Sun Ra in Egypt
The story of Sun Ra in Egypt begins with the journeys of three men from three geographical origins and three disparate cultures. Their first unification in Egypt in 1971 carries a level of mystery four decades later that still holds significance in the world history and power of jazz music’s transnational exchange. Very little has been documented about it, but it demonstrates a synthesis of ideas years before its time, a self-fulfilling prophesy of Sun Ra’s Afrofuturism movement, which married Afrocentrism with science fiction and ancient spirituality.
The mysticism and obscurity of Sun Ra has reemerged over the years with increasing intrigue. Ra was always eccentric and his creative and political development was eons ahead of his contemporaries. He developed his own unique world philosophies, yet vehemently defended that he was a creator of equations rather than a philosopher of amorphous theories. His distinction was that equations were exact and precise, whereas theories lacked certitude. He was also the ultimate springboard for the merging of space-age mysticism in American fringe music. His equations stemmed from astronomy, numerology, Egyptology, Freemasonry, Black Nationalism, and various other spiritual belief systems that were beyond obscure at the time, and many of which were derived from ancient Egypt. Ra’s deep passion for the history of Egypt was demonstrated in his excavation of Egypt as the root of modern civilization asserting that much of the Grecian influences from the great philosophical thinkers to their artistic achievements were derived and stolen from black Egyptians. His journey would not be complete before reaching the source itself—Egypt.
Thanks to Charles Blass of Saturn for bringing this article to my attention.
And by way of example:
Sun Ra and his Astro Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra
Live in Egypt 1
Dark Myth Equation Visitation
Nature's God
Saturn 1272 Thoth Intergalactic KH-1272 (1972)
Live in Egypt 1
Dark Myth Equation Visitation
Nature's God
Saturn 1272 Thoth Intergalactic KH-1272 (1972)
you are incredible and a real Blessing! thank you so much for all of the important work that you have done, thus far, bringing the work of Sun Ra and the Arkestra to Light! also, good looking on the Revivalist article spotlight! honors.....
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