Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim reflects on life before and after apartheid, and how Duke Ellington and Thelonius Monk helped shape his career
by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
Mar 02, 2020
3 minutes
The eminent pianist Abdullah Ibrahim was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in 1934, which means he was born into apartheid.
It also means that by now, at age 85, he has seen his country transformed and understands - as few of us can - the role music played in liberation.
"As you know, jazz music is community based - it's something that we lived," says Ibrahim. "It's a legacy. It's an ongoing expression of our individual and communal
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