Blogs about: Abdullah Ibrahim

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Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya @ the Jazz Standard1 comment

Ines wrote 1 month ago: Thanks to a generous invitation from a friend I got to hear two sets of Abdullah Ibrahim (with trio) … more →

Tags: Both-Mõlemad, English, Ekaya, jazz standard, seashell music

Abdullah Ibrahim and Ekaya @ the Jazz Standard1 comment

Ines wrote 1 month ago: Thanks to a generous invitation from a friend I got to hear two sets of Abdullah Ibrahim (with trio) … more →

Tags: Both-Mõlemad, English, Ekaya, jazz standard, seashell music

Abdullah Ibrahim live in Leverkusen

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 month ago: Two clips (back to back) of Abdullah Ibrahim and his regular trio, Belden Bullock (on bass) and Greo … more →

Tags: Africa is a Country, African Music, jazz, Music

Leaning towards South Africana

Benjamin Bradlow wrote 1 month ago: Close to a month ago, I attended a show by Abdullah Ibrahim with his New York City-based band Ekaya … more →

Tags: johannesburg, Music, South Africa, jazz, Selaelo SElota, South African traditional music, Thandiswa Mazwai, Townships, Wits Great Hall

Kyle Shepherd's "Fine Art"

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 month ago: By Marlon Burgess I’ve convinced Marlon Burgess, Cape Town-born musician and graduate student … more →

Tags: Music, cape town, jazz, kyle shepherd, Marlon Burgess writings, Piano, Review

classic Jean Grae

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 month ago: Just came across this January 2008 video clip of Jean Grae, performing part of her (Grae’s) … more →

Tags: Music, jazz, hip-hop, Video, Sathima Bea Benjamin, jean grae, black girl pain

Abdullah Ibrahim, "Cape Town Flower"

Sean Jacobs wrote 3 months ago: Posted with vodpod The Abdullah Ibrahim Trio at the Lugano Jazz Festival in 1999. Because it is … more →

Tags: Music, Africa is a Country, jazz, Video, Cape Town Flower

jean grae and tamar kali (at santos)1 comment

Sean Jacobs wrote 3 months ago: Tonight. … more →

Tags: Music, afropunk, hip-hop, jean grae, Live Music, New York City, santo's party house, tamar-kali, Tsidi Ibrahim

Las Rubias at Barbès this Saturday

David wrote 3 months ago: Las Rubias del Norte are playing at Barbès this Saturday, 3/28. It sounds like they’re go … more →

Tags: Shows, park slope, Las Rubias del Norte, Barbes, Music, 11215, gato loco, the dollars, Le Grand Dakar

The New Abdullah Ibrahims3 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 4 months ago: I wrote a piece for the Middle East newspaper, The National, on postapartheid South African music cu … more →

Tags: Music, You Can't Make This Stuff Up!, Alex van Heerden, Babu, BLK JKS, jazz, kyle shepherd, Mac McKenzie and the Goema Captains of Cape Town, Prisoners of Strange

Hugh Masekela has opinions

Sean Jacobs wrote 4 months ago: The trumpeter is 70 years old this month. He has a new album, Phola, and as is clear from an intervi … more →

Tags: Music, film, tsotsi, South African music, South African Jazz, miriam makeba, hugh masekela, ladysmith black mambazo, the grammy's

You can now watch 'Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony'--uninterrupted--online2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 5 months ago: Posted with vodpod The film–all 1 hour and 43 minutes uninterrupted–is now on Youtube ( … more →

Tags: film, Music, kwaito, jazz, apartheid, Nelson Mandela, miriam makeba, hugh masekela, Yfm

'The beginning of Afrikaans'20 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 5 months ago: Posted with vodpod I’ve now watched “Brother with Perfect Timing“–the 1987 … more →

Tags: Music, Ekaya, Islam, Islam in South Africa, jazz, language, South Africa, Sweet Basil, The origins of Afrikaans

Music: Abdullah Ibrahim, "reluctant teacher"

Sean Jacobs wrote 7 months ago: Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim talks to Philippa Kennedy in (the Adu Dhabi-based) The National about music … more →

Tags: Music, jazz, Senzo, South African Jazz, The National Abu Dhabi

CD reviews: 17-11-081 comment

peterbacon wrote 8 months ago: Abdullah Ibrahim: Senzo (Intuition) ***** The great South African pianist on his own, or more accur … more →

Tags: jazz, Saxophone, Piano, British Jazz, Cd Review, trumpet, herbie hancock, Kenny Garrett, Bobby Wellins

Music Fridays: 'Water from an Ancient Well'1 comment

Sean Jacobs wrote 11 months ago: Abdullah Ibrahim owns his composition “Water from an Ancient Well.”  Musicians covering … more →

Tags: Music, jazz, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Water from an Ancient Well, stanton moore

3rd Annual Montserrat Calabash Festival 2008 winds down (updated)

Israel wrote 1 year ago: Montserrat updated July 24, 2008 ___________ Guess which Caribbean island had the biggest Jazz even … more →

Tags: jazz, Music, Jazz music, Entertainment, Montserrat, Montserrat Jazz, Montserrat Calabash Festival, Paul Lunga, hugh masekela

Abdullah Ibrahim

aworan wrote 1 year ago: Published: Financial Times, May 2008. Aworan’s Blog: … more →

Tags: Financial Times, jazz, Live music photography, FIANCIAL TIMES, published

An Accidental Activist: Basil "Mannenberg" Coetzee and me (1989)

angryafrican wrote 1 year ago: I was just a face in the crowd. There must have been 500 of us. Swaying to the music. Maybe it was 5 … more →

Tags: South Africa, Students, University of Stellenbosch, Life, Comrade, Belief, Inspire, Culture, Politics


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