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South Africa: Two Abdullah Ibrahim Reissues
by AAJ Staff
Probably the most important member of South Africa's jazz elite, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim certainly wasted no time forging alliances after his 1962 departure from his homeland. Although he hit it off right away with Duke Ellington, for example, resulting in the 1963 date Duke Ellington Presents the Dollar Brand Trio , he has always made a ...
Abdullah Ibrahim Trio: Cape Town Revisited
by Jim Santella
This hour of sweet music composed by Abdullah Ibrahim includes dedicatory ballads, festive celebrations, and impressions of his homeland. With his “Cape Town to Congo Square” in three movements, he’s documented the bridge between his birthplace and New Orleans. Common threads enable this ambassador of modern jazz to spread the word about this music all over ...
African Magic
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Blue Bolero (fragment 1); Third Line Samba; Blue Bolero (Fragment 2);
Blues For A Hip King; District Six; Tuang Guru; Blue Bolero (Fragment 3);
Joan
Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
by Jim Santella
Germany’s Jazz Across The Border Festival had been exploring the effect world cultures have on jazz for more than a decade. That idea remains a topic near and dear to our hearts. In his suite-like concert of impressions, Abdullah Ibrahim infuses South American samba, European bolero and habanera, Asian folk melodies, South African anthems, and Duke ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
by AAJ Staff
It's very easy to call attention by playing fast or flashy. Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim does not believe in any of that. When he approaches the keyboard, he brings a sense of balance and poise that make the notes he plays sound clear and natural. That's not to say he lacks the ability to cook up drama ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
by Mark Corroto
In today’s jazz world with all of its wunderkind piano prodigies, the simplicity of South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim’s approach to the piano is his genius. He can say more with two notes of his left hand than an entire room of Julliard and Berklee graduates can express with both paws. In his fiftieth ...
Best of Abdullah Ibrahim
Label: EMI Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: 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
Anatomy of a South African Village / Ekapa Lodumo
Label: Black Lion
Released: 2002
Track listing: Anatomy of a South African Village
Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand): Anatomy of a South African Village / Ekapa Lodumo
by C. Michael Bailey
The best the world has to offer... It is in honor of the anniversary of free elections in South Africa that these reviews were commissioned. This article is dedicated to Mr. Abdullah Ibrahim and Mr. Nelson Mandela. Abdullah Ibrahim, aka Dollar Brand, born Adolph Johannes Brand, was born in Cape Town South Africa in 1934. He ...
Abdullah Ibrahim: Best of Abdullah Ibrahim
by Javier AQ Ortiz
Let us forget about the obvious for just a second and not dwell on who is Abdullah Ibrahim, his storied background and development, or even the importance of this compilation of material mostly culled from recorded work in South Africa. Anthology nonetheless, this is a super jazz album that stands on its own as a fascinating ...
