Sad to hear South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, has died at 91. His playing was just as influenced by his Cape Town home as it was by musical predecessors such as Monk and Ellington. Ibrahim live in 1977. #RIPAbdullahIbrahim #Jazz m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHG4...
Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) - Live in Hamburg 1977
YouTube video by Jazz³+
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June 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Sad to hear South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, has died at 91. His playing was just as influenced by his Cape Town home as it was by musical predecessors such as Monk and Ellington. Ibrahim live in 1977. #RIPAbdullahIbrahim #Jazz m.youtube.com/watch?v=kHG4...
Traurig. Hört alle doch einmal eine Runde seines zauberhaften Soloalbums „Senzo“ zum Abschied von diesem famosen Musiker.
#RIP
#RIPAbdullahIbrahim
#RIP
#RIPAbdullahIbrahim
June 16, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Traurig. Hört alle doch einmal eine Runde seines zauberhaften Soloalbums „Senzo“ zum Abschied von diesem famosen Musiker.
#RIP
#RIPAbdullahIbrahim
#RIP
#RIPAbdullahIbrahim
"At 90, when playing this same piece his hands traced notes sporadically and gently on the keyboard, like a ghost, with the tune in his right hand occasionally ahead of the change of chords in the left. Minimal." #RIPAbdullahIbrahim theconversation.com/abdullah-ibr...
Abdullah Ibrahim: South Africa’s master pianist who was still touring the world at 90
In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looked to the past to offer a vision of the future.
theconversation.com
June 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM
"At 90, when playing this same piece his hands traced notes sporadically and gently on the keyboard, like a ghost, with the tune in his right hand occasionally ahead of the change of chords in the left. Minimal." #RIPAbdullahIbrahim theconversation.com/abdullah-ibr...
I discovered this album as a teen & still love it. #RIPAbdullahIbrahim
Dollar Brand - Cape Town Fringe [1977]
YouTube video by Rodney Dopplerr
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June 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I discovered this album as a teen & still love it. #RIPAbdullahIbrahim
