wild, passionate style influenced by township mbaqanga, sax jive, and Charlie Parker. In 1960, he joined Chris McGregor’s Blue Notes, spending the next three years touring South Africa until apartheid made it impossible for the mixed-race band to appear in public. The group relocated to London in 1970 where Pukwana formed his own band, Spear, releasing two superb albums, IN THE TOWNSHIPS (1973) and FLUTE MUSIC (1974). He also worked with Keith Tippett and Traffic, and made memorable contributions to John and Beverley Martyn’s ROAD TO RUIN (1970) and Hugh Masekela’s HOME IS WHERE THE MUSIC IS (1972). In 1978, Pukwana formed the large-scale band Zila, which he led until his death in 1990.