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The Other Worlds of Sun Ra
The Other Worlds of Sun Ra is brought to us by ABC Radio National's Into The Music.
Broadcast on ABC Radio National
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 5pm
Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 1am
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 3pm
Repeated on ABC Jazz
Friday, September 10, 2010 at 2pm.
Presenter: Robyn Johnston
Producers: Brent Clough and John Jacobs
Narrator: Aku Kadogo
Readers: Calvin Welch and Aku Kadogo
Story Researcher and Producer: Brent Clough
For complete details on this feature, head to ABC Radio National's Into The Music.
Artist Biography
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. "Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably...
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Anybody possessing the unorthodoxy to release an album titled "Space Is The Place" - adore that alliteration - will be assured of garnering my attention. Even a pharoah would have blanched at that album's cover art!
Viva originality. May his 'Ka' skydrift daily.
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