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 ...

Born in 1934 in Cape Town, Dollar Brand, as he became known, was exposed to a melting pot of cultural influences: African Khoi-san songs, Christian hymns, gospel tunes, and spirituals, as well as ...

South African composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, is now in his 84th year. For at least 60 of those years, he has been a jazz musician. With a long and impressive ...

Abdullah Ibrahim: piano; Noah Jackson: double bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), cello (3, 10); Alec Dankworth : double bass (3, 10); Will Terrill: drums; Adam Glasser: harmonica ...

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is performing at the Berklee Performance Center on Saturday November 16th, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston. Al Davis and Va Lynda Robinson, hosts of ...

This is FRESH AIR. Earlier this year, South African composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, once known as Dollar Brand, was enlisted into the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters. He also has a new album out.