M7 Communities Project
60 Years since its inception, this Saturday 9 July at Vredendal on South Africa’s West Coast, we launch our first Abdullah Ibrahim M7 Communities Project. For information update contact Stephen …
Neues Lausitzfestival feiert Aufbruch an 25 Orten mit 550 Künstlern
Am 25. August werden die Festwochen in Weißwasser mit Shakespeare eröffnet. Es gibt aber auch Starmusiker und Duftkompositionen zu erleben. Read more: https://www.saechsische.de/kultur/neues-lausitzfestival-feiert-aufbruch-an-25-orten-mit-550-kuenstlern-5703463-plus.html
Lausitzfestival stellt Programm 2022 vor
Zum dritten Mal findet in diesem Jahr das Lausitzfestival statt. In Sachsen und Brandenburg bieten 550 Künstler aus aller Welt vom 25. August bis zum 16. September Konzerte, Theatervorstellungen, Lesungen …
Abdullah Ibrahim: Tiny Desk Concert
The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the …
Abdullah Ibrahim signs with The Kurland Agency
Abdullah Ibrahim is South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician. Born in Cape Town, Dollar Brand, as he became known, was exposed to a melting pot of cultural …
JazzTimes review: Solotude
A review of the pianist’s solo album that replaced his annual birthday recital in fall of 2020
Fragments
Playing the blues playing the blues ancestralpaying the dues ancestral libationcalabashrotationstar dancernew dawn enhancer suck the root kiss the snake remakethat old story new few Giant Steps – John Coltrane …
Abdullah Ibrahim – Soliloque pour piano
Ce matin Marjolaine Portier-Kaltenbach nous présente le nouvel album du le légendaire pianiste sud-africain Abdullah Ibrahim. Il paraît demain en version numérique sous le label Gearbox Records et il s’appelle …
Album review – Abdullah Ibrahim ‘Solotude’
Over the past few years, Abdullah Ibrahim (born Cape Town, South Africa, 9 October 1934) has shared his birthday with an enthusiastic audience in the Hirzinger Hall, Riedering, Germany. But in 2020 …
Epiphanies
Abdullah Ibrahim’s dream of a rank outsider at the races teaches the South African pianist to always back himself.
Jazz artists go solo in lockdown
Five solo piano albums released in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic give shape and sound to our search for meaning amid the isolation of the moment.