Senzo musician biography books
The incredible artistry and life of the South African septuagenarian pianist/composer Abdullah Ibrahim reads like a Hollywood movie: Born in Apartheid..
Abdullah Ibrahim - Senzo
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Senzo is nothing less than a masterwork.
An Afropop/alternative vocalist and performer who's vocals won't only touch the deep of your soul but also make you want to reflect in life and have a.
It is particularly the relaxed anchoring of the spontaneously captured moment in eternity that makes this recording stand out from the masses of piano albums that are currently flooding the market.
The name Abdullah Ibrahim is as inextricably linked with jazz history as those of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, or Don Cherry.
The pianist has collaborated closely with all of these musicians, but his life history is a unique story that is directly connected to global developments during the twentieth century. Born in Cape Town in 1934 as Adolphe Johannes Brand, from 1949 on he worked as a professional musician under the name Dollar Brand.
What that meant in the days of apartheid in South Africa does not have to be explained further. Nevertheless, until the early 1960s, he stayed in his native country, where he accompanied Miriam Makeba and founded the first impo