South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim, who won global acclaim through his music career that spanned more than seven decades, has died at the age of 91 following a brief illness.
Ibrahim was surrounded by family when he passed away peacefully in Germany, his family said in a statement on Monday 15 June.
Abdullah Ibrahim passes awayBorn on 9 October 1934 in District Six in Cape Town , the massively talented jazz pianist and composer first performed professionally at the age of 16 at the citys iconic City Hall.
