• Roots – Jabu
    • Roots – Roots
    • Roots – School Girl
    • Roots – Emakhaya
    • Roots – Poor Mother
    • Roots – Barney's Shoes
    • 1. Jabu
    • 2. Roots
    • 3. School Girl
    • 4. Emakhaya
    • 5. Poor Mother
    • 6. Barney's Shoes

    Frederiksberg Records reissue the self- titled debut of 1970s South African jazz ensemble Roots. Blending jazz and funk with signature South African motifs, Roots was led by the master saxophonist and living repository of the story of jazz in South Africa, Barney Rachabane.

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