Sound
Community Rating
6.8
TMDB estimate
Born
October 9, 1934 (age 91)
Born in
Cape Town, South Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Abdullah Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand, 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa, and formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a South African pianist and composer. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. With his wife, the jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, he is father to the New York underground rapper Jean Grae, as well as to a son, Tsakwe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abdullah Ibrahim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
2023

Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019

Mandela's Gun
as Original Music Composer
2016
Sophiatown
as Self
2003

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
2002
Arthouse
as Self
1997

The Law
as Original Music Composer
1990

No Fear, No Die
as Original Music Composer
1990

Chocolat
as Original Music Composer
1988
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Brother with Perfect Timing
1987

Closed Circuit
as Original Music Composer
1983

The House of Hunger
as Music
1983
Grimme Award
as Self
1964