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| name = Hannibal Lokumbe
| name = Hannibal Lokumbe
| image = Hannibal Marvin Peterson.jpg
| image = Hannibal Marvin Peterson.jpg
| caption = Peterson performing in New York City on July 6, 1976
| caption = Peterson in 1976
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Marvin Peterson
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| instrument = Trumpet
| instrument = Trumpet
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| label = [[Enja Records|Enja]], [[MPS Records|MPS]], [[Baystate]]
| label = [[Enja Records|Enja]], [[MPS Records|MPS]], Baystate
| associated_acts = Sunrise Orchestra
| associated_acts = Sunrise Orchestra
| website = {{URL|hanniballokumbe.com}}
| website = {{URL|hanniballokumbe.com}}
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'''Hannibal Lokumbe''' (born '''Marvin Peterson''' on November 11, 1948)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=319}}</ref> is an American jazz trumpeter.
'''Hannibal Lokumbe''' (born '''Marvin Peterson''' on November 11, 1948)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=319}}</ref> is an American composer and jazz trumpeter.


==Career==
==Career==
A native of [[Smithville, Texas]], United States,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal".<ref name="Kelsey">{{cite web |last1=Kelsey |first1=Chris |title=Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marvin-hannibal-peterson-mn0000374683/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> He attended high school in Texas City, Texas and was in the High School band under Mr. Renfroe, a respected band director. Marvin’s playing and practicing his trumpet was enjoyed in his neighborhood. In the late 1960s, he attended [[University of North Texas|North Texas State University]] for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> He became a member of the [[Gil Evans]] orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with [[Roy Haynes]] and [[Pharoah Sanders]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played [[Koto (instrument)|koto]] and trumpet.<ref name="Kelsey" /> His debut solo album, ''Children of the Fire'', was released in 1974.<ref name="Kelsey" />
A native of [[Smithville, Texas]], United States,<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal".<ref name="Kelsey">{{cite web |last1=Kelsey |first1=Chris |title=Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marvin-hannibal-peterson-mn0000374683/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2020}}</ref> He attended high school in Texas City, Texas. In the late 1960s, he attended [[University of North Texas|North Texas State University]] for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> He became a member of the [[Gil Evans]] orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with [[Roy Haynes]] and [[Pharoah Sanders]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played [[Koto (instrument)|koto]] and trumpet.<ref name="Kelsey" /> His debut solo album, ''Children of the Fire'', was released in 1974.<ref name="Kelsey" />

Lokumbe coauthored a biography of his life with the author, artist, and cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen, called ''[https://cup.columbia.edu/book/hannibal-lokumbe/9780231217866 Hannibal Lokumbe: Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation]'' (Columbia University Press, 2024).

He has also published [https://cup.columbia.edu/book/hannibal-lokumbe/9780231217866 three volumes of poetry]: ''The Ripest of My Fruits''; ''Trilogy: Freedom Dance Cycle''; and ''Love Poems to God''.


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
*Fellow Award in Music from [[United States Artists]], 2009<ref name="hl-fellow-2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellows//hannibal-lokumbe|title=Hannibal Lokumbe – USA Cummings Fellow|publisher=United States Artists|date=2009|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409012721/http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellows//hannibal-lokumbe|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Fellow Award in Music from [[United States Artists]], 2009<ref name="hl-fellow-2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellows//hannibal-lokumbe|title=Hannibal Lokumbe – USA Cummings Fellow|publisher=United States Artists|date=2009|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409012721/http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellows//hannibal-lokumbe|archive-date=April 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Harlem Jazz Hall of Fame, [https://cup.columbia.edu/book/hannibal-lokumbe/9780231217866 Lifetime Inductee.]


==Discography==
==Discography==
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'''With [[Grachan Moncur III]]''' & '''[[Jazz Composer's Orchestra]]'''
'''With [[Grachan Moncur III]]''' & '''[[Jazz Composer's Orchestra]]'''
* ''Echoes of Prayer'' ([[Jazz Composer's Orchestra|JCOA]], 1974)
* ''[[Echoes of Prayer]]'' ([[Jazz Composer's Orchestra|JCOA]], 1974 [1975])


'''With New York Unit'''
'''With New York Unit'''
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* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E1DA1F3FF93BA35752C1A96E958260 Article from ''New York Times'']
* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E1DA1F3FF93BA35752C1A96E958260 Article from ''New York Times'']
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301133755/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/02-08-96/REX/HANNIBAL_MARVIN_PETERSON.html |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Article from ''Boston Phoenix'' }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301133755/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/alt1/archive/music/reviews/02-08-96/REX/HANNIBAL_MARVIN_PETERSON.html |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Article from ''Boston Phoenix'' }}
* ''[https://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.


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Latest revision as of 00:09, 20 November 2024

Hannibal Lokumbe
Peterson in 1976
Peterson in 1976
Background information
Birth nameMarvin Peterson
Born (1948-11-11) November 11, 1948 (age 76)
Smithville, Texas, U.S.
GenresFree jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrumpet
LabelsEnja, MPS, Baystate
Websitehanniballokumbe.com

Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948)[1] is an American composer and jazz trumpeter.

Career

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A native of Smithville, Texas, United States,[1] he is sometimes known by the name "Hannibal".[2] 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.[2] He became a member of the Gil Evans orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with Roy Haynes and Pharoah Sanders.[2] As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played koto and trumpet.[2] His debut solo album, Children of the Fire, was released in 1974.[2]

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).

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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Discography

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As leader

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  • 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

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With Andrew Cyrille

With Richard Davis

With Gil Evans

With Frank Foster

With Kip Hanrahan

  • Desire Develops An Edge (Yellowbird, 1983)

With Billy Hart

With Roy Haynes

With Elvin Jones

With Eric Kloss

With Grachan Moncur III & Jazz Composer's Orchestra

With New York Unit

With Don Pullen

With Pharoah Sanders

References

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  1. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kelsey, Chris. "Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson". AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hannibal Lokumbe – USA Cummings Fellow". United States Artists. 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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