What What is in fact the daughter of Abdullah Ibrahim. She re-named herself
Jean Gray recently. Last places I heard her were on the last High & Mighty
record (great track with Kool Keith and Bobbito) and on M-Boogies "Laid In
Full" record. Great M.C, somewhat elusive.
Jeff
on 2/27/01 12:52 PM, substar at substar@iafrica.com wrote:
quoted 27 lines On 26 Feb 2001, at 13:30, Rev Simon Rumble wrote:> On 26 Feb 2001, at 13:30, Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
>
>> The highlights of the albums by the Herbalizer for me have been the
>> tracks featuring female MC What What.
>
> I could be totally wrong - but I do believe that she's a Cape Town
> grrrl (just like myself) from here in South Africa, the daughter of
> Abdullah Ibrahim, famous composer / pianist (in a more jazzy vein).
>
> He himself became famous under the name "Dollar Brand" way
> back in the 60's, his hugest hit being "Manenberg" (which you
> might well find on compilations featuring SA music). When he
> converted to the Muslim faith, he took on the name Abdullah
> Ibrahim.
>
> Asked and answered, and I hope I'm right.
>
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