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Nona Hendryx said she would go see Sun Ra perform and soak up his style and music then go back and perform as a member of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. It was partly of his influence that pushed her to take the songwriting of the group into outer space as Labelle

lifeofjenius@jeniusj.blacksky.app · 6mo ago

"Sun Ra is known as the godfather of movement called Afrofuturism. His ideas would take a much longer time to seep into the cultural bloodstream. We are lucky to have found a prophet that is so in sync with where people are right now."

Wikipedia 
Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and history that explores the intersection of the African diaspora culture with science and technology. It addresses themes and concerns of the African diaspora through technoculture and speculative fiction, encompassing a range of media and artists with a shared interest in envisioning black futures that stem from Afro-diasporic experiences. While Afrofuturism is most commonly associated with science fiction, it can also encompass other speculative genres such as Afro-fantasy, fantasy, alternate history and magic realism, and can also be found in music.

4 images of Sun Ra, Grace Jones, Beyoncé, a work by Fanuel Leul, Lil Nas X, Afrika Bambaataa