South Africa’s Jazz Icon, Likened To Mozart By Mandela, Dies At 91 In Germany

The man Nelson Mandela once described as South Africa’s own Mozart has died. Abdullah Ibrahim, the pianist whose music became inseparable from his country’s struggle against apartheid, passed away on Monday in Germany at the age of 91, surrounded by family after a short illness. The death was announced by the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa, with no official cause given.

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