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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: 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 ...
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 ...
Ekapa Ludumo
Label: Enja Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Kramat; Mindif; Black and Brown Cherries; Pule; African Market; Whoza Mtwana; Duke 88 (Total Time: 53:44).
Abdullah Ibrahim with the NDR Big Band: Ekapa Ludumo
by C. Michael Bailey
Multicultural Bliss. Abdullah Ibrahim, aka Dollar Brand, born Adolph Johannes Brand, was born in Cape Town South Africa in 1934. He is credited with taking part in the first jazz recording session in South Africa, a date where he joined American pianist John Mohegan for Jazz in Africa. Since that time, Ibrahim has traveled widely, finally ...
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