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Abdullah Ibrahim

One-time prot茅g茅 of Duke Ellington and icon of South African jazz, Abdullah Ibrahim has been a global star for over half a century. Geoffrey Smith celebrates his career as pianist, leader, composer and political force.

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Sun 25 Nov 2018 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jazz Epistles

    Vary-Oo-Vum

    • Jazz Epistle Verse 1.
    • Gallo.
    • 5.

  • Jazz Epistles

    Vary-oo-vum

    • Jazz Epistle Verse 1.
    • Gallo.
    • 5.

  • Jazz Epistles

    Uku-Jonga Phambili (Meaning "Look Forward")

    • Jazz Epistle Verse 1.
    • Gallo.
    • 3.

  • Jazz Epistles

    Uku-Jonga Phambili

    • Jazz Epistle Verse 1.
    • Gallo.
    • 3.

  • Dollar Brand Trio

    Dollar's Dance

    • Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio.
    • Warner Bros..
    • 1.

  • Dollar Brand Trio

    Dollar's Dance

    • Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio.
    • Warner Bros..
    • 1.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi & Sipho Gumede

    Little Boy

    • Voice of Africa.
    • Camden.
    • 2.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi & Sipho Gumede

    Little Boy

    • Voice of Africa.
    • Camden.
    • 2.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    The Perfumed Forest Wet With Rain

    • A Celebration.
    • Enja.
    • 3.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    The Perfumed Forest Wet With Rain

    • A Celebration.
    • Enja.
    • 3.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Ekaya

    • Ekaya.
    • Blackhawk.
    • 1.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Ekaya

    • Ekaya.
    • Blackhawk.
    • 1.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Manenberg Revisited

    • A Celebration.
    • ENJA.
    • 11.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    Manenberg Revisited

    • A Celebration.
    • ENJA.
    • 11.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim, Ricky Ford, Craig Handy, Benny Powell & Billy Higgins

    African Market Place

    • A Celebration.
    • Enja.
    • 7.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim, Ricky Ford, Craig Handy, Benny Powell & Billy Higgins

    African Market Place

    • A Celebration.
    • Enja.
    • 7.

  • Abdullah Ibrahim

    In A Sentimental Mood/Ocean & the River

    • SENZO.
    • INTUITION.
    • 21.

Performers and music details

VARY-OO-VUM听听听 听 听 听 听 听 听

The Jazz Epistles听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Jazz Epistle Verse 1听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Gallo听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 CDZAC56R听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 5:01听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听听听听 Kippie Moeketsi, Alto sax; Hugh Masekela, trumpet; Jonas Gwangwa, trombone;听 Dollar Brand, piano; Johnny Gertze, bass; Makaya Ntshako, drums.

听

听

UKU-JONGA PHAMBILI听听 (meaning "Look Forward") 听听听听听听

The Jazz Epistles听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Jazz Epistle Verse 1听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gallo听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 CDZAC56R听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:45

Performers:听 听 听 听听Kippie Moeketsi, Alto sax; Hugh Masekela, trumpet; Jonas Gwangwa, trombone; Dollar Brand, piano; Johnny Gertze, bass; Makaya Ntshako, drums.

听

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

听

听DOLLAR鈥橲 DANCE听 听听听听听听听听听

The Dollar Brand Trio听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Duke Ellington Presents The Dollar Brand Trio听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Warner Bros.听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 6111听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:02

Performers:听 听听听听 Dollar Brand, piano;听 Johnny Gertze, bass;听 Makaya Ntshako, drums.听




LITTLE BOY听 听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi, Sipho Gumede听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Voice of Africa听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Camden听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 CDN-1007听听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 8:31

Performers:听 听 听 听听Abdullah Ibrahim, piano;听 Kippie Moeketsi, alto sax; Basil Coetzee, Tenor sax/flute, Duku Makasi, tenor sax; Sipho Gumede, bass; Gilbert Mathews, drums.

听

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

听

THE PERFUMED FOREST WET WITH RAIN听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 A Celebration听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听Enja听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 ENJ-9476听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:56

Performer:听听 听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim, piano

听

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

听

EKAYA听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Ekaya听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Blackhawk听听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 BKH50205CD听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 7:54听听听听听听听

Performer:听听 听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim, piano




MANENBERG REVISITED听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 A Celebration听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听ENJA听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 ENJ-9476-2听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 6:08

Performers: 听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; Carlos Ward, flute; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dick Griffin, trombone; David Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

听

听

AFRICAN MARKET PLACE听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, Ricky Ford, Craig Handy, Benny Powell, Billy Higgins听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 A Celebration听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Enja听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 ENJ-9476听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 8:17

Performers:听 听 听 听听Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; Ricky Ford, sax; Craig Handy, sax; Benny Powell, trombone; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

听

听

听

IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD/ OCEAN & THE RIVER听听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Ellington/Mills/Kurtz听听 and Abdullah Ibrahim

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Senzo听 听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 INTUITION听听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 INT-3428-2听听听听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:28

Performer: 听听听听听听听 Abdullah Ibrahim, piano.

听

听

Abdullah Ibrahim

VARY-OO-VUM听

The Jazz Epistles听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Gallo听听听听听 CDZAC56R听听听听听听听听听听

Kippie Moeketsi, Alto sax; Hugh Masekela, trumpet; Jonas Gwangwa, trombone;听 Dollar Brand, piano; Johnny Gertze, bass; Makaya Ntshako, drums.

听

UKU-JONGA PHAMBILI听听 (meaning "Look Forward") 听听听听听听

The Jazz Epistles听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Gallo听听听听听 CDZAC56R听听听听听听听听听听

Kippie Moeketsi, Alto sax; Hugh Masekela, trumpet; Jonas Gwangwa, trombone; Dollar Brand, piano; Johnny Gertze, bass; Makaya Ntshako, drums.

听

DOLLAR鈥橲 DANCE听 听听听听听听听听听听

The Dollar Brand Trio听听听听听

Dollar Brand听听听听听听

Warner Bros.听听听听 6111听听听听听听

Dollar Brand, piano;听 Johnny Gertze, bass;听 Makaya Ntshako, drums.听

听

LITTLE BOY听 听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, Kippie Moeketsi, Basil Coetzee, Duku Makasi, Sipho Gumede听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim

Camden听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 CDN-1007听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano;听 Kippie Moeketsi, alto sax; Basil Coetzee, Tenor sax/flute, Duku Makasi, tenor sax; Sipho Gumede, bass; Gilbert Mathews, drums.

听

THE PERFUMED FOREST WET WITH RAIN听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Enja听听听听听听 ENJ-9476听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano

听

EKAYA听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim

Blackhawk听听听听听听听听听听 BKH50205CD听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano

听

MANENBERG REVISITED听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

ENJA听听听听听 ENJ-9476-2听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; Carlos Ward, flute; Ricky Ford, tenor sax; Charles Davis, baritone sax; Dick Griffin, trombone; David Williams, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

听

AFRICAN MARKET PLACE听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, Ricky Ford, Craig Handy, Benny Powell, Billy Higgins听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Enja听听听听听听 ENJ-9476听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano; Ricky Ford, sax; Craig Handy, sax; Benny Powell, trombone; David Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

听

IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD/ OCEAN & THE RIVER听听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim听听听听听听听听听听听听

Ellington/Mills/Kurtz听听 and Abdullah Ibrahim

INTUITION听听听听听听听听听 INT-3428-2听听听听听听听听听

Abdullah Ibrahim, piano.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 4 Jun 2017 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3
  • Sun 25 Nov 2018 00:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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