African Piano
Released
Log in to like this album.
Log in to hide this album from future recommendations.
Log in to save this album to your lists.
No active filters.
South African pianist-composer Abdullah Ibrahim, known at the time of this 1969 live recording under the stage name “Dollar Brand,” left behind a document to treasure in African Piano. Reissued on CD by ECM in 2014, it stands as a testament to what one man in a crowded venue can do with the instrument. From the head-nodding “Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro,” he weaves a thickly braided tapestry in colors both muted (“Selby That The Eternal Spirit Is The Only Reality”) and exuberant (“Jabulani—Easter Joy”). Hearing this today feels like a privilege those chattering in the background took for granted.