Abdullah Ibrahim once told a seminar at his M7 Academy in Cape Town, "The devil lives on the stage. This is where the ego comes out." On the strength of Solotude, recorded live on his eighty-sixth ...

It's very easy to call attention by playing fast or flashy. Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim does not believe in any of that. When he approaches the keyboard, he brings a sense of balance and poise that make ...

Now entering his eighth decade, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has been largely responsible for introducing the world to South African jazz and attracting new ears to its warm, reverent tradition, whether ...

Mannenberg; Song for Sathima; The Wild Rose; Hamba Khale; Tone Poem 2: Blue Bolero. This album celebrates the music of a true musical icon, the great South African pianist and composer and 2019 NEA ...

Calypso Minor; Sotho Blue; Abide; Nisa; The Mountain; The Wedding; Glass Enclosure; Star Dance; Joan Capetown Flower (Emerald Bay). Abdullah Ibrahim: grand piano ...

ekapa records is proud to announce the release of SongSpirit, an album that celebrates South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin's 70th birthday with a compilation of 11 of her greatest recorded ...