Three As-Shams Archive albums from the mid-70s that trace the interweaving discographies of saxophonists Winston Mankunku Ngozi and Mike Makhalemele. Backed by The Cliffs, Alex Express was Mankunku's long-awaited 1975 sophomore album that followed the lauded Yakhal' Inkomo with the Mankunku Quartet from 1969. Also appearing in 1975, The Peacemaker was Makhalemele's debut – a landmark release announcing the arrival of a new saxophone colossus. The Bull and the Lion from 1976 saw these two figureheads joining forces for one of the epic collaborations of South African jazz in the 1970s. Restored, remastered and reissued in partnership with We Are Busy Bodies.
