Composers
Hannibal (Peterson) Lokumbe
1948 -About
Classic composer and jazz trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe (originally known as Marvin Peterson) has been celebrating and commemorating the African-American experience through music and words for more than four decades.
Lokumbe’s work has been commissioned and performed by symphonies and orchestras across the country, including The Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Lokumbe’s oratorio African Portraits debuted at Carnegie Hall with conductor Paul Lustig Dunkel and the American Composers Orchestra in 1990. Since its debut, African Portraits has been performed more than 200 times by orchestras across America, and was recorded with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Barenboim.
Other orchestral and choral and recordings include, In The Spirit Of Being, A Shepherd Among Us, One Heart Beating, Fannie Lou Hamer, and many others.
Originally from Smithville Texas, Lokumbe lived and played in New York’s jazz scene for over thirty years, where he performed with many of his music idols including: Gil Evans, Roy Haynes, Cecil Taylor, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and Elvin Jones.
When he’s not traveling and performing, Lokumbe splits his time between his home in Bastrop, Texas and his studio in New Orleans, La.
Related Information
https://www.macdowell.org/artists/hannibal-petersonWorks by Hannibal (Peterson) Lokumbe
| Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Portraits | Yes | Full Orchestra | Blues singer, Gospel singer, Tenor, Baritone, Boy Soprano, Narrator playing a kora | 20+ | Professional | 5 West African drummers-jazz quartet-mixedchorus-3332-4431-timp+4-hp-str |