L’incanto pianistico di #AbdullahIbrahim

L’impressione è che stia cantando. Non per quel tanto di sua voce e di versi che qua e là affiorano come accompagnando le dita sulla tastiera. No, proprio che stia
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The piano enchantment of #AbdullahIbrahim

The impression is that he is singing. Not because of that bit of his voice and verses that surface here and there as if accompanying his fingers on the keyboard. No, just that he is
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20-5-2023 18:29 #il manifesto https://cms.ilmanifesto.it https://ilmanifesto.it/lincanto-pianistico-di-abdullah-ibrahim

L’incanto pianistico di #AbdullahIbrahim

L’impressione è che stia cantando. Non per quel tanto di sua voce e di versi che qua e là affiorano come accompagnando le dita sulla tastiera. No, proprio che stia
The post L’incanto pianistico di #AbdullahIbrahim first appeared on il manifesto.

The piano enchantment of #AbdullahIbrahim

The impression is that he is singing. Not because of that bit of his voice and verses that surface here and there as if accompanying his fingers on the keyboard. No, just that he is
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20-5-2023 16:29 #il manifesto https://cms.ilmanifesto.it https://ilmanifesto.it/lincanto-pianistico-di-abdullah-ibrahim

Waiting for #AbdullahIbrahim to take the stage at the #KennedyCenter

🎶🎶 Sathima Bea Benjamin – Africa

🔗 https://amf.didiermary.fr/sathima-bea-benjamin-africa/?mtm_campaign=AutoPost&mtm_kwd=DirectAMF&mtm_source=Mastodon

📨 Beatrice "Sathima Bea" Benjamin(17 October 1936 – 20 August 2013) was a South African vocalist and composer, based for nearly 45 years in New York City.Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTprM49tLUA

Originally recorded and released in 1976 on Rashid V

#️⃣ #AfroJazz #AbdullahIbrahim #Jazz #SouthAfrica

#NowPlaying Abdullah Ibrahim - Mindif (Enja Records, 1988).

Very nice set that features Abdullah Ibrahim's soundtrack music for the 1988 Claire Denis film Chocolat.

#AbdullahIbrahim #DollarBrand #EnjaRecords

What a wonderful concert by jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim at Flagey in Brussels!

How often do you get see an 88 year old musician, still playing beautifully, who performed at the inauguration of his fan, Nelson Mandela?

Can’t share the concert but here is a recent NPR Tiny Desk performance with mini versions of some of the same pieces

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=L5i4stj4M30

#Jazz #Piano #AbdullahIbrahim

Evening music.... My husband has gone on an Abdullah Ibrahim kick for dinner music. Last night and tonight we dined to Cape Town Revisited.

https://youtu.be/2yXqZw6gQrY

#jazz #AbdullahIbrahim #CapeTownRevisited

Rainy days are perfect for ballads. One of my favorites is Abdullah Ibrahim's The Wedding, the version from the outstanding album African Marketplace because it features Carlos Wall leading the melody on alto.

https://youtu.be/Rxaavuga20Q

#jazz #ballad #AbdullahIbrahim #CarlosWard

Nighttime music. One of my favorite records of all time is African Marketplace, a 1979 release by the great composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. There are later releases also featuring his tune The Wedding, but this one featuring Carlos Ward on alto is by far my favorite. Relax and listen...
#AbdullahIbrahim #DollarBrand #jazz #AfricanMusic #CarlosWard
https://youtu.be/30QB-qcQdTA?t=593

On my dog walk this morning, in glorious autumn sunlight, surrounded by trees & silence, the soundtrack in my head (not my ears, I don’t listen to stuff on a device when I walk) was Abdullah Ibrahim, remembering Tuesday’s glorious #LondonJazzFestival concert at the Barbican. He played solo piano without pause for 80mins or so, & it felt like just 20mins. #Jazz #AbdullahIbrahim