Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948) is an American composer and jazz trumpeter.

Career

A native of

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, United States, he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal". He attended high school in Texas City, Texas. In the late 1960s, he attended

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for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with

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. He became a member of the

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orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with

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and

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. As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played koto and trumpet. His debut solo album, ''Children of the Fire'', was released in 1974. Lokumbe coauthored a biography of his life with the author, artist, and cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen, called
Hannibal Lokumbe: Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation
' (Columbia University Press, 2024). The book has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Biography, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has also publishe
three volumes of poetry
''The Ripest of My Fruits''; ''Trilogy: Freedom Dance Cycle''; and ''Love Poems to God''.

Awards and honors

*Fellow Award in Music from

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, 2009 *Harlem Jazz Hall of Fame
Lifetime Inductee.

Discography

As leader

* ''Marvin Peterson and the Soulmasters in Concert'' (Century, 1969) * ''Children of the Fire'' (Sunrise, 1974) * ''Hannibal'' (BASF/MPS, 1975) * ''In Antibes'' (Enja, 1977) * ''In Berlin'' (MPS, 1977) * ''Naima'' (Eastworld, 1978) * ''The Light'' (Eastworld, 1978) * ''Live in Lausanne'' (Eastworld, 1978) * ''The Tribe'' (John Hammond World of Jazz 1978) * ''Tribute'' (Eastworld, 1979) * ''The Universe Is Not for Sale'' (Smackdab, 1980) * ''The Angels of Atlanta'' (Enja, 1981) * ''Poem Song'' (Mole, 1981) * ''More Sightings'' (Enja, 1984) * ''Visions of a New World'' (Atlantic, 1989) * ''Kiss On the Bridge'' (Ear-Rational, 1990) * ''Crossing'' (Ear-Rational, 1991) * ''One with the Wind'' (Muse, 1994) * ''African Portraits'' (Teldec, 1995) * ''Dear Mrs. Parks'' (Naxos, 2009) * ''Can You Hear God Crying?'' (Naxos, 2014)

As sideman

With

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* '' My Friend Louis'' (DIW, 1992) With Richard Davis * ''

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* '' Where Flamingos Fly'' ( Artists House, 1971

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* ''Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans'' (Philips, 1972); Japanese big band directed by Gil Evans * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''

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'' (RCA, 1974) * '' There Comes a Time'' (RCA, 1975) * '' Priestess'' (

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, 1977) * '' Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978'' (RCA, 1979) * ''

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'' (Trio, 1981) * '' Live at Sweet Basil'' ( Gramavision, 1984

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* '' Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2'' (1984) With Frank Foster * '' The Loud Minority'' (

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, 1972) With

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* ''Desire Develops An Edge'' (Yellowbird, 1983) With

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* ''

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, 1977) With

* ''

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'' (Mainstream, 1973) With

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* '' Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Enja, 1968) With

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* ''

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'' (Muse, 1974) With

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* ''

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'' ( JCOA, 1974

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With New York Unit * '' Now's the Time'' (Paddle Wheel, 1992) * ''

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'' (Apollon, 1994) With

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* '' Tomorrow's Promises'' (Atlantic, 1977) With

* '' Black Unity'' (Impulse!, 1971) * '' Live at the East'' (Impulse!, 1972) * '' Village of the Pharoahs'' (Impulse!, 1973)

References

External links

Official Website

* * '' ttps://cup.columbia.edu/book/hannibal-lokumbe/9780231217866 Hannibal Lokumbe: Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation', by Lauren Coyle Rosen and Hannibal Lokumbe. Columbia University Press, 2024.
“Lauren Coyle Rosen and Hannibal Lokumbe on Music, Life, and Liberation: An Authors’ Q&A,”
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