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Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim) – African Marketplace

Digital Crate Digging Continues as we proceed and continue with this Terrible / Terrific Tuesday edition; so names because things can go either way!! The saga / struggle continues, true indeed! but we’ll manifest the terrific outcome now check the celebration as we let the music play! This is how we do coming through getting breakbeat scientific in the midst of the ongoing madness! I already…

Photo by | A flock of pigeons flies over a streetlamp in Manenberg, a neighborh…

Photo by @sarah_stacke | A flock of pigeons flies over a streetlamp in Manenberg, a neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1974 the famous South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) recorded the jazz song “Mannenberg,” which was an instant hit and later became a notable anti-apartheid anthem. The song is on the album Mannenberg ~ ‘Is Where It’s Happening,’ named…

Photo by | As the sun sets and the streetlamps turn on, kids play on a jungle g…

Photo by @sarah_stacke | As the sun sets and the streetlamps turn on, kids play on a jungle gym in Manenberg, a neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1974 the famous South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as Dollar Brand) recorded the jazz song “Mannenberg,” which was an instant hit and later became a notable anti-apartheid anthem. The song is on the album Mannenberg ~ ‘Is…

Abdullah Ibrahim – The Balance (2019)

“There are few musicians in jazz who can make you feel that essentially all is right in the world.” – The Times

At the age of 84, Abdullah Ibrahim (AKA Dollar Brand) is set to release his first new album in four years. Entitled ‘The Balance’, this project features his long-time septet Ekaya, a line-up that he’s been recording with since 1983. In this case, the album was recorded over the course of one day at London’s RAK Studios last November. The lush horn lines, lilting melodies, and uplifting chord progressions are characteristic of Abdullah’s own particular brand of Township Jazz. This is contrasted with various solo piano improvisations, which epitomise the nostalgic yet hopeful nature of Abdullah’s musical spirit. Hence, The Balance.