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.
Genres:
Music
Original Title
Can You Hear God Crying?
Original Language
English
Release Date
11/11/2014
Trailer
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Trailer
Hannibal Lokumbe & Can You Hear God Crying @ the Kimmel Center - detention center & Freedom Theatre
Posters
Watch Can You Hear God Crying? on the big screen, anytime you want!