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Can You Hear God Crying? (2014)
Directed by Matthew Conant
“A Spiritorio by Hannibal Lokumbe”
Music · 1h 12m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Matthew Conant
Details
- Release date
- 2014-11-11
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Music
- Original language
- EN
- Production
- NAXOS