# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abdullah-ibrahim
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:22:33.502Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abdullah-ibrahim"
name: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
slug: "abdullah-ibrahim"
description: "Abdullah Ibrahim, previously known as Dollar Brand, was a South African pianist and composer. 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. Ibrahim is considered the leading figure in the subgenre of Cape jazz. Within jazz, his music particularly reflects the influence of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington. He is known especially for \"Mannenberg\", a jazz piece that became a notable anti-apartheid anthem."
tagline: "South African pianist and composer (1934–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Abdullah_Ibrahim_Oslo_Jazzfestival_(191335)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1934-10-09"
deathDate: "2026-06-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           62.39
  momentum:             25
  historical:           25.02740933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  50
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104456/"
    handle:    "nm0104456"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/39mb0I6tdTcCXkeigvzxOJ"
    handle:    "39mb0I6tdTcCXkeigvzxOJ"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.abdullahibrahim.co.za"
sources:
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    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/338287"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd64e185-9973-44d5-ad09-5d5562804292"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A5%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%85_(%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86)"
    title: "عبد الله إبراهيم (ملحن)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "عبدالله ابراهيم"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_Brand"
    title: "Dollar Brand"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
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  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
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    title: "Աբդուլլահ Իբրահիմ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%92%E3%83%A0"
    title: "アブドゥーラ・イブラヒム"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%95%EB%91%98%EB%9D%BC_%EC%9D%B4%EB%B8%8C%EB%9D%BC%ED%9E%98"
    title: "압둘라 이브라힘"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BC%2C_%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0"
    title: "Ибрагим, Абдулла"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/89288"
    title: "Abdullah Ibrahim"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump