Abdullah Ibrahim

Nacimiento : 1934-10-09, Cape Town, South Africa

Historia

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.

Películas

Africa Rising
Africa Rising
Self - Musician (archive footage)
How African artists have spread African culture all over the world, especially music, since the harsh years of decolonization, trying to offer a nicer portrait of this amazing continent, historically known for tragic subjects, such as slavery, famine, war and political chaos.
Sophiatown
Sophiatown
Himself
Little Bird's first South African production, SOPHIATOWN has won the award for Best Documentary at the Cape Town World Cinema Festival 2003. SOPHIATOWN celebrates the great popular jazz music of the 1950's in South Africa; a rich tradition deserving international attention. Director Pascale Lamche, traces the music, uncovers the artists who created it and the unique culture in which it thrived, concentrated in Sophiatown, Johannesburg's own Harlem, which fuelled by liberation politics until its destruction by the Apartheid regime. The film features Nelson Mandela and such household names from the jazz world as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Caiphus Semenya.
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Himself
The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challenge. This documentary by Lee Hirsch recounts a fascinating and little-known part of South Africa's political history through archival footage, interviews and, of course, several mesmerizing musical performances.
The Law
The Law
Original Music Composer
Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous.
No Fear, No Die
No Fear, No Die
Original Music Composer
Dah and Jocelyn come from Benin, Africa, to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant.
Chocolat
Chocolat
Original Music Composer
Una mujer francesa rescata de su memoria los días de su infancia que transcurrieron en el Camerún colonial. Sin ningún otro punto de referencia, la inocente chiquilla acepta el sometimiento de una mayoría negra por parte de la minoría de colonos blancos como un orden natural de las cosas. La pequeña crece al tiempo que las desigualdades sociales, pero sólo desde el recuerdo es capaz de darse cuenta de las crueldades y los errores cometidos por el sistema colonial.
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Brother with Perfect Timing
Abdullah Ibrahim: A Brother with Perfect Timing
The story of legendary jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim and his struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
System Without Shadow
System Without Shadow
Music
Computer operator Faber works on securing computers for big companies and banks. His private life is rather dull until he meets a strange women, Juliet and falls in love. Her friend convinces Faber to exploit his knowledge to rob a bank.