Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson on November 11, 1948) is an American jazz trumpeter.
A native of Smithville, Texas, he was born “Marvin Peterson” but is sometimes known by the name “Hannibal”. In the late 1960s he attended North Texas State University for two years, then moved to New York City and went on tour with Rahsaan Roland Kirk. He became a member of the Gil Evans orchestra, an association that lasted through the 1980s, and worked with Roy Haynes and Pharoah Sanders. As the leader of the Sunrise Orchestra, he played koto and trumpet. His debut solo album, Children of the Fire, was released in 1974.
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