Abdullah Ibrahim, who has died aged 91, was a giant of jazz who was indelibly associated with his people’s struggle against ...

Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, whose music buzzed with the bustle of South Africa's townships, resounded to the vastness of its ...

South African jazz pianist, composer and improviser who cast a spell on audiences all over the world ...

This is not a conventional obituary, but a memoir of devotion – to the legendary South African pianist, the long-ago politics of youth and the music that helped make sense of becoming an adult.

Adolph Johannes Brand was born on October 9, 1934, in Cape Town, South Africa. He would become better known as Dollar Brand ...

Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela ’s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday. Ibrahim ...

He was called Sentso, Adolph, Dollar, then Abdullah. Nelson Mandela called him ‘our Mozart’. Whatever the name, the music behind it never stopped reaching back towards the scarred but sacred hearts ...

Blessed is the artist who has reached the zenith of his craft, and endured to reap the rewards, becoming the wise elder reflecting upon a lifetime of creative accomplishment. Having left an impressive ...

The 1960s is a significant era in Abdullah Ibrahim’s story. It’s a time when the South African master’s international career as a jazz pianist was gradually established and he laid the foundations for ...

The principal is to establish a state of fearlessness, because when you play a solo you're going into uncharted waters; waters where you've never been before, and it's terrifying. And, like the ...

The Artscape Opera House vibrated with heartfelt tributes as musicians and fans gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of ...

The reissued album features the sound of the South African musician once known as Dollar Brand. Critic Kevin Whitehead says: "When Abdullah got a-rumbling, his piano was like a force of nature." This ...