![]() Lomax titled this massive musical undertaking “ 400: An Afrikan Epic.” The composer drew on a variety of musical styles for the work, ranging from jazz to blues to classical as well as the gospel music of his youth. This ended being a 12-album cycle,” Lomax said. I called everybody I knew, all the creative folks and said, ‘What are you doing?’ It wasn't on anybody's radar, so I figured I would write a symphony. After finishing a major musical work about the Dogon people of West Africa, Lomax was thinking about his next project and realized the anniversary of a major historical event was approaching: the 400 th anniversary of the first slaves brought from Africa to what would eventually become the United States. Mark Lomax is a professor at the Ohio State University as well as a composer and drummer.
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