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Sun Ra Age 105

Birmingham, AL | Chicago, IL | New York, NY

Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. "Of all the jazz musicians, Sun Ra was probably the most controversial," critic Scott Yanow said, because of Sun Ra's eclectic music and unorthodox lifestyle. Claiming that he was of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn, Sun Ra developed a complex persona using "cosmic" philosophies and lyrical poetry that made him a pioneer of afrofuturism. He preached awareness and peace above all. He abandoned his birth name and took on the name and persona of Sun Ra (Ra being the Egyptian God of the Sun), and used several other names throughout his career, including Le Sonra and Sonny Lee. Sun Ra denied any connection with his birth name, saying "That's an imaginary person, never existed … Any name that I use other than Ra is a pseudonym."

Willy O. Ra

Southwest, DC

Also known as: WillyWesly

Willy Ra lives in Southwest, District Of Columbia. Kanye West and Passion Pit are among his favorite bands. His favorite TV shows are Futurama, Scrubs and The Tyra Banks Show. Family Guy and Paid In Full are some of the movies Willy loves.

Amen D. Ra

White House, TN

Also known as: djamenra

www.djamenra.com www.soundcloud.comdjamenra

John Ra Age 33

East Lansing, MI | Grand Rapids, MI

Also known as: whatsurgenre

DESIGNERS are meant to be LOVED, not to be UNDERSTOOD whatsurgenre.com

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