Can You Hear God Crying?

Story

World première recording of Hannibal Lokumbe's 'spritatorio' Can You Hear God Crying, which combines jazz, gospel and chamber music with West African prayers and songs. The piece, commissioned by Philadelphia philanthropist Carole Haas Gravagno, is about the composer's great-great-grandfather, who was born in the Sahara, kidnapped and enslaved in Liberia, and sold at auction in Charleston, S.C. He escaped to Texas, where he bought land and had a family.

«A Spiritorio by Hannibal Lokumbe»

Kurzinfos

Originaltitel

Can You Hear God Crying?

Status

Released

Start

11.11.2014

Laufzeit

1 h 12 min

Originalsprache

en

Genres

Musik