Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948)
Career
A native of Smithville, Texas, United States,
he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal".
He attended high school in Texas City, Texas. In the late 1960s, he attended North Texas State University for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
He became a member of the
Gil Evans orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with
Roy Haynes and
Pharoah Sanders.
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 published three volumes of poetry: The Ripest of My Fruits; Trilogy: Freedom Dance Cycle; and Love Poems to God.
Awards and honors
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Fellow Award in Music from United States Artists, 2009
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Harlem Jazz Hall of Fame, Lifetime Inductee.
Discography
As leader
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Marvin Peterson and the Soulmasters in Concert (Century, 1969)
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Children of the Fire (Sunrise, 1974)
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Hannibal (BASF/MPS, 1975)
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In Antibes (Enja, 1977)
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In Berlin (MPS, 1977)
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Naima (Eastworld, 1978)
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The Light (Eastworld, 1978)
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Live in Lausanne (Eastworld, 1978)
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The Tribe (John Hammond World of Jazz 1978)
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Tribute (Eastworld, 1979)
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The Universe Is Not for Sale (Smackdab, 1980)
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The Angels of Atlanta (Enja, 1981)
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Poem Song (Mole, 1981)
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More Sightings (Enja, 1984)
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Visions of a New World (Atlantic, 1989)
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Kiss On the Bridge (Ear-Rational, 1990)
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Crossing (Ear-Rational, 1991)
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One with the Wind (Muse, 1994)
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African Portraits (Teldec, 1995)
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Dear Mrs. Parks (Naxos, 2009)
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Can You Hear God Crying? (Naxos, 2014)
As sideman
With Andrew Cyrille
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My Friend Louis (DIW, 1992)
With Richard Davis
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Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Muse, 1972)
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Dealin' (Muse, 1973)
With Gil Evans
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Where Flamingos Fly (Artists House, 1971 1989)
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Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans (Philips, 1972); Japanese big band directed by Gil Evans
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Svengali (Atlantic, 1973)
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The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix (RCA, 1974)
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There Comes a Time (RCA, 1975)
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Priestess (Antilles Records, 1977)
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Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979)
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Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) (Trio, 1981)
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Live at Sweet Basil (Gramavision, 1984 1986)
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Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2 (1984)
With Frank Foster
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The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972)
With Kip Hanrahan
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Desire Develops An Edge (Yellowbird, 1983)
With Billy Hart
With Roy Haynes
With Elvin Jones
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Live at the Village Vanguard (Enja, 1968)
With Eric Kloss
With Grachan Moncur III & Jazz Composer's Orchestra
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Echoes of Prayer (JCOA, 1974 1975)
With New York Unit
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Now's the Time (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
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Akari (Apollon, 1994)
With Don Pullen
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Tomorrow's Promises (Atlantic, 1977)
With Pharoah Sanders
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Black Unity (Impulse!, 1971)
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Live at the East (Impulse!, 1972)
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Village of the Pharoahs (Impulse!, 1973)
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