The Song Is My Story celebrates Abdullah Ibrahim's eightieth birthday, and also coincides with the fortieth anniversary of his 1974 release Mannenberg, which became the underground anthem of the townships and the rallying cry of the oppressed native inhabitants. Ibrahim is a prestigious artist who not only offers an appreciative audience highly intellectual music, but raises awareness on moral issues as well. The Song Is My Story is Ibrahim's solo piano chronicle of his life, performed in brief and profound interpretations. Many of the songs are visitations from his vast catalog, others are impromptu improvisations literally rolling of his fingertips, for he lives in the moment, is present in the now. For him improvisation is meditation in motion. Celestial Bird Dance, Threshold, Open Door - Within, Unfettered - Muken, Spiral Mist, Just Arrived, Kalahari Pleiades, for Coltrane, Twelve By Twelve, Shadows Lean Against My Song, the Song Is My Story - Ura, Marinska, African Dawn, Eclipse at Dawn, Phambili - Looking Ahead, for Coltrane, Children Dance
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