Abdullah Ibrahim – Cape Town Flower

https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-cape-town-flower/

Abdullah Ibrahim’s live rendition of his composition “Cape Town Flower.”

This was filmed in 1999 at the Lugano Jazz Festival.
From his album released in 1997 “Cape Town Flowers.”

Cape Town Flowers is an enchanting effort from Abdullah Ibrahim, finding the pianist in a trio setting performing 11 original compositions.

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𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵 𝗜𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗺: 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5i4stj4M30&list=RDL5i4stj4M30&start_radio=1

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Abdullah Ibrahim – Water From An Ancient Well

https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-water-ancient-well/

“Water From An Ancient Well” features the pianist/composer with a very strong septet. Such superior musicians as tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford, altoist Carlos Ward, baritonist Charles Davis, and trombonist Dick Griffin are heard at their most creative and emotional on these eight Ibrahim originals. [...]

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Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand: African Herbs, dall'album Soweto (anche pubblicato con il titolo "African Herbs")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_k5Q5WEBs&list=RDLL_k5Q5WEBs&start_radio=1

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Enjoy Jazz 2025 Endspurt – Fotos von Manfred Rinderspacher

https://jazzpages.de/enjoy-jazz-2025-endspurt-fotos-von-manfred-rinderspacher-2511191/

Abdullah Ibrahim – Mannenberg

https://amf.didiermary.fr/abdullah-ibrahim-mannenberg/

Filmed in 1987, Abdullah Ibrahim describes in this interview how the iconic track “Mannenberg” came into being and performs it live. Taken from the BBC Arena film “A Brother with Perfect Timing.”

“Mannenberg” is a Cape jazz song by South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, first recorded in 1974. Driven into exile by the apartheid [...]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf4cxSiCZ4k&list=RDNf4cxSiCZ4k&start_radio=1

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDUGGxIZ48&list=RD6mDUGGxIZ48&start_radio=1

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Sathima Bea Benjamin – Africa

https://amf.didiermary.fr/sathima-bea-benjamin-africa/

Beatrice “Sathima Bea” Benjamin (17 October 1936 – 20 August 2013) was a South African vocalist and composer, based for nearly 45 years in New York City.

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The Jazz Epistles – Verse 1

https://amf.didiermary.fr/the-jazz-epistles-vary-oo-vum/

Verse 1 by the Jazz Epistles in 1960 is “a genuine hard bop session, swinging and persuasive, coming out of South Africa in an era when black musicians weren’t making any recordings, let alone forward-looking modern jazz albums.”

[They] were South Africa’s first important (albeit short-lived) bebop band, inspired by Art Blakey [...]

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