Cape Town Revisited

by Abdullah Ibrahim Trio

Cape Town Revisited cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Enja
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 58:30
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Cape Town Revisited' presents South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in a trio setting, returning to compositions from across his career. The live recording centres on his hymn-like piano style, in which South African township music and jazz harmony are inseparable.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, melodic, improvisation, live, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Damara Blue (4:05)
  2. Someday Soon Sweet Samba (4:45)
  3. 1st Movement: African Street Parade (7:36)
  4. 2nd Movement: District Six Carnival (2:04)
  5. Song For Sathima (3:26)
  6. 3rd Movement: Too-Kah (2:00)
  7. Tintinyana (3:47)
  8. Tuang Guru (6:15)
  9. Eleventh Hour (3:56)
  10. Water From An Ancient Well (5:42)
  11. Tsakwe - Royal Blue (3:19)
  12. Soweto (4:07)
  13. The Mountain (2:16)
  14. The Wedding (2:11)
  15. Barakaat (The Blessing) (3:01)

Credits

  • Feya Faku - guest, trumpet
  • Brey Graphics - design
  • Kenneth R.A. Rasheed - liner notes
  • Lars Rasmussen - liner notes
  • Wolfgang Meyscheider - mastered by
  • German V枚lpel - mixed by
  • Lex van Rossen - photography by [cover photography by]
  • Eddie Wilkinson - photography by [other photography by]
  • Ssirus W. Pakzad - photography by [other photography by]

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