He should have carried his father’s name. The New York Times obituary says that Sentso Brand, a house painter of Sotho descent, was shot dead in Cape Town in 1938 – in circumstances, the paper ...

Between my wife, Ruth, and I, our history with the late Abdullah Ibrahim reaches back more than half a century. My wife actually knew of him first when she was a young music student at the University ...

While the cold winter air was unmistakable in Cape Town, the Artscape Opera House was vibrating as the Cape Town music community and music lovers connected for the Abdullah Ibrahim Memorial Concert on ...

The South African arts community will gather in Cape Town on Monday evening to celebrate the life and legacy of legendary jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim, with a special memorial concert at the ...

This is FRESH AIR. South Africa-born pianist, composer and band leader Abdullah Ibrahim died Monday at age 91. He began recording in South Africa in the 1950s, when he played with a pioneering band ...