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Nice.

Nigel Wrench writes:

"One of the world's greatest jazz pianists, pictured in Watford. This is Abdullah Ibrahim, from Cape Town, photographed by me yesterday at the Watford Collosseum.

In the view of Watford Borough Council, "The venue has a renowned international reputation due to the fine acoustics within the main auditorium." Mr Ibrahim was rehearsing with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Big Band and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra for a concert at the Barbican in London tomorrow. The people of Watford won't have the pleasure of hearing him, though he is in Manchester next Tuesday and on PM this evening.

If you're wondering what that is to the left of the picture here's a clue:

It's a 1970s pressing of the record that made him famous in South Africa, and which became an unlikely anti-apartheid anthem.

Tonight on PM, Mr Ibrahim tells me that he believes music can help heal his country. He says, "We have achieved collective liberation. Now the task is to find personal liberation."

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