Sun Ra
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Afrofuturist artist
avant-garde jazz musician
bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
keyboardist
organist
pianist
record producer
Sun Ra was an avant-garde jazz composer, bandleader, and keyboardist known for his experimental music, cosmic philosophy, and pioneering use of Afrofuturist themes.
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrofuturist artist
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avant-garde jazz musician ⓘ bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Le Sony'r Ra
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Le Sony’r Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| band | Sun Ra Arkestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Herman Poole Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-05-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-05-30 ⓘ |
| founded | Sun Ra Arkestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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experimental music ⓘ free jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afrofuturist musicians
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George Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharoah Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Duke Ellington
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Fletcher Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ big band jazz ⓘ |
| instrument |
electric piano
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organ ⓘ piano ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afrofuturist themes
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cosmic philosophy ⓘ experimental jazz compositions ⓘ pioneering use of synthesizers in jazz ⓘ theatrical live performances ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Afrofuturism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atlantis
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Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jazz in Silhouette NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanquidity NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuclear War NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Is the Place NERFINISHED ⓘ The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ keyboardist ⓘ musician ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| philosophy | claimed to be from Saturn ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Birmingham, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
ESP-Disk
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El Saturn Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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