Songs of the Fathers - A Celebration of the Music of Abdullah Ibrahim

by Satya

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1.	Mannenberg 07:38	info	buy track
2.	Song for Sathima 05:18	info	buy track
3.	The Wild Rose 13:24	info	buy track
4.	Hamba Khale 06:15	info	buy track
5.	Tone Poem 2 07:00	info	buy track
6.	Blue Bolero 08:51	info	buy track

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This album celebrates the music of a true musical icon, the great South African pianist and composer and 2019 NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim. He is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. His music reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for "Mannenberg", a piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem.

During the apartheid era in the 1960s, Ibrahim moved to New York City. He was called upon in 1966 to substitute as leader of the Ellington Orchestra in five concerts, then followed a six-month tour with the Elvin Jones Quartet. In 1967 he received a Rockefeller Foundation grant to attend the Juilliard School of Music. Being in the USA also allowed him to interact with many progressive musicians, including Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Cecil Taylor, and Archie Shepp

In 1987, he played a memorial concert for Marcus Garvey in London’s Westminster Cathedral, and the following year he played at the concert in Central Park, New York, commemorating the seventieth birthday of Nelson Mandela. In 1990 Mandela, freed from prison, invited him to come home to South Africa. He memorably performed at Mandela’s inauguration in 1994.

Over the decades he has toured the world extensively, appearing at major venues either as a solo artist or playing with other renowned musicians, including Max Roach, Carlos Ward, and Randy Weston, and collaborating with classical orchestras in Europe.

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released March 22, 2024

This album was recorded at Clubhouse Recording in Rhinebeck, NY on April 7, 2023. It was produced with no overdubs or punch-ins. Each piece is presented as they were performed live with minimal editing, enhancement, and processing.

"Your work has generated very much a Portrait of Abdullah - very well capturing that quality of his to draw the listener into his work in a seductive way! Very wonderfully engaging, gentle, and absorbing.
Truly a Portrait!
Well done. - Mike Gibbs

Neil Alexander - Steinway Model B (1922)
Fender Rhodes Suitcase 73 Mark 2
Moog Sub 37 Tribute Edition
Nord Electro 4 73 SW
Dave Smith Prophet 12, OB6R, Pro 2 Synthesizers
Nektar Impact LX61 Controller

Frank Doblekar - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Phil Raskin - Drums, Cymbals, Gongs, Djembe, Misc. Percussion
Paul Antonell - Engineer
Peter Koppenaal - Photography, Album Cover Art
Bridget Mahoney - Studio Photography and Video
Eternal Thanks to Skip Hadden, Joe Lovano, and Paul Samuels for their invaluable guidance on this project

Produced by Phil Raskin for Resonant Artists

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Satya West Orange, New Jersey

Satya (truthfulness) is the culmination of four decades of musical collaboration from Frank Doblekar and Phil Raskin. Esteemed prior performances with: Don Ayler, Bill DeArango, Bill Dobbins, Halim El-Dabh, Mick Goodrick, George Garzone, Mike Gibbs, Skip Hadden, Jamey Haddad, Dave Kikoski, Joe Lovano, Bob Mover, Rebecca Paris, Ramnad V. Raghavan, Wallace Rooney, Roswell Rudd, and Kenny Werner ... more

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