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The Music & Metaphysics of Sun Ra

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Inside Afrofuturism: A Sonic Companion

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Discussion on Afrofuturism and music is topic for this BFI special event.

Inside Afrofuturism: A Sonic Companion is a session that’s part of Inside Afrofuturism, a season of films exploring the world of Afrofuturism during the British Film Institute’s 3-month long program “Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder.” Check out music videos and tracks at the BFI’s website.


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The cover of Parliament’s 1975 album Mothership Connection

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African Sci-Fi ≠ Western Sci-Fi

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African sci fi goes “back to the future.”

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Kofi Allen – Cypher the Beautiful

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Afrofuturism takes flight: from Sun Ra to Janelle Monáe

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Great piece about Afrofuturism. Thank you, Guardian.

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King Britt, curator of MoMA’s Moondanda Afrofuturism event. Photograph: John Kaufman

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Sun Ra’s Full Lecture & Reading List “The Black Man in the Cosmos” at Berkeley

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Also, watch Sun Ra speak in Helsinki in 1971.