Abdullah Ibrahim

Variations: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, Abdullah Ibrahim Trio.

The best album credited to Abdullah Ibrahim is Water From An Ancient Well which is ranked number 9,811 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 122.

Abdullah Ibrahim is ranked number 2,581 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 425 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).

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Abdullah Ibrahim best albums

The following albums by Abdullah Ibrahim are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

31 charts

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122

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Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya

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1989

Appears in:

5 charts

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1983

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6 charts

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At Montreux
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Dollar Brand

Year of Release:

1980

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3 charts

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Live

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio

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1995

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8 charts

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1980

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Live

Abdullah Ibrahim

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2024

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8 charts

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Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya

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2019

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7 charts

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The Children Of Africa

Dollar Brand

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1976

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5 charts

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Good News From Africa

Dollar Brand & Johnny Dyani

Year of Release:

1974

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4 charts

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2,581

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This may not be a complete discography for Abdullah Ibrahim.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Abdullah Ibrahim bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	2	0%
1970s	11	0%
1980s	10	0%
1990s	2	0%
2000s	3	0%
2010s	5	0%
2020s	2	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	33	825%
Yes	2	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	31	775%
Yes	4	200%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	34	850%
Yes	1	3%

Abdullah Ibrahim best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Water From An Ancient Well

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 80 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Wedding

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 80 (6 votes)Comments: 0

Someday Soon Sweet Samba

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Water From An Ancient Well

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Mountain

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 78 (6 votes)Comments: 0

Sameeda

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: 0

Tuang Guru

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

The Wedding

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

The Mountain

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Tuang Guru

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

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Mandela

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 77 (5 votes)Comments: 0

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Dreamtime

(from the album The Balance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Song For Sathima (Daughter Of Cape Town)

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 76 (5 votes)Comments: 0

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Manenberg Revisited (Cape Town Fringe)

(from the album Water From An Ancient Well)

Average Rating: 76 (5 votes)Comments: 0

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Nisa

(from the album The Balance)

Average Rating: 76 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Damara Blue

(from the album Cape Town Revisited)

Average Rating: 75 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Abdullah Ibrahim ratings

Average Rating:

73/100 (from 6 votes)

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Artist ratings	Avg. artist rating
75/100 !	04/24/2023 03:18	hoyquarlow	250	73/100
75/100 !	09/26/2020 09:31	Johnnyo	3,097	74/100
80/100 !	10/30/2018 12:10	mostlymor	4,299	70/100
75/100 !	12/27/2013 06:50	LosWochos	7,603	79/100
95/100 !	10/30/2013 00:00	sssvnnn	496	75/100

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