Abdullah Ibrahim
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Abdullah Ibrahim, previously known as Dollar Brand, was a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape
Ibrahim in 2016
Ibrahim performing at the 2011 Moers Festival
Mannenberg
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"Mannenberg" is a Cape jazz composition by South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, first recorded in 1974. Driven into exile by the apartheid government, Ibrahim had been living in Europe and the Uni
Abdullah Ibrahim
…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 an anti-apartheid anthem. During the apartheid era in the 1960s, Ibrahim moved to New York City and, apart from a brief…
The cover of the album on which "Mannenberg" was the first of two tracks. Photograph of Gladys Williams by Abdullah Ibrahim.
Abdullah Ibrahim at the Oslo Jazz Festival in 2016