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  Abdullah Ibrahim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934, Cape Town, South Africa), formerly known as Adolph Johannes Brand, and as Dollar Brand (from a popular brand of cigarettes), is a South African pianist and composer.
Abdullah Ibrahim is a towering figure in South African music, an artist who brings together all its traditions with a deeply felt understanding of American jazz, from the orchestral richness of Duke Ellington's compositions for big band to the groundbreaking innovations of Ornette Coleman and the 1960s avant-garde.
Ibrahim has worked as a solo performer, typically in mesmerising unbroken concerts that echo the unstoppable impetus of the old marabi performers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim   (618 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Abdullah Ibrahim
Gradually, Ibrahim's distinctive style began to emerge - music that recalled the sounds of South Africa, and mixed his country's vocal and harmonic traditions with the rhythmic feeling and improvisation of jazz.
Ed Hazell: 'Abdullah Ibrahim' in Barry Kernfeld (ed): The New Grove Dicitonary of Jazz (2nd ed) London 2001.
Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya: The Mountain (Camden CDN 1002)
www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/abdullah_ibrahim.shtml   (340 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) (The Leopard Man's African Music Guide)
Ibrahim left South Africa in 1962 and settled in Zurich.
Abdullah Ibrahim unites African rhythms with jazz in an entirely unique manner and once you’ve got his music under your skin you will never forget it.
This is a concert broadcast from Copenhagen in 1969 with Ibrahim alone on the piano.
www.leopardmannen.no /i/ibrahim.abdullah.asp?lang=gb   (714 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim, born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1934, remembers hearing traditional African songs, religious music and jazz as a child - all of which are reflected in his music.
An eloquent spokesman and deeply religious, Abdullah Ibrahim's beliefs and experiences are reflected in his music.
Calling Ibrahim's music "committed beauty in an ugly world", Peter Watrous of The New York Times has written that "while the similarities between American and South African jazz are obvious, the differences are just as profound," and that throughout Ibrahim's recordings "the esthetic is radically different from post-Charlie Parker American jazz".
www.bsoinc.com /music/artist.php?artist=aibrahim   (552 words)

  
 culturebase.net | The international artist database | Abdullah Ibrahim
In the early 70s Abdullah Ibrahim surprised the jazz world with the number of his compositions blending simple-sounding African tunes and hymn-arrangements with jazzy grooves or free forms.
Abdullah Ibrahim was born on 09.10.1934 in Cape Town in South Africa as Adolph Johannes Brand.
In 1968 he turned to Islam and was renamed Abdullah Ibrahim, and from 1976 to 1990 he lived in New York in exile.
www.culturebase.net /artist.php?375   (968 words)

  
 E.J.N. - ABDULLAH IBRAHIM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Born in Capetown in 1934, Abdullah remembers hearing traditional African songs, religious music and jazz as a child, all of which are reflected in his music.
Other than six months with the Elvin Jones quartet, Abdullah Ibrahim (who changed his name after his conversion to Islam in the late 1960s) has been a bandleader ever since, with his piano heard in many settings ranging from solo concerts to a big band, but most frequently with Ekaya (which means "home").
An eloquent spokeman and deeply religious, Abdullah Ibrahim's beliefs and experiences are reflected in his music, yet there are no signs of bitterness or defeatism; instead it is full of joy and optimism tempered by realism.
www.ejn.it /mus/ibrahim.htm   (390 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim, also known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer who was born in Cape Town in 1934.
While in South Africa he made a series of recordings with the cream of Cape jazz players (Basil Coetzee and Robbie Jansen, for instance), which included Coetzee's masterpiece, "Manenberg", one of the greatest South African compositions ever, and which became the unofficial soundtrack to the anti-apartheid resistance.
Abdullah Ibrahim is a towering figure in South African music, a man who brought together all its traditions with a deeply felt understanding of American jazz, from the orchestral richness of Duke Ellington's compositions for big band to the groundbreaking innovations of Ornette Coleman and the 1960s avant-garde.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Abdullah_Ibrahim   (619 words)

  
 enja Records - Abdullah Ibrahim
The symphonic version ("African Symphony") will be released in 2001 in a double CD set which also features Abdullah Ibrahim with the NDR Jazz Big Band giving the full scope of his large format music.
A great honor has been bestowed on Abdullah Ibrahim when the renowned Gresham College in London invited him to give several lectures and concerts (beginning in October 2000 at Canary Wharf).
Abdullah Ibrahim has recorded 20 albums for ENJA RECORDS and we are proud and happy that this great artist now finds the recognition due him for a long time.
www.enjarecords.com /bio.php?artist=Abdullah+Ibrahim   (700 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim-biography
Abdullah Ibrahim's understanding of the far-reaching roots of the healing traditions of both music and people's art is comprehensive.
Abdullah and Sathima settled in Swaziland in 1971, yet Ibrahim was often on the road touring and recording.
Then, in 1976, Abdullah Ibrahim made the irrevocable decision to exile himself and his family as a protest against the government's brutal repression and the horrible conditions in South Africa.
junior.apk.net /~hoon/6dAI_Bio.html   (2090 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim: African Magic
Ibrahim was born in Capetown in 1934 and grew up under the oftentimes brutal conditions that the 80% fl majority had to face for the 46 years the policy was in place.
Ibrahim, still then under the moniker of Dollar Brand, left for Switzerland where, playing in trio with bassist Johnny Gertze and drummer Makaya Ntshoko (another famed South African exile), he was discovered by Duke Ellington: “We were playing in Switzerland; we had just gotten out of the country.
Abdullah Ibrahim has had a successful career that he is extremely proud of, considering how unlikely it was.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=15355   (1417 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Music: African Magic, Abdullah Ibrahim, CD
Ibrahim's trio features acoustic bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Sipho Kunene distilling the melodic sounds of South Africa into a personal improvisation of jazz, religious, and traditional world music coupled with European classical and chamber music influences.
Ibrahim's six-minute tribute to John Coltrane also epitomizes the depth of Ibrahim's talents as a composer and attests to his cubistic style of deconstructing and reconstructing, which he has also lent to such film scores as those for Chocolat and No Fear No Die.
Abdullah Ibrahim's touch on piano is totally unique, and he's backed up by a great rhythm section.
music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?z=y&btob=,&EAN=068944330126&itm=2   (419 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim - Sound Clip - ninemsn Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Abdullah Ibrahim - Sound Clip - ninemsn Encarta
In the 1960s and 1970s the South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim made an impact on the international jazz scene with his distinctive fusion of American influences (particularly of his mentor Duke Ellington), and African ones.
"Saud" performed by Abdullah Ibrahim, from Abdullah Ibrahim and Johnny Dyani: Echoes from Africa (Cat.# Enja 3047 2) (c) Ekapa c/o Enja and (p)1990 Enja.
au.encarta.msn.com /media_461542700/Abdullah_Ibrahim.html   (91 words)

  
 Africa ABDULLAH IBRAHIM World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music
Cape Town pianist-composer Abdullah Ibrahim relates that South African township dwellers considered Duke Ellington “a wise old man of our community in absentia.” Remarkably, a chance 1963 Zurich encounter so impressed Ellington with the younger pianist’s artistry that he quickly arranged Ibrahim’s recording debut.
Ibrahim conveys a deeply expressive affinity for his South African homeland, the vitality, warmth and soulful gospel feeling of immense joy tinged with yearning and sorrow.
Tender fragments of Ibrahim’s poignant “Blue Bolero” percolate throughout, vividly converging with the album’s bittersweet closure.
www.globalrhythm.net /WorldMusicCDReviews/Africa/ABDULLAHIBRAHIM.cfm   (212 words)

  
 abdullah ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim has written the soundtracks for a number of films, including the award...
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ABDULLAH Ibrahim, born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1934, remembers hearing traditional African songs, religious music and jazz as a child - all of which...
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 Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa and became a professional musician in 1949.
An eloquent spokesman and deeply religious, Abdullah's believes and experiences are reflected in his music.
In October 2000, Abdullah had the honor of being invited by Gresham College, an eminent institution in London, to give several lectures and concerts.
www.piadrum.com /Abdullah_Ibrahim.htm   (203 words)

  
 culturebase.net | The international artist database | Abdullah Ibrahim
Als Komponist, Pianist und Bandleader findet Abdullah Ibrahim heute weltweite Anerkennung sowohl in Jazz- als auch in Klassikkreisen.
In dieser Zeit des Exils wurde Abdullah Ibrahim zum Sprachrohr der in seiner Heimat Unterdrückten und unterstützte auch öffentlich die Belange des ANC (African National Congress).
Abdullah Ibrahim ist verheiratet mit der südafrikanischen Jazz-Sängerin Sathima Bea Benjamin und hat zwei Kinder.
www.culturebase.net /artist.php?376   (990 words)

  
 Art for Amnesty :: Amnesty International :: Abdullah Ibrahim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Born in 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim grew up in a religious environment surrounded with the healing properties of hymns and spirituals.
It was here that Ibrahim made the decision to permanently exile in protest against the regime's gross Human Rights violations.
Ibrahim finally returned to South Africa in 1990 and immediately set about sharing his musical gifts.
www.artforamnesty.org /view_artist.php?id=45   (244 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim MP3 Downloads - Abdullah Ibrahim Music Downloads - Abdullah Ibrahim Music Videos
In 1962, Ibrahim left South Africa with vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin, who he married in 1965, and temporarily settled in Zurich.
Ellington was so impressed by what he heard that he arranged a recording session for Ibrahim and the trio.
After leaving the Jones quartet, he continued to be involved with a variety of projects Besides touring as a soloist in 1968, he worked with bands led by Don Cherry and Gato Barbieri.
www.mp3.com /abdullah-ibrahim/artists/71316/summary.html   (440 words)

  
 Abdullah Ibrahim - A Brother With Perfect Timing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the unique voices in African Jazz, Ibrahim has incorporated the complex rhythms and some of the lovely tunes of his heritage into a mainstream modern jazz style that is as sophisticated as his present home of New York City.
Intercut with some of Ibrahim’s interesting stories about the music and the culture are excerpts from a filmed concert his band gave at New York’s Sweet Basil club.
The sound is good and most of the images are fine, although the scenes with Ibrahim in his apartment would have benefitted from some lighting.
www.audaud.com /article.php?ArticleID=430   (349 words)

  
 CD Review of Abdullah Ibrahim - African Magic on Enja / Justin Time @ jazzreview.com
For the occasion of the last Jazz Across Border Festival in Berlin in 2001, Abdullah Ibrahim chose to present not so much a concert of previously written music that he interprets as much as scenes from his life that he brings to life on piano.
Even though Ibrahim could, if he so chose, play with ever-rising intensity and complexity, he instead decides to simplify his music as he creates songs to which his audience could instantaneously relate.
Rather than presenting a concert that follows a pre-determined song list, Ibrahim developed the tunes for the Berlin concert organically so that one number flows into the other, as a mood or an alteration of a rhythm arises from the preceding tune.
www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=4976   (441 words)

  
 Cape Town Today: Abdullah Ibrahim Trio USA
Legendary jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim presents the Abdullah Ibrahim Trio USA jazz festival, consisting of nightly performances and a daytime workshop to raise funds for the M7 Music Academy.
This four-day fulltime jazz festival by the Abdullah Ibrahim Trio, will feature Abdullah Ibrahim with Belden Bullock (bass), George Gray (drums) and special guest, Horace Alexander (head of the Jazz department at the University of Seattle) on alto saxophone and flute.
The M7 Music Academy phenomenon is a project Ibrahim has been nurturing since the 1960s, when he opened a school in District Six.
www.capetowntoday.co.za /Music/Live_Performance/2005/Ibrahim.htm   (254 words)

  
 DVD Abdullah Ibrahim World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music
Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, born Dollar Brand in South Africa more than 70 years ago, remains one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians that nation has produced.
In this superb documentary, Ibrahim recounts, in revealing interviews, the tumultuous history of South Africa and his own place within its culture.
As happened to so many of his countrymen, apartheid forced Ibrahim to be exiled from his homeland for many years, and through stories and you-are-there footage shot both in Cape Town (he returned home in 1990) and his longtime adopted home of New York, his personal journey unfolds.
www.globalrhythm.net /DVD/AbdullahIbrahim.cfm   (148 words)

  
 enja Records - ABDULLAH IBRAHIM - EKAPA LODUMO
I direct my passengers to the dark corners of their souls, to places where they usually don't dare to go." With African rhythms meeting melodies of pure beauty, his music is original and simple, intense and meditative at the same time and open to transformations into many formats.
Inspired by this burning band, its great soloists and the fine, swinging arrangements, Abdullah Ibrahim performs in a particularly vital manner delivering one of his jazziest concerts in some years.
Abdullah Ibrahim is an ENJA recording artist since 1972.
www.enjarecords.com /cd.php?nr=TIP-888+840   (380 words)

  
 Ancient Africa - Abdullah Ibrahim - Song Listings
On Feb. 18, 1973, Abdullah Ibrahim had a busy day, recording two brilliant albums of solo piano.
The superior of the two CDs, Ancient Africa features Ibrahim playing some remarkable music that is reminiscent of (but actually historically precedes) Keith Jarrett's famous solo concerts.
Ibrahim combines the sophistication of advanced jazz with the beautiful and often-spiritual melodies of African folk music.
www.mp3.com /albums/108430/summary.html   (311 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Ekapa Lodumo: Music: Abdullah Ibrahim,NDR Big Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In recent times, the great South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has been recycling songs from his extensive canon in varied settings and formats: solo, live trio, string orchestra.
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www.amazon.com /Ekapa-Lodumo-Abdullah-Ibrahim/dp/B00005JHHA   (557 words)

  
 capetown-online.com [Kapstadt Südafrika] | Artikel: Abdullah Ibrahim
Anfang 1962 verließ Abdullah Ibrahim mit seiner Frau und Sängerin Sathima Bea Benjamin Südafrika.
1965 ging Abdullah Ibrahim von Duke Ellington aufgefordert nach New York und absolvierte ein Solokonzert in der Carnegie Hall.
Aus dem Exil trug Abdullah Ibrahim In den 70er Jahren in seiner Heimat dazu bei, den Kampf gegen die Apartheid zu beflügeln.
www.capetown-online.com /index.php?id=169,105,0,0,1,0   (417 words)

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