Episode 207: Sun Ra




BMA: Black Media Archive show

Summary: This episode is an interview with poet, mythical scientist, musician, and leader of Solar Arkestra, Sun Ra (1968). In the interview by Dennis Irving, Sun Ra discusses his mystical view of the world and humanity. He begins by defining his style of music within the concept of infinity, his role as a musical "coordinator," and the importance of music for all people. Blacks have been cast as "evil" in the Western world, which has lead to a decline in African American self value. Music, he suggests, can counter this history. Sun Ra then provides his view of the Bible. He concludes with his view of leadership and the two orders of beings who inhabit the earth.