Can You Hear God Crying? (2014)

A Spiritorio by Hannibal Lokumbe

• Music

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.

Release date

November 11, 2014

Runtime

1h 12m

Language

English

Director

Matthew Conant

Status

Released