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Space Is the Place - The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (Paperback)
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Space Is the Place - The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (Paperback)
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Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka
Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader,
philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed
extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his
Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played
everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion and free jazz.
John Szwed's Space is the Place is the definitive biography of this
musical polymath, who was one of the twentieth century's greatest
avant-garde artists and intellectuals. Charting the whole of Sun
Ra's life and career, Szwed outlines how after years in Chicago as
a blues and swing band pianist, Sun Ra set out in the 1950s to
impart his views about the galaxy, black people, and spiritual
matters by performing music with the Arkestra that was as vital and
innovative as it was mercurial and confounding. Szwed's
readers—whether they are just discovering Sun Ra or are among the
legion of poets, artists, intellectuals, and musicians who consider
him a spiritual godfather—will find that, indeed, space is the
place.
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Imprint: |
Duke University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2020 |
Authors: |
John Szwed
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
512 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4780-0841-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4780-0841-5 |
Barcode: |
9781478008415 |
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