Hannibal Lokumbe

Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation

By: Lauren Coyle Rosen, Hannibal Lokumbe

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Paperback | 5 November 2024 | Edition Number 1

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For Hannibal Lokumbe, music is a profound source of spiritual liberation. A pathbreaking orchestral composer and visionary jazz musician, he composes resonant works that give voice to the freedom struggle of the African diaspora, the broader African American experience, Indigenous histories, and humanity. Many of his works address historical traumas, such as the Middle Passage, the Vietnam War, global environmental disharmony, and targeted racial violence, and focus on major figures, including Medgar Evers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Dr. Kim Ph c Phan Thị, and Anne Frank. This innovative book demonstrates that Lokumbe's musical compositions, created in collaboration with his ancestors, are multisensorial spiritual soundscapes that aspire to chronicle, heal, and liberate.

This is a captivating, vital portrait and spiritual biography of Lokumbe. The cultural anthropologist Lauren Coyle Rosen draws on several years of close conversations with Lokumbe, as well as his journals, to provide a powerful collaborative account of his remarkable life and work. The authors explore Lokumbe's creative journeys and the spiritual dimensions of his art. They trace Lokumbe's entire career, from his early years in the Texas and New York City jazz scenes to his widely acclaimed orchestral compositions. The book also addresses Lokumbe's work in prisons and schools with the Music Liberation Orchestra, founded in the 1970s. Illuminating his philosophies of music, spirituality, justice, and freedom, this book immerses readers in Lokumbe's many revelatory worlds.

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An instant classic. This book is a must read for all ages and those who hunger for truth, understanding, and justice. It is a balm for the sin-sick-soul and a testimony layered with musical, lyrical poeticism, and wisdom of the sages. The maladies of this American nation and conversely this world are provided a diagnosis by Hannibal on how to spark a communal resurrection for future generations to cure. -- Steve Prince, Muscarelle Museum of Art, William & Mary University
Hannibal Lokumbe: Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation is the beautifully written, inspiring, compelling, and transformative account of the living journey of a spiritually evolved human being. He (like I) has faced demons and realizes that in this existence there is no place for the burdens of fear or anger; only forgiveness and hope can sustain humanity. His iconic music attributes to that testament. Hannibal, thank you for it. -- Dr. Kim Phuc Phan Th?, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and "the girl in the picture"
It's just plain outright Powerful. -- Carole Haas Gravagno, philanthropist and advocate for peace and global well-being
Hannibal Lokumbe is quite an amazing entity! May this book go forth to inspire as does his music, and may he and his work live forever. -- Audrey N. Glickman, Shofar Player and author of Pockets: The Problem with Society Is in Women's Clothing
Holy. -- Sonja Sanchez, poet and author

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