Abullah Ibrahim A Brother With Perfect Timing A Superb Film On The Life And Music Of One Of South Africa's Finest Musicians On DVD Release Date Scheduled For April 19, 2005 Through Music Video Distributors

Oaks, PA - Music Video Distributors and Film Resource Unit are proud to present the home viewing release of Abdullah Ibrahim - A Brother With Perfect Timing for US & Canadian distribution on DVD.

This is not a biography according to the film maker, but seen rather as the story of the music of Abdullah Ibrahim formally know as Dollar Brand, one of the finest pianists and composers to emerge from South Africa.

Formally exiled in New York, the interviews are rich with memories of Cape Town (the source of his music) and the documentary captures a uniquely African Jazz perspective. Following Ibrahim's vivid stories, the film moves between New York and Cape Town, mixing documentary with dramatized episodes. Its form mirrors the non linear, narrative circular of Ibrahim's musical composition, juxtaposing qualities that seem contradictory but evoke the complexity and diversity of his sources.

Conceived in close collaboration with Ibrahim, It throbs with anticipation and skillfully describes provocative cultural history of the Cape, through the eyes of the country's fines

Produced by Chris Austin and Gill Bond. Indigo Productions for Island Visual Arts, BBC TV & WDR.

Item# DJ-892

UPC# 022891989295

Street Date 04/19/05

Prebook 03/15/05

Running time 90 minutes

Audio 5.1 Surround

Retail 19.95

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