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Sun Ra

Saturn's contribution to jazz, the unpeggably eclectic bandleader advanced the genre into the space age, planting the seeds for Afrofuturism.
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Album Highlights

  • Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1991
    Sun Ra
    Singles: The Definitive …
  • Sunrise in Different Dimensions
    Sun Ra Arkestra / Sun R …
    Sunrise in Different Di …
  • Lanquidity
    Sun Ra
    Lanquidity
  • The Solar-Myth Approach, Vol. 2
    Sun Ra
    The Solar-Myth Approach …
  • The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Vol. 1
    Sun Ra
    The Heliocentric Worlds …
  • Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Vol. 2
    Sun Ra
    Nuits de la Fondation M …
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Sun Ra
photo credit: Alton Abraham

Sun Ra - Artist Details

Active

1940s - 1990s

Born

May 22, 1914 in Birmingham, AL

Died

May 30, 1993 in Birmingham, AL

Genre

Jazz Avant-Garde

Styles

Avant-Garde Jazz Experimental Big Band Free Jazz African Jazz Global Jazz Mainstream Jazz Mixed Media Progressive Jazz Swing

Also Known As

Herman Sonny Blount

Member Of

Sun Ra & the Year 2000 Myth Science Arkestra Sun Ra Arkestra Sun Ra Omniverse Arkestra Sun Ra Quartet
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