The Cliffs featuring Mankunku Ngozi - Alex Express

Backed by the Cliffs, Alex Express documents Mankunku's return to the studio in
1975 with a handful of new and original compositions and his inimitable tone on
full display. Shaking off the burden of Yakhal' Inkomo, which was heralded as an
earnest manifesto for modern South African jazz, the album is a carefree affair
that leans into township grooves with joyful exuberance. In addition to a
collaborative project with Mike Makhalemele entitled The Bull and the Lion, Alex
Express is the frst of just two rare snapshots of Mankunku in the 1970s.
Disillusioned by the recording industry, it would take until his resurgence in the
1990s for Mankunku to fesh out his recorded legacy.