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Abdullah Ibrahim

1934 - Today

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Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934), previously known as Dollar Brand, is 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. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah Ibrahim is the 973rd most popular musician (down from 837th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 973 out of 3,175. Before him are Adam Clayton, Wolf Hoffmann, Bernhard Romberg, Steven Wilson, Eliades Ochoa, and Jean-Luc Ponty. After him are Marco Di Meco, Juan Luis Guerra, Ron McGovney, Selda Bağcan, Peter Winter, and Fats Waller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 251. Before him are Peter Maxwell Davies, Ronnie Clayton, Anne Haney, Mikel Laboa, Hendrick Chin A Sen, and Kir Bulychev. After him are Rodri, Elżbieta Krzesińska, Ludvig Faddeev, Phạm Minh Mẫn, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, and Lew Hoad.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 82 out of 454. Before him are Oliver Tambo (1917), Piet Joubert (1834), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), Gordon Murray (1946), David Cooper (1931), and Marlene Dumas (1953). After him are J. L. B. Smith (1897), Walter Sisulu (1912), Alice Krige (1954), Laurens van der Post (1906), Joan Harrison (1935), and J. B. M. Hertzog (1866).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Africa

Among musicians born in South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 2. Before him are Manfred Mann (1940). After him are Hugh Masekela (1939), Trevor Rabin (1954), Lucky Dube (1910), Eddie Kramer (1942), J. R. Rotem (1975), and Kevin Shirley (1960).

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