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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44 tracks
46 stations
17 countries

Abdullah Ibrahim top songs

1	Chisa
2	Eleventh Hour
3	Calypso Minor
4	The Mountain
5	Blue Bolero
6	Tsakve
7	For Lawrence Brown (Remembrance)
8	Just Arrived
9	African River
10	Mandela
11	Bombella
12	Star Dance
13	Blue Bolero (Fragment 2)
14	Aspen
15	Sister Rose
16	Nisa
17	In the Evening
18	Ishmael
19	Water from an Ancient Well
20	Ishmael (Stephan Rogall Remix)
21	Tuang Guru
22	Joan - Cape Town Flower
23	Kippy
24	Whoza Mtwana
25	Calypso Minor