Hannibal Lokumbe

Marvin Peterson, known as Hannibal Lokumbe, is a trumpet player who composes and releases albums under his first name, Hannibal. He started out working with Pharaoh Sanders and others in the avant-garde and spiritual jazz community of the late 60s before releasing his deep jazz masterpiece “Children of the Fire” in 1974. His operetta “African Portraits” premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1990 under the baton of Daniel Barenboim. It featured contributions by Jevetta Steele, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, and Hannibal’s own jazz trio.

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