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The Sun Ra Arkestra
Formed in 1952
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The Sun Ra Arkestra is an American jazz group formed in the mid-1950s and originally led by keyboardist/composer Sun Ra until his death in 1993. Sun Ra, and the Arkestra, are considered pioneers of Afrofuturism. Since 1995 the Arkestra has been led by saxophonist Marshall Allen, a member since 1958. Most recent lineups consist of more than one dozen members. They were nominated for a Grammy Award in 2026.
The Arkestra draws from a range of musical genres: swing, rock 'n' roll, Chicago blues, improvisation, and electronic. When the Arkestra performs, the band members wear Afrofuturist-inspired outfits dominated by colorful capes and headdresses.
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Discography
Albums
- 1957 Super-Sonic Jazz
- 1958 Jazz in Silhouette
- 1963 When Sun Comes Out
- 1965 Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow
- 1965 Fate in a Pleasant Mood
- 1965 Secrets of the Sun
- 1966 Other Planes of There
- 1966 Strange Strings
- 1966 Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra Visits Planet Earth
- 1966 The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 2
- 1966 The Magic City
- 1966 The Nubians of Plutonia
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- 1966 When Angels Speak of Love
- 1967 Angels and Demons at Play
- 1967 Cosmic Tones for Mental Therapy
- 1967 We Travel the Spaceways
- 1968 A Black Mass
- 1968 Sound of Joy
- 1969 Atlantis
- 1970 Continuation
- 1970 Holiday for Soul Dance
- 1970 My Brother the Wind
- 1970 Sound Sun Pleasure!!
- 1970 The Night of the Purple Moon
- 1971 My Brother the Wind, Volume II
- 1971 Pictures of Infinity
- 1972 I Roam The Cosmos
- 1972 Nidhamu
- 1972 The Solar-Myth Approach (Vol. 1)
- 1972 The Solar-Myth Approach (Vol. 2)
- 1972 Bad and Beautiful
- 1973 Deep Purple
- 1973 Discipline 27-II
- 1974 Out Beyond the Kingdom Of
- 1974 Space Probe
- 1974 Sub Underground
- 1974 The Invisible Shield
- 1977 Some Blues but Not the Kind That’s Blue
- 1977 Somewhere Over The Rainbow
- 1978 Disco 3000
- 1978 Media Dreams
- 1979 God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be
- 1979 I, Pharaoh
- 1979 On Jupiter
- 1979 Sleeping Beauty
- 1979 The Other Side of the Sun
- 1980 Voice of the Eternal Tomorrow
- 1981 Beyond The Purple Star Zone
- 1981 Dance of Innocent Passion
- 1981 Sunrise in Different Dimensions
- 1983 The Sun Ra Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab in Egypt
- 1984 A Fireside Chat With Lucifer
- 1984 Celestial Love
- 1984 Nuclear War
- 1985 Cosmo Sun Connection
- 1986 Hours After
- 1987 Reflections in Blue
- 1989 Out There a Minute
- 1992 Mayan Temples
- 1992 Sun Ra and His Solar Orchestra Visits Planet Earth / Interstellar Low Ways
- 1992 We Travel the Spaceways / Bad & Beautiful
- 1993 Angels and Demons at Play / The Nubians of Plutonia
- 1993 Fate in a Pleasant Mood / When Sun Comes Out
- 1999 A Song for the Sun
- 2000 Pathways to Unknown Worlds / Friendly Love
- 2002 Music From Tomorrow's World
- 2005 Strange Worlds
- 2006 Springtime in Chicago
- 2009 live
- 2009 My Brother The Wind
- 2012 The Nubians Of Plutonia + Bad And Beautiful
- 2013 My Way Is the Spaceways
- 2014 Other Strange Worlds
- 2016 Continuation, Vol. 2
- 2016 Friendly Love
- 2016 The Soul Vibrations of Man
- 2016 The Intergalactic Thing
- 2017 The Magic City
- 2017 Thunder of the Gods
- 2017 My Brother the Wind Vol. 1
