Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African pianist and composer whose spare, meditative sound carried Cape Town’s musical memory into the global jazz canon, has died in Germany at the age of 91 after a short ...

As a lifelong jazz lover and a South African who lived through the brutal realities of apartheid, the news of Professor Abdullah Ibrahim’s passing at the age of 91 has filled my heart with profound ...

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Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist deemed his country's equivalent to Mozart by Nelson Mandela, died Monday in his adopted home of Germany after a short illness. He was 91 years old.

For better or for worse, “Mannenberg” is the piece for which Abdullah Ibrahim will be remembered. Often described as “bittersweet,” this anthem of apartheid resistance is far more sweet than bitter; ...

South African jazz lost one of its greatest voices when Abdullah Ibrahim died on Monday, June 15, at the age of 91. The pianist, composer and cultural icon spent decades creating music that spoke of ...