[3] The album consists of 15 tracks recorded in June 2006 during his two-and-a-half-hour concert in The Market Theatre in Johannesburg.

[4] Jeff Tamarkin in his review for Jazz Times wrote: "Hugh Masekela should look less pained than he does on the cover of Live at the Market Theatre.

The Johannesburg venue itself, celebrating its 30th anniversary when Masekela headlined in June 2006, is a proud symbol of the struggle against apartheid, having refused to segregate when such an act was still unheard of in South Africa.

But contentment has never been a hallmark of Masekela's character, and jazz has never been just music to him, but rather the sound of a people rising above.

The Market Theatre is an apt representation of Masekela's commitment to South African identity and Pan-African nation-building.