People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: ABDULLAH IBRAHIM CountryPeopleSlaveTakenTrue
The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM AfricaDisruptedMindPeopleProblemTimeline
Music is only a means to an end – it is not the end. The concern is with the condition of man ABDULLAH IBRAHIM ConcernConditionEndManMeanMusic
People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM CountryHealerMadePeoplePriestSlave
When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM ArriveChangeConvergeResolveSelfSpaceTimeUnderstanding
I don’t think of myself as a jazz musician but a medicine man. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM JazzManMedicineMyselfThinking
Historically, politically, spiritually, economically, in people’s minds, in people’s heads. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM EconomicalHealHistoricalMindPeoplePoliticalSpiritual
Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution. ABDULLAH IBRAHIM KnowledgeMindPeacePlaceResolutionUnderstanding