Electric Fetus

Abdullah Ibrahim - Solotude

Details

Format: Vinyl
Label: GEARBOX
Rel. Date: 01/14/2022
UPC: 5060708610852

Solotude
Artist: Abdullah Ibrahim
Format: Vinyl
New: Not in Stock
Wish

Formats and Editions

More Info:

Solotude is the new solo piano album by the South African piano maestro Abdullah Ibrahim. It was recorded on Ibrahim's birthday in October 2021, at the Hirzinger hall in Riedering where he would traditionally hold his birthday concert. The hall, famed in Germany for it's acoustic, lends itself perfectly to the mood of the album, which is at once warm, timeless, and solitary. The music spans timeless classics including "Blues for a Hip King" and "The Wedding," seldom recorded pieces such as "Tokai," as well as new themes "Once Upon A Midnight," "In The Evening," and "Signal On A Hill." The enduring purity and honesty of Ibrahim's touch and the emotive simplicity of his writing demonstrates that even in the dark, hope shines through. At 86, and even through a pandemic, the ever-active and imaginative Ibrahim shows no signs of stopping.
        
back to top