Rush Fifty Something risks everything, The Pitt cuts close to the bone, and Abdullah Ibrahim leaves South African jazz forever changed. Emotional triage.

South African jazz pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, a globally celebrated figure in music and a powerful cultural voice against apartheid, has died at the age of 91 in Germany, his family confirmed on Monday. According to a family statement, Ibrahim passed away peacefully surrounded by relatives after a short illness. Over a career spanning […]

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