Olmstead Luca

"All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" (instrumental)

Olmstead Luca's music for "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!" performed by the United States Navy Band

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Olmstead Luca (1826 – March 27, 1869), also known as Cleveland Luca, was a pianist and composer who lived in Liberia. Born in the United States, he composed the music for the Liberian national anthem, "All Hail, Liberia, Hail!". Prior to leaving for Liberia around 1860, he was the head of a well-established musical family in the United States known as the "Luca Family Singers."

Web sources

↑ Hughes, Langston; Milton Meltzer (1967). Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment. Prentice-Hall. p. 130.
↑ Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
↑ Pan-African Chronology II: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, 1865-1915. McFarland. 11 July 2015. ISBN 978-1-4766-0886-0.
↑ Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
↑ The Transformation of Black Music: The rhythms, the songs, and the ships of the African Diaspora. Oxford University Press. 28 February 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-065128-2.
↑ The Afro-American in Music and Art. Publishers Agency. 1979. ISBN 978-0-87781-207-4.

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[1] Hughes, Langston; Milton Meltzer (1967). Black Magic: A Pictorial History of the Negro in American Entertainment. Prentice-Hall. p. 130.

[2] Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.

[3] Pan-African Chronology II: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, 1865-1915. McFarland. 11 July 2015. ISBN 978-1-4766-0886-0.

[4] Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.

[5] The Transformation of Black Music: The rhythms, the songs, and the ships of the African Diaspora. Oxford University Press. 28 February 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-065128-2.

[6] The Afro-American in Music and Art. Publishers Agency. 1979. ISBN 978-0-87781-207-4.