According to Wikipedia: "The Afrofuturist approach to music was first propounded by Sun Ra. Born in Alabama, Sun Ra's music coalesced in Chicago in the mid-1950s, when with the Arkestra he began recording music that drew from hard bop and modal sources, creating a new synthesis that used Afrocentric and space-themed titles to reflect Ra's linkage of ancient African culture, specifically Egypt, and the cutting edge of the Space Age."
Space Is the Place : the lives and times of Sun Ra by
Sun Ra, a.k.a. Herman Poole "Sonny" Blount (1914#150;1993), has been hailed as "one of the great big-band leaders, pianists, and surrealists of jazz" (New York Times) and as "the missing link between Duke Ellington and Public Enemy" (Rolling Stone). Composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn, Sun Ra led his "Intergalactic Arkestra" of thirty-plus musicians in a career that ranged from boogie-woogie and swing to be-bop, free jazz, fusion, and New Age music. This definitive biography reveals the life, philosophy, and musical growth of one of the twentieth century's greatest avant-garde musicians.
Pathways to Unknown Worlds - Sun-Ra by
Philosopher, Afro-futurist, and jazz legend Sun Ra (1914-93) constructed much of his complicated public persona during his sojourn in Chicago in the mid-1950s. Working with a still-shadowy underground fraternal organization, Ra amassed a library of books on the occult, Egyptology, race studies, Theosophy, and religion--all in service of drawing elliptical connections between these disparate bodies of knowledge. This work became the foundation of the personal mythology Ra employed in the 1960s when he began fronting his Myth-Science Arkestra and started drawing attention from more mainstream jazz fans. Pathways to Unknown Worlds presents a kaleidoscopic range of materials from those years, including original record cover designs and production materials, paper ephemera, and photographs. These materials--most previously unseen--dramatically flesh out the story of Sun Ra's mystical journey of discovery and his lofty goals for the dissemination of his new knowledge; they are certain to fascinate and delight Ra's legion of fans.
George Edward Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and record producer. He is a major figure in the Afrofuturism movement. There are several video recordings of George Clinton at Berklee, including DVD 5008 and DVD 5020, which can be requested by appointment at the Stan Getz Library Main Desk.
George Clinton and P-Funk by
A multi-volume oral history of rock and soul music: a bookshelf full of first person accounts that take you backstage, behind the scenes, into the innermost thoughts of the people who shaped the music that changed the world.
The Best of George Clinton (piano, vocal, guitar score) by
Atomic dog -- One nation under a grove -- P-Funk (Wants to get funked up) -- Give up the funk (Tear the roof off the sucker) -- (Not just) Knee deep -- The story of P-Funk -- P-Funk discography -- George Clinton sample list -- Mothership connection (Star child) -- Flashlight -- Chocolate city -- Freak of the week -- Standing on the verge of getting it on.
George Clinton and his Gangsters of Love by
Song Titles: Ain't that peculiar Never gonna give you up Mathematics of love Let the good times roll (feat. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kim Manning and George Clinton) -- Pledging my love -- Gypsy woman It's all in the game Heart trouble Our day will come Sway A thousand miles away -- Heaven ; As is ; Stillness in motion ; Fever.
The upsetter : the life and music of Lee Scratch Perry by
"Tells the fascinating story of Lee Scratch Perry a visionary Jamaican musician, artist, prophet and madman, in his own words, through an exclusive interview given to the filmmakers at Scratch's home in Switzerland"
The Ultimate Alien by
A live performance by reggae and dub musician, Lee "Scratch" Perry. "Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over"--Container.
the unlimited destruction. by
An exclusive Lee Perry documentary featuring Perry's finest titles along with footage on compiling the Treasures of the Lost Ark 3 cd release and a Jet Star preview of The Rasites.
The ArchAndroid by
Song Titles: Suite II overture -- Dance or die Faster -- Locked inside -- Sir Greendown -- Cold war -- Tightrope Neon gumbo -- Oh, maker -- Come alive (The war of the roses) -- Mushrooms & roses -- Suite III overture -- Neon valley street -- Make the bus Wondaland -- 57821 Say you'll go -- Babopbyeya.
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dBridge, SBTRKT, Shabazz Palaces, Heavyweight Dub Champion,[8] and "techno pioneers" Drexciya (with Gerald Donald)