Gregory wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:17 pmAbdullah Ibrahim, 91. He lived a long life and stayed musically active till the end. This is up there with Sonny Rollins's recent passing as a loss
Agreed. I picked up The Children Of Africa in the early 80s sight unseen mistakenly thinking it was an ECM release (similar minimalist artwork) and discovered a new label (enja) and artist to collect in the process. Probably still my favorite album by him.
This is a shocker. I used to deliver his records while he was dj'ing in his bedroom @ his parents house & before he moved to LA. Really nice & unassuming kid, I had no idea he became a pop star or had music videos with over 100M views until someone else on my route pointed it out fairly recently.
Wow. Tree was an interesting figure, I really like a few of his earlier songs (here’s a somewhat bitter one given the current news) and he certainly committed to some consistent and wild looks in his now brief career
Gregory wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:17 pmAbdullah Ibrahim, 91. He lived a long life and stayed musically active till the end. This is up there with Sonny Rollins's recent passing as a loss
Agreed. I picked up The Children Of Africa in the early 80s sight unseen mistakenly thinking it was an ECM release (similar minimalist artwork) and discovered a new label (enja) and artist to collect in the process. Probably still my favorite album by him.
You may already be aware but two of his earlier albums were released by ECM Records' sister label JAPO (Jazz by Post): African Piano and Ancient Africa. I'm going to listen to at least one of those today.
