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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60 tracks
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16 countries

Abdullah Ibrahim top songs

1	Eleventh Hour
2	The Mountain
3	The Wedding
4	For Lawrence Brown (Remembrance)
5	Cherry / Mannenberg
6	For Coltrane
7	Ishmael
8	Blue Bolero
9	Chisa
10	Tsakve
11	Aspen
12	Whoza Mtwana
13	African River
14	Maraba Blue
15	Open Door Within
16	Calypso Minor
17	Song for Sathima
18	African Market
19	The Homecoming Song
20	Bombella
21	Star Dance
22	Blue Bolero (Fragment 2)
23	Sister Rose
24	Ishmael
25	In the Evening

Abdullah Ibrahim quotes

People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves.