• Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Bahula Dithabeng
    • Malombo Jazz Men – Abie's Mood
    • Malombo Jazz Makers – Hleziphi
    • Malombo Jazz Makers – Matshenyogo
    • 1. Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Bahula Dithabeng
    • 2. Malombo Jazz Men – Abie's Mood
    • 3. Malombo Jazz Makers – Hleziphi
    • 4. Malombo Jazz Makers – Matshenyogo
    • 5. Malombo – Bird Meets Elephant
    • 6. Malombo Jazz Makers – Sibathathu
    • 7. Malombo Jazz Makers – Sefuralomg
    • 8. Malombo – Mama
    • 9. Malombo Jazz Makers – Abbey's Body
    • 10. Malombo Jazz Makers – Jikeleza
    • 11. Jabula – Let Us Be Free
    • 12. Jabula – Thunder Into Our Hearts
    • 13. Jabula – Journey To Africa
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    • 15. Jabula – Jabula Happiness
    • 16. Julian Bahula's Jazz Afrika – Woza Cindi
    • 17. Jabula – Ithumeleng Ba Mamelodi
    • 18. Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Bahula Dithabeng
    • 19. Malombo Jazz Men – Abie's Mood
    • 20. Malombo Jazz Makers – Hleziphi
    • 21. Malombo – Malombo Workshop
    • 22. Malombo Jazz Makers – Matshenyogo
    • 23. Malombo Jazz Makers – Bababelo
    • 24. Malombo – Bird Meets Elephant
    • 25. Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Away From Malombo's
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    • 29. Jabula – Sorrows (extract)
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    • 31. Jabula – Thunder Into Our Hearts
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    • 38. Jabula – Jabula Happiness
    • 39. Jabula – Ithumeleng Ba Mamelodi
    • 40. Jabula – Bolotkwa
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