Abdullah Ibrahim

Abdullah Ibrahim (born October 9, 1934, Cape Town, South Africa—died June 15, 2026, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany) was a South African musician and composer who combined traditional South African music, American and European jazz, and classical music. He performed under the name Dollar Brand before his conversion to Islam in 1968. Ibrahim’s religious and political beliefs influenced his music. In the 1970s his composition “Mannenberg” became an anthem for the movement against apartheid in South Africa, and he was later...