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Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.Known for being a controversial musician, because of Sun Ra's eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona using "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun), and used several other names throughout his career, including Le Sonra and Sonny Lee. Sun Ra denied any connection with his birth name, saying "That's an imaginary person, never existed … Any name that I use other than Ra is a pseudonym."From the mid-1950s to his death, Sun Ra led "The Arkestra" (a deliberate re-spelling of "orchestra"), an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up, although certain core members remained with the group through its various incarnations (Marshal Allen, John Gilmore, June Tyson, and others). It was by turns called "The Solar Myth Arkestra", "His Cosmo Discipline Arkestra", the "Blue Universe Arkestra", "Myth Science Arkestra", "The Jet Set Omniverse Arkestra", and many other variations. Sun Ra asserted that the ever-changing name of his ensemble reflected the ever-changing nature of his music. His mainstream success was limited, but Sun Ra was a prolific recording artist and frequent live performer. His music ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians and touched on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. He also used free improvisation and was one of the early musicians to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.
Full Name
Spaceways Incorporated
Net Worth
$850,000
Date Of Birth
May 22, 1914
Died
1993-05-30
Place Of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Occupation
Bandleader, composer, arranger, artist, poet
Profession
Soundtrack, Composer, Writer
Nicknames
Sun Ra
IMDB
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1987.
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He played the piano, organ, and synthesizer.
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Claimed to be from a different planet.
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Leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Far Out
2015
writer: "Starship"
In Conversation with Tom Dixon
2013
Documentary short performer: "Call For All Demons"
Adventures in the Sin Bin
2012
music: "El Is a Sound of Joy" / performer: "El Is a Sound of Joy"
The Cobrasnake
2008
Short "Ancient Aithopia"
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub
arranger: "It's After The End Of The World", "Under Different Stars", "Discipline", "Watusa", "Calling Planet Earth", "I Am The Alter-Destiny", "Satellites Are Spinning", "Cosmic Forces", "Outer Spaceways Incorporated", "We Travel The Spaceways", "The Overseer", "Blackman - Love In Outer Space", "Mysterious Crystal", "I Am The Brother Of The Wind", "We'll Wait For You", "Space Is The Place" / writer: "It's After The End Of The World", "Under Different Stars", "Discipline", "Watusa", "Calling Pla
The Magic Sun
1966
Short performer: "Celestial Fantasy", "Shadow World", "Strange Strings"
