SUN RA
Le Sony’r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet 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.
Sun Ra Arkestra, Berliner Jazztage,Berlin,Germany november 1971.Here dancer Ife Toyo,Kwame Hadi & Akh Tal Ebah.
UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of SUN RA; (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
7/77. Ann Arbor, Michigan. SunRa and the Arkestra. Photo by Peter Yates.
Sun Ra, on the set of the 1974 film Space is the Place.
From solo piano to languid big band, straight-up disco to full-on bananas "disco," Sun Ra had a wide 1970s output.
