![]() ![]() Claiming to be an alien from Saturn on a mission to preach peace, he developed a mythical persona and an idiosyncratic credo that made him a pioneer of Afrofuturism. He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Le Sony'r Ra, shortened to Sun Ra (after Ra, the Egyptian god of the Sun). ![]() For much of his career, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up.īorn and raised in Alabama, Blount became involved in the Chicago jazz scene during the late 1940s. Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, – 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. ![]()
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