{"id":37696,"date":"2026-06-22T09:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=37696"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:40:54","slug":"lesotho-jazz-stars-honour-sa-legend-ibrahim","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/lesotho-jazz-stars-honour-sa-legend-ibrahim\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho jazz stars honour SA legend Ibrahim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Lesotho&#8217;s jazz musicians have joined the global music community in paying tribute to legendary musician\u00a0Abdullah\u00a0Ibrahim.<\/div>\n<div>\nRenowned saxophonist Bhudaza Mapefane said Ibrahim&#8217;s music has long been regarded as a benchmark for aspiring jazz artists.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, Mapefane noted that his admiration for the celebrated musician deepened after discovering that they shared roots in Lesotho, a connection that strengthened his personal bond with Ibrahim&#8217;s legacy.<\/div>\n<div>\nThe passing of the music legend and jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim will be celebrated across the globe as a musical giant and force to reckon with.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But to the saxophonist, Mapefane, Ibrahim was not just another jazz icon, but someone he can truly call a brother.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37205,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-37696","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"Paying tribute to legendary musician\u00a0Abdullah\u00a0Ibrahim","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37697,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/37696\/revisions\/37697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=37696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}