Abdullah Ibrahim

South Africa
October 9, 1934

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Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934 and formerly known as Dollar Brand) is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for "Mannenberg", a jazz piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem.

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62 tracks
65 stations
20 countries

Abdullah Ibrahim top songs

1	The Mountain
2	Chisa
3	Eleventh Hour
4	Stardance
5	For Lawrence Brown (Remembrance)
6	Whoza Mtwana
7	Ishmael
8	Mandela
9	Calypso Minor
10	Blue Bolero
11	Sister Rose
12	Aspen
13	For Coltrane
14	Calypso Minor
15	African River
16	African Marketplace
17	Angelica
18	Black and Brown Cherries
19	Tsakwe / Royal Blue
20	Bombella
21	Blue Bolero (Fragment 2)
22	Ishmael
23	Mississippi
24	Xaba (Live At Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen / 1969)
25	The Balance

Abdullah Ibrahim quotes

The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads.