South Africa. Visions of Music - World Jazz invites the viewer on a journey to the roots of music, introducing the enormous impact that traditional music from around the world has had on contemporary jazz. This program features legendary musicians such as BB King, Dino Saluzzi, Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Zawinul Joe, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim, as well as new generation representatives such as Nicholas Payton, Cyro Baptista, and Don Byron. This episode of the Visions of Music series is set in South Africa and explains the prominent role played by music in the fight against apartheid at home and abroad. The songs denouncing racial segregation helped raise awareness of the South African political situation, fostered the unity of the anti-apartheid movements, and presented an alternative view of culture in a possible democratic South Africa.