Cape Town Songs: The Very Best Of

by Abdullah Ibrahim

Cape Town Songs: The Very Best Of cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Enja
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 1:05:23
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A best-of drawn from Abdullah Ibrahim's Enja recordings, centred on the Cape Town township jazz piano style he developed from the 1970s onward. 'Cape Town Songs' gathers some of the South African pianist's best-known compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, instrumental, melodic, rhythmic, soulful, fusion

Tracklist

  1. Imam (6:07)
  2. Zikr (5:26)
  3. For Monk (4:38)
  4. Zimbabwe (4:16)
  5. Mandela (4:57)
  6. The Mountain (3:18)
  7. Pule (Rain) (4:51)
  8. Chisa (4:23)
  9. Toi-Toi (3:25)
  10. Calypso Minor (4:55)
  11. Tsidi (3:13)
  12. Cape Town (6:26)
  13. African Marketplace (5:21)
  14. Mountain Of The Night (4:07)

Credits

More from Abdullah Ibrahim: full discography