Sun Ra
- Schauspiel
- 22. Mai 1914 · Birmingham, Alabama , U.S.
- 30. Mai 1993
Biografie
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.
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Filmografie
- The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra · Selbst
- Sun Ra: Do the Impossible · Selbst
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Selbst
- House of Aama: Threads of Legacy · Selbst
- Inspiration For The Future · Musik
- Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
- Utuqaq · Musik
- Rebirth Is Necessary · Selbst
- I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore: Film, Stories & Images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax Archive · Selbst
- Jazz Evolution · Selbst
- Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet · Selbst
- Théâtre de l'Espérance · Musik
- Mystery Mister Ra · Selbst, Musik
- Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise · Selbst
- Saturday Night Live · Selbst
- Space Is the Place · Sun Ra, Buch
- Spaceways · Selbst
- The Magic Sun · Musik
- The Cry of Jazz · Musik
- John Cage Meets Sun Ra · Selbst
- Sun Ra Arkestra: Live in West Berlin 1983 · Selbst