Abdullah Ibrahim (piano, vocal, soprano sax, bamboo flute, compositions). With John Betsch (drums); Roy Brooks (drums); Belden Bullock (bass); Johnny Classens Kumalo (vocal); Charles Davis (baritone ...

1. Bra Timing From Phomolong 2. Mannenberg 3. Bayi Lam 4. Blues For A Hip King 5. Woza Mtwana 6. Little Boy 7. Tintinyana 8. The Wedding 9. African Sun 10. Chisa The musicians are listed, per song, in ...

Stream-of-consciousness solo-piano recitals come in as many shades as jazz itself. At one extreme are Keith Jarrett's messianic epics. At another are Abdullah Ibrahim's less flashy but deeper outings.

Abdullah Ibrahim's discography goes back sixty years, and although there are longer periods between his releases than there used to be, Ibrahim has retained all his grit and jubilance. The pianist and ...

Mannenberg; Song for Sathima; The Wild Rose; Hamba Khale; Tone Poem 2: Blue Bolero. This album celebrates the music of a true musical icon, the great South African pianist and composer and 2019 NEA ...

This is FRESH AIR. South Africa-born pianist, composer and band leader Abdullah Ibrahim died Monday at age 91. He began recording in South Africa in the 1950s, when he played with a pioneering band ...

Some of “The Balance” (Gearbox, out Friday), pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s first release in five years, is redolent of the sounds of Cape Town, South Africa, where he was born: the buoyant beats and ...

Adolph Johannes Brand was born on October 9, 1934, in Cape Town, South Africa. He would become better known as Dollar Brand and then Abdullah Ibrahim, an artist of mixed ethnic descent who personified ...