South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies at age 91 after a brief illness

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Abdullah Ibrahim, the internationally acclaimed South African jazz pianist and composer, has died at the age of 91. His family announced his passing in a statement released on Monday.

The globally celebrated musician died peacefully in Germany after a brief illness.

Throughout a career that spanned eight decades, Ibrahim recorded over 70 albums and helped define a genre of South African jazz music.

His distinguished career included a performance at Nelson Mandela's 1994 presidential inauguration.

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