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Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa's Jazz Giant, part I: The early years
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A guiding light of South African jazz, Ibrahim was also one of the music's most gifted composers. One of the many eulogies posted on-line commented " His music crossed borders that politics could not. For as long as a piano key is struck in search of truth, as long as jazz breathes in the spirit of Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim will never truly be gone"
In this, the first in a series highlighting the music of Abdullah Ibrahim , you'll hear his recordings from the 1960s and 70s. His collaboration with Kippie Moeketsi, often referred to as the Charlie Parker of South Africa. His trio recording from Duke Ellington presents Dollar Brand "Mannenberg," his best known composition, described as the 'most iconic of all South African jazz tunes' and the 'most powerful anthem of the struggle in the 1980s,' Duet recordings with Archie Shepp, and the South African bassist Johnny Dyani.
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