"In the early 2000s, the pianist Farid Barron read that his idol John Coltrane had once received a papyrus from Sun Ra that was said to stop time. 'That’s why I came over here, to look for the manuscript,' Mr. Barron, 49, said on a recent Saturday afternoon, standing on the steps outside the Arkestral Institute of Sun Ra, where he now lives. An unassuming stone rowhouse in this city’s Germantown neighborhood, it is where Ra — a pianist, composer, poet and mystic whose influence on culture has only seemed to grow since his death in 1993 — held court for the last quarter-century of his life. Members of his ensemble, the Sun Ra Arkestra, continue to live and rehearse there, surrounded by his artifacts and aura. ..."
The Quietus - Angels & Demons At Play: Swirling By The Sun Ra Arkestra (Audio)
YouTube: Tusk Virtual 2020 - Sun Ra Arkestra (Live) 1:08:00, Angels and Demons at Play, Sea of Darkness / Darkness, Queer Notions
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