Autobiography (Abdullah Ibrahim album) explained

Autobiography
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand)
Cover:	Autobiography (Abdullah Ibrahim album).jpeg
Released:	1978 (LP), 2001 (CD)
Recorded:	June 18, 1978
Genre:	Post-bop South African jazz
Label:	Plainisphare (LP) Elephant (CD)
Prev Title:	Duet
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Echoes from Africa
Next Year:	1979

Autobiography is a live recording by pianist and flautist Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand), taken from a June 18, 1978, concert in Switzerland. On the recording, Ibrahim recalls his childhood in South Africa through the songs he learned then, progressing to his own compositions in adulthood. Originally released as a two-disc LP set, the album has since been reissued on CD.

Track listing

1. "What Really Happened in the Cornfields is that the Birds Made Musical all the Day and so I Let a Song Go Out of my Heart at Duke’s Place" – "Anthem For the New Nations"
2. "Biral"
3. "Gwidza" – "Yukio-Kahlifa" – "Intro Liberation Dance"
4. "African Marketplace" – "Tokai" – "Llanga" – "African Sun"
5. "The Dream"
6. "Liberation Dance"
7. "Did You Hear That Sound ?" – "Our Son Tsakwe" – "The Wedding" – "I Surrender Dear" – "One Day When We Were Young"
8. "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
9. "Take the "A" Train" – "Coming on the Hudson" – "Moniebah"
10. "Little Boy"
11. "Cherry"
12. "Ishmael" – "Mannenberg" – "Children of Africa"/"Banyana" – "Peace-Salaam" – "Anthem for the New Nations"
13. "Khoisan"