Sun Ra

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Born
22 May 1914
Born In
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Died
30 May 1993 (aged 79)
Sun Ra (1914 – 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his Cosmic Afro-futurist Philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. He claimed that he was of the "Angel Race", not from Earth but from Saturn. Some of his most notable influences were African and African-American theatre, theosophy, and masonic Afro-futurism. His interest in these art forms and principles led to the development of a complicated but consistent set of cosmic philosophies and lyrical poetry, which preac… read more
Sun Ra (1914 – 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his Cosmic Afro-futurist Philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. He claimed that he was of the "Angel Race", not from Eart… read more
Sun Ra (1914 – 1993) was an innovative jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesiser player, who came to be known as much for his Cosmic Afro-futurist Philosophy as for his phenomenal musical compositions and performances. He claimed that he was of the "Angel Race", not from Earth but from Saturn. Some of his most notable influences were African and … read more

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1 Play track The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra Tapestry from an Asteroid
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2 Play track Sleeping Beauty Springtime Again
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3 Play track Sound Sun Pleasure Hour of Parting
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4 Play track That’s How I Feel - Remastered That’s How I Feel - Remastered
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5 Play track New Steps When There Is No Sun
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6 Play track Lanquidity - Remastered Lanquidity - Remastered
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7 Play track 100 Greatest Jazz Icons Door of the Cosmos
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8 Play track Space Is The Place Space Is The Place
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9 Play track Where Pathways Meet - Remastered Where Pathways Meet - Remastered
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10 Play track Jazz In Silhouette Enlightenment
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  1. 140,218 listeners

    1967 · 7 tracks

    We Travel the Spaceways
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  2. 99,084 listeners

    31 Mar 2014 · 6 tracks

    Sound Sun Pleasure
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    1979 · 3 tracks

    Sleeping Beauty
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    Jazz In Silhouette
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