MUSICIAN

Abdullah Ibrahim

1934 - Today

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Abdullah Ibrahim (born Adolph Johannes Brand on 9 October 1934), previously known as Dollar Brand, is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah Ibrahim has received more than 530,674 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah Ibrahim is the 837th most popular musician (up from 898th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 63rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 837 out of 3,175. Before him are Mischa Elman, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Peter Winter, Arturo Sandoval, Robert Casadesus, and Mulatu Astatke. After him are Jorge Bolet, Mike Porcaro, Juan Luis Guerra, Stanley Clarke, Joe Walsh, and Alice Coltrane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 228. Before him are Zilda Arns, Carmelo Simeone, Jimmy Fontana, John Brunner, Sven-Bertil Taube, and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. After him are Enrique Collar, Ian Richardson, Gyoji Matsumoto, Frank País, Sven Wollter, and Paco Ibáñez.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 61 out of 454. Before him are David Cooper (1931), Trevor Jones (1949), Reggie Walker (1889), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Cyril Cusack (1910), and Dave Matthews (1967). After him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Marlene Dumas (1953), Laurence Oliphant (1829), J. B. M. Hertzog (1866), Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819), and Ian Scheckter (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Africa

Among musicians born in South Africa, Abdullah Ibrahim ranks 2. Before him are Manfred Mann (1940). After him are Trevor Rabin (1954), Hugh Masekela (1939), Eddie Kramer (1942), Lucky Dube (1910), Kevin Shirley (1960), and J. R. Rotem (1975).

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