Hannibal Lokumbe collection

Hannibal Lokumbe was born Hannibal Marvin Peterson in Smithville, Texas, on November 11, 1948. He attended school at North Texas State College in Denton, Texas, between 1967 and 1969. Later he moved to New York City to pursue his musical career, and has traveled throughout Europe and Japan expressing his artistic works. In 1999, Lokumbe came to the Amistad Research Center for a residency program to convey his skills to the New Orleans area. In February 2002, he presented a small oratorio entitled "Gumbo a la Freedom: The Spice Leah Chase."

This collection consist of photographs, ephemera, and correspondence. It includes news clippings and a program of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2003-2004 13th Concert Season. The main topic of this addition is Lokumbe’s composition “No Toussaint, No Purchase,” celebrating Haitian leader Toussaint with a tribute of music commemorating the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase.

This collection also contains a 2002 aware from the City of Trenton and a poster for the February 2005 world premiere of Lokumbe’s composition “Dear Mrs. Parks,” inspired by the life of Rosa Parks.