SA mourns jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim

Legendary South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at the age of 91. The celebrated musician passed away in Germany, according to a statement released by his family. 

From the streets of District Six to the world’s greatest concert halls, Ibrahim was instrumental in transforming South Africa's jazz music scene into a universal language of resistance, spirituality and hope.

Through timeless works like Mannenberg and Chisa, his gift was a soundtrack for a nation, encapsulating both the pain of the past and the promise of freedom - and officially putting Cape Town's jazz on the map.   

Ibrahim surprised audiences with an intimate performance at this year's Cape Town Jazz Festival, earlier in March. His memory and the celebration of his life, live on in his music.