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People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made into slaves.
Abdullah Ibrahim
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Abdullah Ibrahim
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: October 9
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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
Pianist
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Cape Town
South Africa
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Adolph Johannes Brand
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