Abdullah Ibrahim
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About
Also known as Dollar Brand. He became known for compositions that reflected his childhood in multicultural Cape Town.
Before Fame
He was a member of The Jazz Epistles, the first black South African musicians to record a jazz LP.
Trivia
He reacted to the political conditions and apartheid in South Africa with several pieces, including Mannenberg (or Capetown Fringe), which was dubbed the unofficial national anthem of South Africa.
Family Life
He married jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, with whom he had two sons, Tsakwe and New York underground rapper Jean Grae.
Associated With
He idolized Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk.
