Abdullah Ibrahim

About the artist

Abdullah Ibrahim (born 1934, Cape Town, South Africa), formerly known as Adolph Johannes Brand, and as Dollar Brand (from a popular brand of cigarettes), was 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. He first received piano lessons at the age of seven

Top songs

1. The Mountain
2. The Wedding
3. Blue Bolero
4. Trieste My Love
5. Maraba Blue
6. Soweto
7. Ishmael
8. Water From An Ancient Well
9. Dreamtime
10. Blues for a Hip King

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