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The Mark Lomax Trio celebrates Charles Mingus' centennial with a masterful tribute performing classic Mingus compositions and some rare gems.
The Mark Lomax Trio celebrates Charles Mingus' centennial with a masterful tribute performing classic Mingus compositions and some rare gems.
Documentary chronicling the premier performance of The 400 Years Suite, and the philosophy and brotherhood that made it possible.
Dr. Lomax ambitiously tells the story of Black America over the course of a 12-album cycle to be released in 2019. 400: An Afrikan Epic is divided into thirds and explores thousands of years of the history that is pre-colonial Afrika, the Ma’afa (the 400 years between 1619 and 2019), and Afro-futurism expressing a vision of what Blacks in America
Dr. Lomax ambitiously tells the story of Black America over the course of a 12-album cycle to be released in 2019. 400: An Afrikan Epic is divided into thirds and explores thousands of years of the history that is pre-colonial Afrika, the Ma’afa (the 400 years between 1619 and 2019), and Afro-futurism expressing a vision of what Blacks in America will heal toward in the next 400 years; a healthy, high functioning, and united block of the African diaspora.
This 90-page full color digital curriculum guide contains historical overviews, definitions, discussion questions, and over 100 scholarly references that encourages high school and college learners to think critically about Afrikan history through an alternative lens in completing both independent research projects and lesson plans developed by
This 90-page full color digital curriculum guide contains historical overviews, definitions, discussion questions, and over 100 scholarly references that encourages high school and college learners to think critically about Afrikan history through an alternative lens in completing both independent research projects and lesson plans developed by educators.
The musical suite, an abbreviated version of the original 8.5-hour musical journey over 12 albums, is released in coordination with and in celebration of the International Day of Peace and Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy.
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First Ankhcestor is the first of a 12 album cycle celebrating the strength, resiliency, and beauty of Afrika and its diaspora. This recording honors the Drum as the first Ankhcestor.
The second album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Song of the Dogon explores the mystical cosmology of the Dogon people of West Afrika.
The third album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic Cycle, Dance of the Orisha celebrates the IFA religious tradition of the Yoruba people in Nigeria.
The fourth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, The Coming musically depicts the transformation of Afrikan people as a result of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
The fifth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Ma'afa musically depicts the tortuous journey across the Atlantic.
The sixth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Up South: Conversations on American Idealism musically engages the notion that slavery is an American institution, not simply a southern sin.
The seventh album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Four Women is a collection of musical portraits honoring the contributions of four women whose lives reflect the complexity of being both Black and Woman in the context of Western imperialism.
The eighth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Blues In August is a tribute to August Wilson and his Century Cycle which depicts the lives of non-immigrant Afrikans in America over the course of the 20th century.
The ninth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Tales of the Black Experience is a narrative overview of all that has come before in preparation for an ancient future.
The eleventh album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Spirits of the Egungun musically represents our reconnecting with the Ancestors.
The tenth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Ankh & The Tree of Life musically represents the cultural and spiritual return to our authentic Afrikan identity.
The twelfth album in the 400: An Afrikan Epic cycle, Afrika United musically represents spiritual, cultural, political, and economic unity of Alkebulan and its diaspora.
Bayard & Lomax musically meditate on issues of Blackness.
“Merely by describing yourself as black you have started on a road towards emancipation, you have committed yourself to fight against all forces that seek to use your blackness as a stamp that marks you out as a subservient being.” - Steven Biko