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100	1		_aYoungquist, Paul, _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA pure solar world : _bSun Ra and the birth of Afrofuturism / _cPaul Youngquist.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aAustin : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c2016.
300			_aviii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
366			_b20161025 _cIn stock
490	1		_aDiscovering America
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references, discography and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgmentsPrelude to InfinityIntro: Wonder Inn1. Alien2. Marienville3. Bronzeville4. Thmei5. Egypt6. Washington Park7. Arkestra8. Immeasurable Equation9. El Saturn10. Isotope Teleportation11. Cry of Jazz12. Sputnik13. Rocketry14. Tomorrowland15. Interplanetary Exotica16. Space Music17. Myth Science18. Black Man in the Cosmos19. Space Is the Place20. Tokens of Infinity21. ContinuationOutro: Extensions OutNotesBibliographyDiscographyCredits and PermissionsIndex
520	8		_aSurveying the range of Sun Ra's extraordinary creativity, this book explores how the father of Afrofuturism brought "space music" to a planet in need of transformation, supporting the aspirations of black people in an inhospitable white world. _bSun Ra said he came from Saturn. Known on earth for his inventive music and extravagant stage shows, he pioneered free-form improvisation in an ensemble setting with the devoted band he called the "Arkestra." Sun Ra took jazz from the inner city to outer space, infusing traditional swing with far-out harmonies, rhythms, and sounds. Described as the father of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra created "space music" as a means of building a better future for American blacks here on earth.A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism offers a spirited introduction to the life and work of this legendary but underappreciated musician, composer, and poet. Paul Youngquist explores and assesses Sun Ra's wide-ranging creative output-music, public preaching, graphic design, film and stage performance, and poetry-and connects his diverse undertakings to the culture and politics of his times, including the space race, the rise of technocracy, the civil rights movement, and even space-age bachelor-pad music. By thoroughly examining the astro-black mythology that Sun Ra espoused, Youngquist masterfully demonstrates that he offered both a holistic response to a planet desperately in need of new visions and vibrations and a new kind of political activism that used popular culture to advance social change. In a nation obsessed with space and confused about race, Sun Ra aimed not just at assimilation for the socially disfranchised but even more at a wholesale transformation of American society and a more creative, egalitarian world.
600	0	0	_aSun Ra.
650		0	_aJazz musicians _vBiography.
650		0	_aJazz _xHistory and criticism.
650		7	_aBiography. _2ukslc _913782
650		7	_aBiography & non-fiction prose _2thema
650		7	_aMusicians, singers, bands & groups _2thema
650		7	_aUnited States of America, USA _2thema
650		7	_a20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 _2thema
650		7	_aPopular music _2thema _915857
650		7	_aComposers & songwriters _2thema
650		7	_aBiography: general _2thema
650		7	_aJazz _2thema _915176
830		0	_aDiscovering America.
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