Johannesburg, June 15, 2026 (AFP) - South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dead at 91: family

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2026-06-15

World-renowned South African jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim died Monday at the age of 91 in Germany, his family announced in a statement. The pianist, who recorded more than 70 albums "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Germany, after a short illness," the family said. Ibrahim began his professional career at the age of 15 before being discovered in 1963 in a Zurich club by American jazz pianist Duke Ellington. In 1......

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