Spiritual Soundscapes of Music, Life, and Liberation
Schedule
Sun Nov 03 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Vintage - Bookstore & Wine Bar | Austin, TX
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Doors Open: 5:30 PMMusical Performances + Reading: 6:00 - 7:00 PM (By: The Sunrise Orchestra; Hannibal Lokumbe, Brannen Temple & Dayne Reliford)
Performing, The Flames of South Africa and Rejoice
Mingle & Book Signing: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
The Sunrise Orchestra will be performing "The Flames of South Africa" and "Rejoice"
The bar will be open before and after the event, so grab a drink, find a seat, and enjoy a night of great music and conversation with Hannibal Lokumbe and moderator, May Cobb!
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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 Phúc 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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Where is it happening?
Vintage - Bookstore & Wine Bar, 1085 Waller St, Austin, TX 78702-2632, United States,Austin, TexasEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
