Track of the day - Abdullah Ibrahim - South Africa

This track is a remake from an original composition by Abdullah Ibrahim, Thaba Nchu, and it is one of many remakes. The first remake to be titled "Mountain in the night" was on the album "African Suite".

For this remake, Ibrahim collaborated with the Munich Radio Symphony, drummer George Gray, bassist Marcus McLaurine, Daniel Schnyder and the Absolute Ensemble to produce it along with other delightful tracks. The album this collaboration produced, "African Symphony", is a great album to play late at night, alone, while chilling on your balcony, hanging next to your window, or relaxing in your living room - and in case you are a rich person pretending to be sophisticated, sitting in your garden.

Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African pianist and composer. He is formerly known as Adolph Johannes Brand and as Dollar Brand. His music reflects many of the musical influences of his childhood in the multicultural port areas of Cape Town, ranging from traditional African songs to the gospel of the AME Church and ragas, to more modern jazz and other Western styles. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. With his wife, the jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, he is father to the New York underground rapper Jean Grae, as well as to a son, Tsakwe.

By Saad Kurdi, an expert on international music : saadeddinkurdi@gmail.com