South African musician and composer Abdullah Ibrahim (1934ā2026) was originally named Adolph Johannes Brand and performed under the name Dollar Brand. As a child he had acquired the nickname āDollarā from American soldiers who were stationed in Cape Town during World War II. Brand had often bought American jazz records from them. He changed his name to Abdullah Ibrahim in 1968 after converting to Islam.
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