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Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 50 years, and his themes range from black liberation to white racism. Some poems that are always associated with his name are "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both extreme praise and condemnation. Within the African-American community, some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published black writers of his generation. Others have said his work is an expression of violence, misogyny, homophobia and racism. Regardless of viewpoint, Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been defining texts for African-American culture.
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Sun Ra
Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his experimental music, "cosmic philosophy," prolific output, and theatrical performances. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1979.
Born in Alabama in 1914, Blount would eventually become involved in the 1940s Chicago jazz scene. He soon abandoned his birth name, taking the name Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun) and developing a complex persona and mythology that would make him a pioneer of Afrofuturism: he claimed he was an alien from Saturn, and throughout his life, he consistently denied any ties to his prior identity. His compositions ranged from keyboard solos to big bands of over 30 musicians, and his widely experimental and eclectic music would eventually touch on virtually the entire history of jazz, from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. From the mid-1950s to his death, Ra led "The Arkestra", an ensemble with an ever-changing name and flexible line-up (although certain core members remained with the group through its various incarnations, including Marshal Allen, John Gilmore, June Tyson). Its performances often included dancers and musicians dressed in elaborate, futuristic costumes inspired by ancient Egyptian attire and the space age.
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ALBUMS
- Real Song released: 1995
Real Song
Released 1995- Introduction
- Incriminating Negrograph #14 (Excerpt)
- The Aesthetic
- Interlude
- Black History Music (Excerpt)
- Interlude
- Rythmblues
- Syncretism
- Interlude
- Funklore
- Interlude
- Dig
- Interlude
- Water Music
- Interlude
- I Felt Sad when I Looked at You...
- Interlude
- Wailers
- When Miles Split
- Real Song is a Dangerous Number
- Couldn't Stop Bebop
- Don't Buy the Line
Born: 1934-10-07
Died: 2014-01-09
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Amiri Baraka "Somebody Blew Up America"
"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on February 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY. The poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka performs with Rob Brown, an eloquent and versatile saxophonist with a deep knowledge of jazz, in a reading from his book "Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems. This production is part of "Free Jazz at the Sanctuary," a 13-part series of performance videos featuring some of the world's most talented improvisers. The complete series consists of performances by: The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone) Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El'Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes) From Between Trio (Michel Doneda, Tatsuya Nakatani, ...
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Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
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Amiri Baraka, 1977, "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at New College of California —The Poetry Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669 Amiri Baraka reads "A Poem for Deep Thinkers," on March 22, 1977, at New College of California, San Francisco, presented in collaboration with The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University. The full program video, with Baraka's full reading and interaction with the audience following, is available at the link above. This is the second of two programs featuring Baraka from the same day, with a talk and reading taking place earlier with students at San Francisco State also available. #poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #amiribaraka
published: 17 May 2023 -
Amiri Baraka On Art as a Weapon
In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
published: 13 Mar 2013 -
Amiri Baraka Interview (1972)
Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an interview with Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet-playwright and co-chairman of the convention. Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) was a central figure at the three-day conference held in Gary, Indiana, and his influence has been acknowledged by both delegates and the press. Advocating a theory of "Unity without Uniformity," Baraka sought to reconcile the differences between black s whose political affiliations ranged from the NAACP to nationalist groups. His decision to admit white reporters and television crews into the convention hall angered many nationalists and subsequent coverage of the convention as it appeared in white media has been severely criticized by those attending the conference. Baraka is inter...
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Amiri Baraka, "we should involve ourselves in...trying to transform the society” —The Poetry Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669 "The work that we should involve ourselves in should be work at trying to transform the society….” Amiri Baraka talks to students at San Francisco State University on March 22, 1977, in the César Chavez Student Center, presented by The Poetry Center at San Francisco State. This excerpt from Baraka's complete presentation, with his talk followed by a reading of new poems, concludes with his explanation of Marx's concept of surplus value: “What is surplus value? Surplus value is all the wealth the workers create that they don’t get.” This video clip is from the first of two programs featuring Baraka on the same day, with a reading and extended intera...
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Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, "Dutchman." After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 he moved to Harlem and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theater. In the late 1960s, Baraka moved back to his hometown of Newark and began focusing more on political organizing, prompting the FBI to identify him as "the pers...
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Amiri Baraka
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Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life. They talk about the writers that influenced his work: Charlie Olson, the Black Mountain Group, Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg. Baraka reads his first published poem, "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note." A discussion on the link between his poetry and music precedes a reading of a section of the poem "In the Tradition," which touches on the heritage of African-American music. The conversation concludes with Baraka's greatest hope for American poetry -- that the great poets will find their voices in a collective way in order to discover literature that speaks against the rules.
published: 08 Nov 2012 -
Amiri Baraka & Sun Ra -- A Black Mass (1968)
published: 27 Dec 2013
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Amiri Baraka "Somebody Blew Up America"
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"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on February 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY.
T...
"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on February 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY.
The poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka performs with Rob Brown, an eloquent and versatile saxophonist with a deep knowledge of jazz, in a reading from his book "Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems.
This production is part of "Free Jazz at the Sanctuary," a 13-part series of performance videos featuring some of the world's most talented improvisers.
The complete series consists of performances by:
The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone)
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El'Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes)
From Between Trio (Michel Doneda, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jack Wright)
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia, Jonathan Golove, David Mott, Michael Vlatkovich)
Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo, Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte)
Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Ravish Momin, Brian Prunka)
The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson, Dave Miller, Ras Moshe, Tor Yochai Snyder)
William Hooker
Empty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson, Paul Kikuchi, Jason Mears, Kris Tiner)
Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Weasel Walter)
Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett, Michael Bisio, Ed Mann, Todd Reynolds)
Amiri Baraka and Rob Brown
Fay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano, Anders Nilsson, Michael TA Thompson, Fay Victor)
"Free Jazz from the Sanctuary" is a co-production of NY Media Alliance and the Arts Department at Rensselaer, made possible in part with support from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NYS Music Fund, established by the NYS Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers.
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka_Somebody_Blew_Up_America
"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on February 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY.
The poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka performs with Rob Brown, an eloquent and versatile saxophonist with a deep knowledge of jazz, in a reading from his book "Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems.
This production is part of "Free Jazz at the Sanctuary," a 13-part series of performance videos featuring some of the world's most talented improvisers.
The complete series consists of performances by:
The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone)
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El'Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes)
From Between Trio (Michel Doneda, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jack Wright)
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia, Jonathan Golove, David Mott, Michael Vlatkovich)
Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo, Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte)
Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Ravish Momin, Brian Prunka)
The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson, Dave Miller, Ras Moshe, Tor Yochai Snyder)
William Hooker
Empty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson, Paul Kikuchi, Jason Mears, Kris Tiner)
Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Weasel Walter)
Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett, Michael Bisio, Ed Mann, Todd Reynolds)
Amiri Baraka and Rob Brown
Fay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano, Anders Nilsson, Michael TA Thompson, Fay Victor)
"Free Jazz from the Sanctuary" is a co-production of NY Media Alliance and the Arts Department at Rensselaer, made possible in part with support from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NYS Music Fund, established by the NYS Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers.
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Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
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Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
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Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
- published: 26 Aug 2010
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Amiri Baraka, 1977, "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at New College of California —The Poetry Center
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Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
Amiri Baraka reads "A ...
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
Amiri Baraka reads "A Poem for Deep Thinkers," on March 22, 1977, at New College of California, San Francisco, presented in collaboration with The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University. The full program video, with Baraka's full reading and interaction with the audience following, is available at the link above.
This is the second of two programs featuring Baraka from the same day, with a talk and reading taking place earlier with students at San Francisco State also available.
#poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #amiribaraka
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka,_1977,_A_Poem_For_Deep_Thinkers_At_New_College_Of_California_—The_Poetry_Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
Amiri Baraka reads "A Poem for Deep Thinkers," on March 22, 1977, at New College of California, San Francisco, presented in collaboration with The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University. The full program video, with Baraka's full reading and interaction with the audience following, is available at the link above.
This is the second of two programs featuring Baraka from the same day, with a talk and reading taking place earlier with students at San Francisco State also available.
#poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #amiribaraka
- published: 17 May 2023
- views: 4439
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Amiri Baraka On Art as a Weapon
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In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka_On_Art_As_A_Weapon
In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
- published: 13 Mar 2013
- views: 8991
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Amiri Baraka Interview (1972)
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Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an interview with Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet-playwright and co-chairman of the c...
Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an interview with Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet-playwright and co-chairman of the convention. Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) was a central figure at the three-day conference held in Gary, Indiana, and his influence has been acknowledged by both delegates and the press. Advocating a theory of "Unity without Uniformity," Baraka sought to reconcile the differences between black s whose political affiliations ranged from the NAACP to nationalist groups. His decision to admit white reporters and television crews into the convention hall angered many nationalists and subsequent coverage of the convention as it appeared in white media has been severely criticized by those attending the conference. Baraka is interviewed by Black Journal producer, Tony Brown.
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka_Interview_(1972)
Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an interview with Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet-playwright and co-chairman of the convention. Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) was a central figure at the three-day conference held in Gary, Indiana, and his influence has been acknowledged by both delegates and the press. Advocating a theory of "Unity without Uniformity," Baraka sought to reconcile the differences between black s whose political affiliations ranged from the NAACP to nationalist groups. His decision to admit white reporters and television crews into the convention hall angered many nationalists and subsequent coverage of the convention as it appeared in white media has been severely criticized by those attending the conference. Baraka is interviewed by Black Journal producer, Tony Brown.
- published: 01 Feb 2020
- views: 38219
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Amiri Baraka, "we should involve ourselves in...trying to transform the society” —The Poetry Center
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Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
"The work that we shou...
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
"The work that we should involve ourselves in should be work at trying to transform the society….”
Amiri Baraka talks to students at San Francisco State University on March 22, 1977, in the César Chavez Student Center, presented by The Poetry Center at San Francisco State. This excerpt from Baraka's complete presentation, with his talk followed by a reading of new poems, concludes with his explanation of Marx's concept of surplus value:
“What is surplus value? Surplus value is all the wealth the workers create that they don’t get.”
This video clip is from the first of two programs featuring Baraka on the same day, with a reading and extended interaction with the audience later that evening at New College of California in San Francisco's Mission district also now available.
#poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #amiribaraka
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka,_We_Should_Involve_Ourselves_In...Trying_To_Transform_The_Society”_—The_Poetry_Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
"The work that we should involve ourselves in should be work at trying to transform the society….”
Amiri Baraka talks to students at San Francisco State University on March 22, 1977, in the César Chavez Student Center, presented by The Poetry Center at San Francisco State. This excerpt from Baraka's complete presentation, with his talk followed by a reading of new poems, concludes with his explanation of Marx's concept of surplus value:
“What is surplus value? Surplus value is all the wealth the workers create that they don’t get.”
This video clip is from the first of two programs featuring Baraka on the same day, with a reading and extended interaction with the audience later that evening at New College of California in San Francisco's Mission district also now available.
#poetrycenterarchivegoeslive #amiribaraka
- published: 17 May 2023
- views: 12380
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Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
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http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday a...
http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, "Dutchman." After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 he moved to Harlem and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theater. In the late 1960s, Baraka moved back to his hometown of Newark and began focusing more on political organizing, prompting the FBI to identify him as "the person who will probably emerge as the leader of the pan-African movement in the United States." Baraka continued writing and performing poetry up until his hospitalization late last year, leaving behind a body of work that greatly influenced a younger generation of hip-hop artists and slam poets. We are joined by four of Baraka's longtime comrades and friends: Sonia Sanchez, a renowned writer, poet, playwright and activist; Felipe Luciano, a poet, activist, journalist and writer who was an original member of the poetry and musical group The Last Poets; Komozi Woodard, a professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "A Nation Within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics"; and Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress in Newark, New Jersey.
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http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, "Dutchman." After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 he moved to Harlem and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theater. In the late 1960s, Baraka moved back to his hometown of Newark and began focusing more on political organizing, prompting the FBI to identify him as "the person who will probably emerge as the leader of the pan-African movement in the United States." Baraka continued writing and performing poetry up until his hospitalization late last year, leaving behind a body of work that greatly influenced a younger generation of hip-hop artists and slam poets. We are joined by four of Baraka's longtime comrades and friends: Sonia Sanchez, a renowned writer, poet, playwright and activist; Felipe Luciano, a poet, activist, journalist and writer who was an original member of the poetry and musical group The Last Poets; Komozi Woodard, a professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "A Nation Within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics"; and Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress in Newark, New Jersey.
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- published: 10 Jan 2014
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Amiri Baraka
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Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
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Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Wr...
Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life. They talk about the writers that influenced his work: Charlie Olson, the Black Mountain Group, Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg. Baraka reads his first published poem, "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note." A discussion on the link between his poetry and music precedes a reading of a section of the poem "In the Tradition," which touches on the heritage of African-American music. The conversation concludes with Baraka's greatest hope for American poetry -- that the great poets will find their voices in a collective way in order to discover literature that speaks against the rules.
https://wn.com/Amiri_Baraka_On_His_Poetry_And_Breaking_Rules
Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life. They talk about the writers that influenced his work: Charlie Olson, the Black Mountain Group, Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg. Baraka reads his first published poem, "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note." A discussion on the link between his poetry and music precedes a reading of a section of the poem "In the Tradition," which touches on the heritage of African-American music. The conversation concludes with Baraka's greatest hope for American poetry -- that the great poets will find their voices in a collective way in order to discover literature that speaks against the rules.
- published: 08 Nov 2012
- views: 54961
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Amiri Baraka & Sun Ra -- A Black Mass (1968)
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Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (Full Album)
Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick Bass – Ronnie Boykins Congas – Leah Ananda Drums – Willie Jones Euphonium, Trombone – Bernard McKinney Piano – Sun Ra Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Gilmore Recorded at Medallion Studio, Newark, New Jersey. October 10, 1961. Cover – Harvey Engineer – Paul Cady Producer – Tom Wilson A1 Bassism 0:00 A2 Of Sounds And Something Else 4:00 A3 What's That? 6:49 A4 Where Is Tomorrow? 9:01 A5 The Beginning 11:48 A6 China Gates 18:13 B1 New Day 21:33 B2 Tapestry From An Asteroid 27:23 B3 Jet Flight 30:23 B4 Looking Outward 33:35 B5 Space Jazz Reverie 36:22 FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by t...
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Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)
Tracklist: 01. Days of Happiness 0:00 02. Magic City Blue 7:28 03. Tenderness 12:16 04. Blithe Spirit Dance 20:49 05. God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be 31:18
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Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra
Spaceee is the placeee... "Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space is the Place. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. The opening scene is set in an intergalactic forest, with Sun Ra introducing his plan to use music as salvation for the black community. Back on Earth, he wears a disguise as Sunny Ray, a piano player in a 1940s Chicago strip club who causes an explosion with his sounds. Switching to a scene in a desert, he plays a card game called 'The End of the World,' with the Overseer (Ray Johnson), who is dressed in white and drives a white Cadillac. Sun Ra pulls out a spaceship card and the Arkestra play the song ...
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Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a poet, a cosmic philosopher, a bandleader and a keyboard innovator who claimed to be from Saturn. Herman Poole Blount would have turned 100 in 2014 had he not left us more than 20 years ago. But his spirit lives on, and so does his long-running band. On Halloween 2014, the Sun Ra Arkestra — complete with costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and science fiction — performed a rousing, out-of-this-world Tiny Desk Concert. The band was led by 91-year-old alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who's been with the Arkestra since the early 1950s. All these years later, no one makes soul-stirring, spaced-out jazz quite like the Arkestra. SET LIST Along Came Ra/Zoom 0:23 Queer Notions 2:23 Angels And Demons At Pla...
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Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency
This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)... Directed by John Coney... Featuring the "Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkerstra"... Composed by Sun Ra, June Tyson, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Eloe Omoe, Larry Northington, Danny Thompson, Kwame Hadi, Lex Humphries, Ken Moshesh and Tommy Hunter...
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Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (Full Album)
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Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Congas – Leah Ananda
Drums – Willie Jones
Eupho...
Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Congas – Leah Ananda
Drums – Willie Jones
Euphonium, Trombone – Bernard McKinney
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Gilmore
Recorded at Medallion Studio, Newark, New Jersey. October 10, 1961.
Cover – Harvey
Engineer – Paul Cady
Producer – Tom Wilson
A1 Bassism 0:00
A2 Of Sounds And Something Else 4:00
A3 What's That? 6:49
A4 Where Is Tomorrow? 9:01
A5 The Beginning 11:48
A6 China Gates 18:13
B1 New Day 21:33
B2 Tapestry From An Asteroid 27:23
B3 Jet Flight 30:23
B4 Looking Outward 33:35
B5 Space Jazz Reverie 36:22
FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market.
https://wn.com/Sun_Ra_–_The_Futuristic_Sounds_Of_Sun_Ra_(1961)_(Full_Album)
Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Congas – Leah Ananda
Drums – Willie Jones
Euphonium, Trombone – Bernard McKinney
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Gilmore
Recorded at Medallion Studio, Newark, New Jersey. October 10, 1961.
Cover – Harvey
Engineer – Paul Cady
Producer – Tom Wilson
A1 Bassism 0:00
A2 Of Sounds And Something Else 4:00
A3 What's That? 6:49
A4 Where Is Tomorrow? 9:01
A5 The Beginning 11:48
A6 China Gates 18:13
B1 New Day 21:33
B2 Tapestry From An Asteroid 27:23
B3 Jet Flight 30:23
B4 Looking Outward 33:35
B5 Space Jazz Reverie 36:22
FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market.
- published: 29 Oct 2017
- views: 433535
38:13
Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 38:13
- Uploaded Date: 29 Feb 2016
- views: 179369
Tracklist:
01. Days of Happiness 0:00
02. Magic City Blue 7:28
03. Tenderness 12:16
04. Blithe Spirit Dance 20:49
05. God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be 31:18
Tracklist:
01. Days of Happiness 0:00
02. Magic City Blue 7:28
03. Tenderness 12:16
04. Blithe Spirit Dance 20:49
05. God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be 31:18
https://wn.com/Sun_Ra_God_Is_More_Than_Love_Can_Ever_Be_(1979)
Tracklist:
01. Days of Happiness 0:00
02. Magic City Blue 7:28
03. Tenderness 12:16
04. Blithe Spirit Dance 20:49
05. God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be 31:18
- published: 29 Feb 2016
- views: 179369
1:21:23
Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra
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- Duration: 1:21:23
- Uploaded Date: 22 Jul 2019
- views: 97916
Spaceee is the placeee...
"Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space is the Place. Not following a linear plot lin...
Spaceee is the placeee...
"Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space is the Place. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. The opening scene is set in an intergalactic forest, with Sun Ra introducing his plan to use music as salvation for the black community. Back on Earth, he wears a disguise as Sunny Ray, a piano player in a 1940s Chicago strip club who causes an explosion with his sounds. Switching to a scene in a desert, he plays a card game called 'The End of the World,' with the Overseer (Ray Johnson), who is dressed in white and drives a white Cadillac. Sun Ra pulls out a spaceship card and the Arkestra play the song 'Calling Planet Earth' as their spaceship lands in Oakland, CA. Perpetually dressed in sparkling gold robes and headdresses, he sets out to save the black people from oppression. He visits a community center and sets up the Outer Space Employment Agency, occasionally switching back to the desert to continue his game with the Overseer. Eventually, Sun Ra gets kidnapped by two white guys and forced to listen to 'Dixie' on headphones, but some kids from the community center save him just in time for the live concert conclusion."
— Andrea LeVasseur, AllMovie Guide
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Spaceee is the placeee...
"Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space is the Place. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. The opening scene is set in an intergalactic forest, with Sun Ra introducing his plan to use music as salvation for the black community. Back on Earth, he wears a disguise as Sunny Ray, a piano player in a 1940s Chicago strip club who causes an explosion with his sounds. Switching to a scene in a desert, he plays a card game called 'The End of the World,' with the Overseer (Ray Johnson), who is dressed in white and drives a white Cadillac. Sun Ra pulls out a spaceship card and the Arkestra play the song 'Calling Planet Earth' as their spaceship lands in Oakland, CA. Perpetually dressed in sparkling gold robes and headdresses, he sets out to save the black people from oppression. He visits a community center and sets up the Outer Space Employment Agency, occasionally switching back to the desert to continue his game with the Overseer. Eventually, Sun Ra gets kidnapped by two white guys and forced to listen to 'Dixie' on headphones, but some kids from the community center save him just in time for the live concert conclusion."
— Andrea LeVasseur, AllMovie Guide
- published: 22 Jul 2019
- views: 97916
20:15
Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- Duration: 20:15
- Uploaded Date: 05 Nov 2014
- views: 425703
Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a poet, a cosmic philosopher, a bandleader and a keyboard innovator who cl...
Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a poet, a cosmic philosopher, a bandleader and a keyboard innovator who claimed to be from Saturn. Herman Poole Blount would have turned 100 in 2014 had he not left us more than 20 years ago. But his spirit lives on, and so does his long-running band.
On Halloween 2014, the Sun Ra Arkestra — complete with costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and science fiction — performed a rousing, out-of-this-world Tiny Desk Concert. The band was led by 91-year-old alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who's been with the Arkestra since the early 1950s. All these years later, no one makes soul-stirring, spaced-out jazz quite like the Arkestra.
SET LIST
Along Came Ra/Zoom 0:23
Queer Notions 2:23
Angels And Demons At Play 8:17
Interplanetary Music 15:03
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Susan Hale Thomas, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Ryan Kellman
https://wn.com/Sun_Ra_Arkestra_Npr_Music_Tiny_Desk_Concert
Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a poet, a cosmic philosopher, a bandleader and a keyboard innovator who claimed to be from Saturn. Herman Poole Blount would have turned 100 in 2014 had he not left us more than 20 years ago. But his spirit lives on, and so does his long-running band.
On Halloween 2014, the Sun Ra Arkestra — complete with costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and science fiction — performed a rousing, out-of-this-world Tiny Desk Concert. The band was led by 91-year-old alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who's been with the Arkestra since the early 1950s. All these years later, no one makes soul-stirring, spaced-out jazz quite like the Arkestra.
SET LIST
Along Came Ra/Zoom 0:23
Queer Notions 2:23
Angels And Demons At Play 8:17
Interplanetary Music 15:03
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Susan Hale Thomas, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Ryan Kellman
- published: 05 Nov 2014
- views: 425703
5:14
Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:14
- Uploaded Date: 01 Mar 2011
- views: 217437
This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)...
Directed by John Coney...
Featuring the "Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkerstra"......
This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)...
Directed by John Coney...
Featuring the "Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkerstra"...
Composed by Sun Ra, June Tyson, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Eloe Omoe, Larry Northington, Danny Thompson, Kwame Hadi, Lex Humphries, Ken Moshesh and Tommy Hunter...
https://wn.com/Sun_Ra_Outer_Space_Employment_Agency
This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)...
Directed by John Coney...
Featuring the "Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkerstra"...
Composed by Sun Ra, June Tyson, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Eloe Omoe, Larry Northington, Danny Thompson, Kwame Hadi, Lex Humphries, Ken Moshesh and Tommy Hunter...
- published: 01 Mar 2011
- views: 217437
9:31
Amiri Baraka "Somebody Blew Up America"
"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on Febr...
published: 16 Dec 2009
Amiri Baraka "Somebody Blew Up America"
Amiri Baraka "Somebody Blew Up America"
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"Somebody Blew Up America" by Amiri Baraka with Rob Brown-saxophone, recorded live on February 21, 2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY.
The poet icon and political activist Amiri Baraka performs with Rob Brown, an eloquent and versatile saxophonist with a deep knowledge of jazz, in a reading from his book "Somebody Blew Up America & Other Poems.
This production is part of "Free Jazz at the Sanctuary," a 13-part series of performance videos featuring some of the world's most talented improvisers.
The complete series consists of performances by:
The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum, Tomas Fujiwara, Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone)
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El'Zabar, Ernest Dawkins, Corey Wilkes)
From Between Trio (Michel Doneda, Tatsuya Nakatani, Jack Wright)
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia, Jonathan Golove, David Mott, Michael Vlatkovich)
Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo, Pierre Joris, Nicole Peyrafitte)
Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld, Ravish Momin, Brian Prunka)
The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson, Dave Miller, Ras Moshe, Tor Yochai Snyder)
William Hooker
Empty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson, Paul Kikuchi, Jason Mears, Kris Tiner)
Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans, Mary Halvorson, Weasel Walter)
Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett, Michael Bisio, Ed Mann, Todd Reynolds)
Amiri Baraka and Rob Brown
Fay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano, Anders Nilsson, Michael TA Thompson, Fay Victor)
"Free Jazz from the Sanctuary" is a co-production of NY Media Alliance and the Arts Department at Rensselaer, made possible in part with support from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NYS Music Fund, established by the NYS Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers.
4:40
Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
published: 26 Aug 2010
Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
Def Poetry - Amiri Baraka - Why is We Americans
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Amiri Baraka in Season 1 Episode 4 of Def Poetry Jam
5:12
Amiri Baraka, 1977, "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at New College of California —The Poetry Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https:...
published: 17 May 2023
Amiri Baraka, 1977, "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at New College of California —The Poetry Center
Amiri Baraka, 1977, "A Poem for Deep Thinkers" at New College of California —The Poetry Center
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Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
Amiri Baraka reads "A Poem for Deep Thinkers," on March 22, 1977, at New College of California, San Francisco, presented in collaboration with The Poetry Center, San Francisco State University. The full program video, with Baraka's full reading and interaction with the audience following, is available at the link above.
This is the second of two programs featuring Baraka from the same day, with a talk and reading taking place earlier with students at San Francisco State also available.
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1:50
Amiri Baraka On Art as a Weapon
In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
published: 13 Mar 2013
Amiri Baraka On Art as a Weapon
Amiri Baraka On Art as a Weapon
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In this interview Amiri Baraka talks about the power of art
25:43
Amiri Baraka Interview (1972)
Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an inter...
published: 01 Feb 2020
Amiri Baraka Interview (1972)
Amiri Baraka Interview (1972)
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Black Journal continues its focus on the National Black Political Convention with an interview with Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet-playwright and co-chairman of the convention. Baraka (formerly known as LeRoi Jones) was a central figure at the three-day conference held in Gary, Indiana, and his influence has been acknowledged by both delegates and the press. Advocating a theory of "Unity without Uniformity," Baraka sought to reconcile the differences between black s whose political affiliations ranged from the NAACP to nationalist groups. His decision to admit white reporters and television crews into the convention hall angered many nationalists and subsequent coverage of the convention as it appeared in white media has been severely criticized by those attending the conference. Baraka is interviewed by Black Journal producer, Tony Brown.
5:47
Amiri Baraka, "we should involve ourselves in...trying to transform the society” —The Poetry Center
Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https:...
published: 17 May 2023
Amiri Baraka, "we should involve ourselves in...trying to transform the society” —The Poetry Center
Amiri Baraka, "we should involve ourselves in...trying to transform the society” —The Poetry Center
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Full-program video with downloadable audio option at Poetry Center Digital Archive: https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/poetrycenter/12669
"The work that we should involve ourselves in should be work at trying to transform the society….”
Amiri Baraka talks to students at San Francisco State University on March 22, 1977, in the César Chavez Student Center, presented by The Poetry Center at San Francisco State. This excerpt from Baraka's complete presentation, with his talk followed by a reading of new poems, concludes with his explanation of Marx's concept of surplus value:
“What is surplus value? Surplus value is all the wealth the workers create that they don’t get.”
This video clip is from the first of two programs featuring Baraka on the same day, with a reading and extended interaction with the audience later that evening at New College of California in San Francisco's Mission district also now available.
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47:24
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Ba...
published: 10 Jan 2014
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014): Poet-Playwright-Activist Who Shaped Revolutionary Politics, Black Culture
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http://www.democracynow.org - We spend the hour looking at the life and legacy of Amiri Baraka, the poet, playwright and political organizer who died Thursday at the age of 79. Baraka was a leading force in the black arts movement of the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963 he published "Blues People: Negro Music in White America," known as the first major history of black music to be written by an African American. A year later he published a collection of poetry titled "The Dead Lecturer" and won an Obie Award for his play, "Dutchman." After the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965 he moved to Harlem and founded the Black Arts Repertory Theater. In the late 1960s, Baraka moved back to his hometown of Newark and began focusing more on political organizing, prompting the FBI to identify him as "the person who will probably emerge as the leader of the pan-African movement in the United States." Baraka continued writing and performing poetry up until his hospitalization late last year, leaving behind a body of work that greatly influenced a younger generation of hip-hop artists and slam poets. We are joined by four of Baraka's longtime comrades and friends: Sonia Sanchez, a renowned writer, poet, playwright and activist; Felipe Luciano, a poet, activist, journalist and writer who was an original member of the poetry and musical group The Last Poets; Komozi Woodard, a professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College and author of "A Nation Within a Nation: Amiri Baraka and Black Power Politics"; and Larry Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress in Newark, New Jersey.
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Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolif...
published: 08 Nov 2012
Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
Amiri Baraka on his poetry and breaking rules
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Poet E. Ethelbert Miller introduces Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) as one of the most prolific writers of the century in this 1998 edition of HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life. They talk about the writers that influenced his work: Charlie Olson, the Black Mountain Group, Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg. Baraka reads his first published poem, "Preface to a 20 Volume Suicide Note." A discussion on the link between his poetry and music precedes a reading of a section of the poem "In the Tradition," which touches on the heritage of African-American music. The conversation concludes with Baraka's greatest hope for American poetry -- that the great poets will find their voices in a collective way in order to discover literature that speaks against the rules.
35:35
Amiri Baraka & Sun Ra -- A Black Mass (1968)
published: 27 Dec 2013
Amiri Baraka & Sun Ra -- A Black Mass (1968)
Amiri Baraka & Sun Ra -- A Black Mass (1968)
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Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (born Everett LeRoi Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), formerly known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an African-American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at a number of universities, including the State University of New York at Buffalo and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He received the PEN Open Book Award, formerly known as the Beyond Margins Award, in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone.
Baraka's career spanned nearly 50 years, and his themes range from black liberation to white racism. Some poems that are always associated with his name are "The Music: Reflection on Jazz and Blues", "The Book of Monk", and "New Music, New Poetry", works that draw on topics from the worlds of society, music, and literature. Baraka's poetry and writing have attracted both extreme praise and condemnation. Within the African-American community, some compare Baraka to James Baldwin and recognize him as one of the most respected and most widely published black writers of his generation. Others have said his work is an expression of violence, misogyny, homophobia and racism. Regardless of viewpoint, Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been defining texts for African-American culture.
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41:16
Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (Full Album)
Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick...
published: 29 Oct 2017
Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (Full Album)
Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (Full Album)
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Alto Saxophone, Woodwind (Morrow), Flute – Marshall Allen
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Bass – Ronnie Boykins
Congas – Leah Ananda
Drums – Willie Jones
Euphonium, Trombone – Bernard McKinney
Piano – Sun Ra
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – John Gilmore
Recorded at Medallion Studio, Newark, New Jersey. October 10, 1961.
Cover – Harvey
Engineer – Paul Cady
Producer – Tom Wilson
A1 Bassism 0:00
A2 Of Sounds And Something Else 4:00
A3 What's That? 6:49
A4 Where Is Tomorrow? 9:01
A5 The Beginning 11:48
A6 China Gates 18:13
B1 New Day 21:33
B2 Tapestry From An Asteroid 27:23
B3 Jet Flight 30:23
B4 Looking Outward 33:35
B5 Space Jazz Reverie 36:22
FAIR USE DISCLAIMER: I do not own copyright for this copyrighted artwork, but under Section 107 United States Copyright Law as noted by the United States Copyright Office (Copyright Act 1976), allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
I state here in a good faith that I have made and uploaded here this copy of this copyrighted artwork completely for the purposes of teaching and research, that my action - i.e. my production of the copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here on Youtube in this particular case - is totally non-profit, and that I believe that my production of this copy of this copyrighted artwork and sharing of it here in Youtube in this particular case can only increase value of this copyrighted artwork and produce only positive effects for this copyrighted artwork in its potential market.
38:13
Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)
Tracklist:
01. Days of Happiness 0:00
02. Magic City Blue 7:28
03. Tenderness 12:16
04. B...
published: 29 Feb 2016
Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)
Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)
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Tracklist:
01. Days of Happiness 0:00
02. Magic City Blue 7:28
03. Tenderness 12:16
04. Blithe Spirit Dance 20:49
05. God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be 31:18
1:21:23
Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra
Spaceee is the placeee...
"Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of...
published: 22 Jul 2019
Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra
Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra
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Spaceee is the placeee...
"Avant-garde jazz musician Sun Ra stars in the movie version of his concept album Space is the Place. Not following a linear plot line, this experimental film is a bizarre combination of social commentary, blaxploitation, science fiction, and concert performance. The opening scene is set in an intergalactic forest, with Sun Ra introducing his plan to use music as salvation for the black community. Back on Earth, he wears a disguise as Sunny Ray, a piano player in a 1940s Chicago strip club who causes an explosion with his sounds. Switching to a scene in a desert, he plays a card game called 'The End of the World,' with the Overseer (Ray Johnson), who is dressed in white and drives a white Cadillac. Sun Ra pulls out a spaceship card and the Arkestra play the song 'Calling Planet Earth' as their spaceship lands in Oakland, CA. Perpetually dressed in sparkling gold robes and headdresses, he sets out to save the black people from oppression. He visits a community center and sets up the Outer Space Employment Agency, occasionally switching back to the desert to continue his game with the Overseer. Eventually, Sun Ra gets kidnapped by two white guys and forced to listen to 'Dixie' on headphones, but some kids from the community center save him just in time for the live concert conclusion."
— Andrea LeVasseur, AllMovie Guide
20:15
Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a po...
published: 05 Nov 2014
Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Sun Ra was a big-band innovator, a pioneer of recording and playing with electronics, a poet, a cosmic philosopher, a bandleader and a keyboard innovator who claimed to be from Saturn. Herman Poole Blount would have turned 100 in 2014 had he not left us more than 20 years ago. But his spirit lives on, and so does his long-running band.
On Halloween 2014, the Sun Ra Arkestra — complete with costumes inspired by Egyptian symbolism and science fiction — performed a rousing, out-of-this-world Tiny Desk Concert. The band was led by 91-year-old alto saxophonist Marshall Allen, who's been with the Arkestra since the early 1950s. All these years later, no one makes soul-stirring, spaced-out jazz quite like the Arkestra.
SET LIST
Along Came Ra/Zoom 0:23
Queer Notions 2:23
Angels And Demons At Play 8:17
Interplanetary Music 15:03
CREDITS
Producers: Bob Boilen, Mito Habe-Evans, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Susan Hale Thomas, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: Ryan Kellman
5:14
Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency
This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)...
Directed by John Con...
published: 01 Mar 2011
Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency
Sun Ra - Outer Space Employment Agency
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This is a small sample from the movie "Space Is The Place" (1974)...
Directed by John Coney...
Featuring the "Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkerstra"...
Composed by Sun Ra, June Tyson, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Davis, Eloe Omoe, Larry Northington, Danny Thompson, Kwame Hadi, Lex Humphries, Ken Moshesh and Tommy Hunter...
Sun Ra – The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra (1961) (...
Sun Ra - God Is More Than Love Can Ever Be (1979)...
Space is the Place (Uncut Version, 1974) - Sun Ra...
Sun Ra Arkestra: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert...