Post by Olivier Holmey

Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and anti-apartheid champion, has died aged 91. Pete Letanka, a UK-based pianist who worked ​with Ibrahim, told Reuters that his music, though traditional-sounding, was also deeply relevant to contemporary listeners. "What makes it so beautiful is you're faced with the reality of all the obscenities of the apartheid regime but he is still capable of writing music that moves people to tears, whether it's 'Maraba Blues' ​or 'Water From an Ancient Well' or a call to arms like 'Mannenberg'," Letanka said. "He never needed to dazzle us with incredible technique. There was something so spiritual, so awakened within him." Read our full obituary here: https://lnkd.in/e87JGXDX