Known For
Sound
Born
Oct 09, 1934
Place of Birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Credits
14 titles
Abdullah Ibrahim
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Abdullah Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand, 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa, and formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. With his wife, the jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, he is father to the New York underground rapper Jean Grae, as well as to a son, Tsakwe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abdullah Ibrahim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Self
Africa Rising
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Mandela's Gun
Original Music Composer
Sophiatown
Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self
Arthouse
Self
Later... with Jools Holland
The Law
Original Music Composer
No Fear, No Die
Original Music Composer
Chocolat
Original Music Composer
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Brother with Perfect Timing
Closed Circuit
Original Music Composer
The House of Hunger
Music
Grimme Award
Self