Water From an Ancient Well

Water From an Ancient Well (1986) by Abdullah Ibrahim is a jazz album that reflects Ibrahim's fusion of South African musical roots with jazz improvisation, often presenting lyrical, hymn-like themes and a contemplative, spacious sense of melody and harmony. The music tends to emphasize pastoral and folk-inflected motifs, restrained rhythms, and gradual, narrative development, illustrating Ibrahim's approach of blending tradition, church and Cape Malay influences with modern jazz sensibilities.