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South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.

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What happened Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.
The headline split One side frames it as "South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91". The other frames it as "South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91".
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Left / center-leftSouth African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91

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BBC WorldNews report · Jun 15, 5:25 PM

South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

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Ibrahim helped define a genre of South African jazz music in a career that spanned eight decades.

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Guardian WorldNews report · Jun 15, 5:03 PM

South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91

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The accomplished musician, who recorded over 70 albums in his career, died peacefully in Germany after a short illness South African jazz composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has died at t...

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