Sun Ra’s method was to ensure that he “tailor made” each individual part for the musician he was writing for, Marshall Allen said. “That way, you get the talent out of everybody.” He then heard how the group handled the music, and allowed it to evolve.
Earth couldn’t contain SunRa’s ideas. His Arkestra is still exploring them.
Earth couldn’t contain SunRa’s ideas. His Arkestra is still exploring them.
Trump, Bruce Wayne-style, has discovered Ra’s Al Ghul and the League of Shadows
In the late 1950s and early ’60s he was starting to put the pieces together himself, getting a spot in SunRa’sArkestra and meeting John Coltrane, who let him sit in one night and another time gave him $35 to retrieve his trumpet from a pawnshop
Sound American head to Twitch on Friday at 7PM EST (midnight BST) to celebrate the life and music of Sun Ra. Including performances, readings and discussions about Sun Ra’s place in American culture:
Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List From His 1971 UC Berkeley Course, "The Black Man in the Cosmos"
More than 25 years after SunRa’s death, the Afrofuturist pioneer’s ensemble continues to uphold his legacy in performances, but it hasn’t released a studio album of new music in two decades. That will change later this year. Hear the Playlist.
🏉 | The revamped Super Rugby AU competition could be over before it started with Australia’s professional rugby players issuing a real strike threat following RA’s latest pay cut proposal.
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She-Ra’s showrunner @Gingerhazing gets real about how the series changed her life. "This show taught us how to love." Full interview:
She-Ra’s season 5 finale just changed TV forever with a groundbreaking moment 😘🌈👑 @Gingerhazing and @aimeecarrero break down that incredible ending 👇 | | Spoilers#SheRa #SheraSeason5 #SheRaSpoilers
Didn’t think they could make breakfast pizza worse, but here we are. “There are those without decency who must be fought. Without hesitation, without pity.”- Ra’s Al Guhl
The Queen opened the @royalacademy ’s new Burlington Gardens building in 2018, which marked the RA’s 250th year.
Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List From His 1971 UC Berkeley Course, “The Black Man in the Cosmos.” Listen:
Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List From His 1971 UC Berkeley Course, “The Black Man in the Cosmos”
Christopher Nolan says each of his Bat movies is a different genre. Begins is “hero’s journey”. Dark Knight a “crime movie” comparable to Mann’s Heat. Rises is a “war film”. Genres defined by adversaries: mentor Ra’s al Ghul, terrorist Joker & “militaristic Bane” #cannes2018
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