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{{short description|American jazz trumpeter (born 1948)}}
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| name = Hannibal Lokumbe
| image = Hannibal Marvin Peterson.jpg
| name = Hannibal Lokumbe
| caption = Peterson performing in New York City<br/>July 6, 1976
| image = Hannibal Marvin Peterson.jpg
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| caption = Peterson in 1976
| birth_name =
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| alias = Hannibal, Marvin Peterson
| birth_name = Marvin Peterson
| origin =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|11}}
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| birth_place = [[Smithville, Texas]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|11|11}}
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| genre = [[Free jazz]]
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| birth_place = [[Smithville, Texas|Smithville]], [[Texas]]<br/>United States
| death_date =
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Trumpet
| instrument = Trumpet
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[post bop]]
| years_active =
| label = [[Enja Records|Enja]], [[MPS Records|MPS]], Baystate
| occupation = Musician, composer
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| associated_acts = Sunrise Orchestra
| years_active =
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| website = {{URL|hanniballokumbe.com}}
| label = [[MPS Records|MPS]], [[Baystate]], [[Muse Records|Muse]], [[EMI Records|EMI]], [[Naxos Records|Naxos]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Enja Records|Enja]]
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| associated_acts =
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| website = {{URL|http://hanniballokumbe.com/}}
}}
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'''Hannibal Lokumbe''' (born '''Marvin Peterson''' on November 11, 1948), also known [[Mononymous person|mononymously]] as '''Hannibal''', is an American jazz trumpeter and composer.<ref name=ALLMUSIC>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=marvin-hannibal-peterson-mn0000374683|tab=biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic: Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson – Biography]</ref>
'''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==
Lokumbe was born in [[Smithville, Texas]]. He attended [[University of North Texas|North Texas State University]] from 1967 to 1969. During his time at university, he led a local band ''the Soulmasters'' which was a souljazz/funk group. One recording is known from this period before he moved to New York in 1970.<ref name="ALLMUSIC" />{{failed verification|date=October 2018}}
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).
His [[oratorio]] ''African Portraits'', which premiered in [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1990 by the [[American Composers Orchestra]], has been performed 55 times by major orchestras, with the most notable performance being that by the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]. The work traces the [[African American]] experience by combining [[West Africa]]n music, [[Blues music|blues]], jazz, and [[classical music]].<ref name="ALLMUSIC" />


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''.
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In 2009 he won a Fellow Award in Music from [[United States Artists]].<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> As of 2010, Lokumbe resides in [[Bastrop, Texas|Bastrop]], Texas.<ref name="cobb">{{cite web|url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/26411-dorthaan-kirk-happy-75th-rahsaan|title=Dorthaan Kirk: Happy 75th, Rahsaan|first=May|last=Cobb|date=August 15, 2010|work=JazzTimes|access-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823051850/http://jazztimes.com/articles/26411-dorthaan-kirk-happy-75th-rahsaan|archive-date=August 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
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*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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===As leader===

* ''Marvin Peterson and the Soulmasters in Concert'' (Century, 1969)
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===As leader/co-leader===
* ''Children of the Fire'' (Sunrise, 1974)
*1968: ''Marvin Peterson and the Soulmasters In Concert'' (Century Records) <small>with Tim Peterson, Mike Campbell, Cleveland Gay, Eugene Carrier, Richard Thompson, Eugene Murray, Emry Thomas </small>
* ''Hannibal'' (BASF/MPS, 1975)
*1973: ''Children of the Fire'' ([[Sunrise Records|Sunrise]]) <small>with [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]], [[Diedre Murray]], Waheeda Masse, [[David Amram]]</small>
* ''In Antibes'' (Enja, 1977)
*1975: ''Hannibal'' ([[MPS Records|MPS]]) <small>with [[Michael Cochrane (musician)|Michael Cochrane]], Diedre Murray, [[Stafford James]], [[Michael Carvin|Thabo Michael Carvin]], Chris Hart</small>
* ''In Berlin'' (MPS, 1977)
*1976: ''Hannibal in Berlin'' (MPS) <small>with Diedre Murray, George Adams, Michael Cochrane, Allen Nelson</small>
* ''Naima'' (Eastworld, 1978)
*1977: ''Hannibal in Antibes'' ([[Enja Records|Enja]]) <small>with Diedre Murray, Steve Neil, [[George Adams (musician)|George Adams]], [[Makaya Ntshoko]]</small>
* ''The Light'' (Eastworld, 1978)
*1978: ''The Light'' ([[Baystate]])<small> with Michael Cochrane, Diedre Murray, [[Cecil McBee]], David Lee, [[Frank Wright (jazz musician)|Frank Wright]], Marcella Allen, [[Stanley Robinson]], Roland Love </small>
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* ''Live in Lausanne'' (Eastworld, 1978)
*1978: ''Naima'' ([[Eastworld]]) <small>with [[Kenny Barron]], Cecil McBee, [[Billy Hart]], Diedre Murray</small>
* ''The Tribe'' (John Hammond World of Jazz 1978)
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*1978: ''Live in Lausanne'' (Baystate)
* ''Tribute'' (Eastworld, 1979)
*1979: ''Tribute'' (Baystate) <small>with Michael Cochrane, Diedre Murray, Erroll Waters, Makaya Ntshoko</small>
* ''The Universe Is Not for Sale'' (Smackdab, 1980)
*1981: ''The Angels of Atlanta'' (Enja) <small>with Kenny Barron, Diedre Murray, Cecil McBee, George Adams</small>
* ''The Angels of Atlanta'' (Enja, 1981)
*1984: ''[[More Sightings]]'' (Enja) with [[George Adams (musician)|George Adams]]
* ''Poem Song'' (Mole, 1981)
*1990: ''Kiss on the Bridge'' <small>with Johannes Barthelmes, Fred Stern, Michael Henning, Michael Landmesser</small>
* ''More Sightings'' (Enja, 1984)
*1991: ''Visions of a New World'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]) <small>with Clyde Criner, Diedre Murray, [[Omar Hakim]], [[Jean Paul Bourelly]], Ronnie Drayton</small>
* ''Visions of a New World'' (Atlantic, 1989)
*1993: ''One with the Wind'' ([[Muse Records|Muse]]) <small>with [[Joe Ford (musician)|Joe Ford]], Michael Cochrane, [[Lonnie Plaxico]], [[Cecil Brooks III]], Jeff Haynes</small>
* ''Kiss On the Bridge'' (Ear-Rational, 1990)
*1995: ''African Portraits'' ([[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] conducted by [[Daniel Barenboim]])
* ''Crossing'' (Ear-Rational, 1991)
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*2009: ''Dear Mrs. Parks'' ([[Naxos Records|Naxos]])
* ''One with the Wind'' (Muse, 1994)
* ''African Portraits'' (Teldec, 1995)
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* ''Dear Mrs. Parks'' (Naxos, 2009)
* ''Can You Hear God Crying?'' (Naxos, 2014)


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
'''With [[Andrew Cyrille]]'''
* ''[[My Friend Louis]]'' (DIW, 1992)

'''With [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]]'''
'''With [[Richard Davis (double bassist)|Richard Davis]]'''
* ''[[Epistrophy & Now's the Time]]'' (Muse, 1972)
* ''[[Epistrophy & Now's the Time]]'' (Muse, 1972)
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* ''[[Where Flamingos Fly]]'' ([[Artists House]], 1971 [1989])
* ''[[Where Flamingos Fly]]'' ([[Artists House]], 1971 [1989])
* ''Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans'' (Philips, 1972); Japanese big band directed by Gil Evans
* ''Masabumi Kikuchi + Gil Evans'' (Philips, 1972); Japanese big band directed by Gil Evans
* ''[[Svengali (album)|Svengali]]'' (Atlantic, 1973)
* ''[[Svengali (Gil Evans album)|Svengali]]'' (Atlantic, 1973)
* ''[[The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix]]'' (RCA, 1974)
* ''[[The Gil Evans Orchestra Plays the Music of Jimi Hendrix]]'' (RCA, 1974)
* ''[[There Comes a Time (album)|There Comes a Time]]'' (RCA, 1975)
* ''[[There Comes a Time (album)|There Comes a Time]]'' (RCA, 1975)
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* ''[[Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Live at Sweet Basil Vol. 2]]'' (1984)


'''With [[Frank Foster (musician)|Frank Foster]]'''
'''With [[Frank Foster (jazz musician)|Frank Foster]]'''
* ''[[The Loud Minority]]'' ([[Mainstream Records|Mainstream]], 1972)
* ''[[The Loud Minority]]'' ([[Mainstream Records|Mainstream]], 1972)

'''With [[Kip Hanrahan]]'''
'''With [[Kip Hanrahan]]'''
* ''Desire Develops An Edge'' (Yellowbird, 1983)
* ''Desire Develops An Edge'' (Yellowbird, 1983)

'''With [[Billy Hart]]'''
'''With [[Billy Hart]]'''
* ''[[Enchance]]'' ([[Horizon Records|Horizon]], 1977)
* ''[[Enchance]]'' ([[Horizon Records|Horizon]], 1977)

'''With [[Roy Haynes]]'''
'''With [[Roy Haynes]]'''
* ''[[Hip Ensemble]]'' (Mainstream, 1971)
* ''[[Hip Ensemble]]'' (Mainstream, 1971)
* ''[[Senyah]]'' (Mainstream, 1973)
* ''[[Senyah]]'' (Mainstream, 1973)

'''With [[Elvin Jones]]'''
'''With [[Elvin Jones]]'''
* ''[[Live at the Village Vanguard (Elvin Jones album)|Live at the Village Vanguard]]'' (Enja, 1968)
* ''[[Live at the Village Vanguard (Elvin Jones album)|Live at the Village Vanguard]]'' (Enja, 1968)

'''With [[Eric Kloss]]'''
'''With [[Eric Kloss]]'''
* ''[[Essence (Eric Kloss album)|Essence]]'' (Muse, 1974)
* ''[[Essence (Eric Kloss album)|Essence]]'' (Muse, 1974)

'''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'''
* ''[[Now's the Time (New York Unit album)|Now's the Time]]'' (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
* ''[[Now's the Time (New York Unit album)|Now's the Time]]'' (Paddle Wheel, 1992)
* ''[[Akari (album)|Akari]]'' (Apollon, 1994)
* ''[[Akari (album)|Akari]]'' (Apollon, 1994)

'''With [[Don Pullen]]'''
'''With [[Don Pullen]]'''
* ''[[Tomorrow's Promises]]'' (Atlantic, 1977)
* ''[[Tomorrow's Promises]]'' (Atlantic, 1977)

'''With [[Pharoah Sanders]]'''
'''With [[Pharoah Sanders]]'''
* ''[[Black Unity]]'' (Impulse!, 1971)
* ''[[Black Unity]]'' (Impulse!, 1971)
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.hanniballokumbe.com Official Website]
* [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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