Ibrahim, Abdullah: Solotude (Vinyl)

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
its 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.

TRACKLIST:
1. Mindiff
2. Trieste My Love
3. Nisa
4. Blue Bolero
5. In-Tempo
6. Dreamtime
7. Blue Bolero (First Reprise)
8. Peace
9. Blues For A Hip King
10. District 6
11. Tokai
12. District 6 (Reprise)
13. Pula
14. Sotho Blue
15. Blue Bolero (Second Reprise)
16. Did You Hear That Sound?
17. In The Evening
18. Once Upon A Midnight
19. The Wedding
20. Signal On The Hill