lˈaɪk fˈɛloʊ sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən dʒˈæz mjuːzˈɪʃənz dˈɑːlɚ bɹˈænd ænd hjˈuː meɪskˈɛlə, ðeɪ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd ðætðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈeɪ ðeɪ kʊd plˈeɪ fɹˈiːli wʌz baɪ ɛskˈeɪpɪŋ ðɪ əpɹˈɛsɪv sˈoʊʃəl ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl klˈaɪmət ʌv ðɛɹ hˈoʊm kˈʌntɹi.
Like fellow South African jazz musicians Dollar Brand and Hugh Masekela, they understood that the only way they could play freely was by escaping the oppressive social and political climate of their home country.