Abdullah Ibrahim Professions : Jazz Pianist Born : October 9, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Abdullah Ibrahim I don't think of myself as a jazz musician but a medicine man. Abdullah Ibrahim medicine men thinking People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves. Abdullah Ibrahim slave taken people When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution. Abdullah Ibrahim space understanding self Music is only a means to an end - it is not the end. The concern is with the condition of man Abdullah Ibrahim ends men mean The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people's minds, in people's heads. Abdullah Ibrahim problem mind people They took away time, and they gave us the clock. Abdullah Ibrahim away us clock time Similar Authors Brad Mehldau jazz-pianist Andrew Hill jazz-pianist Art Tatum jazz-pianist Alice Coltrane jazz-pianist Billy Taylor jazz-pianist Ahmad Jamal jazz-pianist All Authors
