On the album, Pukwana is joined by members of his band Spear: tenor saxophonist Bizo Mngqikana, trumpeter Mongezi Feza, double bassist Harry Miller, and drummer Louis Moholo.

[1][2] In a review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick called the album a "glorious, ferocious recording" and "one of the pinnacles of the music created by the South African expatriates who settled in England in the '60s and melded with the free jazz community therein."

"[1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings described the album as "a minor classic," and wrote: "it uses kwela rhythms in a way that reflects a deep understanding of bop.

"[4] Don Palmer of Spin stated that the musicians "come across with a rag-tag precision that's as thoroughly compelling as it is gritty," and remarked: "Pukwana takes center stage with probing lines that encompass, without quoting, Rollins, Ayler, Coleman, and Adderley.

"[6] Writing for Bells, Jack Cooke commented: "This is a hectic, totally non-romantic music, reflecting the life-style that produced it... A strong rhythmic base, repetitive yet flexible, loose and essentially danceable, shapes and fuses with the melody lines.