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Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band in new reissue
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Sun Ra Arkestra meets Salah Ragab and the Cairo Jazz Band in new reissue

Strut Records presents the final installment in their series of Sun Ra reissues with this new project recorded in Egypt in 1983.  Egyption percussionist Salah Ragab’s first interaction with Sun Ra was at a concert […]

Arkestra, Sun Ra’s whirlwind is still here
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Arkestra, Sun Ra's whirlwind is still here

The orchestra founded by Sun Ra is releasing a new album, Swirling, which perpetuates the brilliant creativity of the free Pharaoh. Patriarch Marshall Allen and his friend Knoel Scott share this vibrant and persistent legacy with PAM.

Sun Ra Arkestra announce first studio album in 20 years
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Sun Ra Arkestra announce first studio album in 20 years

This October, Sun Ra Arkestra are releasing their first new studio album in over 20 years on Strut Records. Led by 96-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen – longtime leader of the orchestra – the cosmic jazz prophets have […]

Lost Sun Ra live record rediscovered in Kalisz, Poland
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Lost Sun Ra live record rediscovered in Kalisz, Poland

One of the most peculiar landings and live recordings of the Sun Ra Arkestra released by Lanquidity Records. Taking place on the 7th of December in 1986 as part of the 13th installment of the […]

Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun
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Polyswitch goes intergalactic with debut album Praise The Sun

After a run of singles and EPs, Morocco’s Polyswitch graduates into full-length 13-track format. With Praise The Sun – his debut album – he takes his signature synth-based sound deeper into the universe and indeed […]

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Miles Davis: a sun’s path in 100 tracks and 5 stops
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Miles Davis: a sun’s path in 100 tracks and 5 stops

Thirty years ago, music giant Miles Davis passed away in California. In partnership with Getup, PAM looks back – in 5 steps and as many playlists – on the journey of a revolutionary.

Niariu releases “Sun,” a track about love’s pitfalls
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Niariu releases "Sun," a track about love’s pitfalls

Niariu offers a sociological reflection on romance in the early 21st century, filled with her own desires and uncertainties. “Sun” is the first single from her debut EP, Story of a Sad Mermaid. In the […]

After the sun of independence come the rains
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After the sun of independence come the rains

Ghana opened the floodgates to independence, but the storm clouds soon formed over Kwame Nkrumah’s head, caught in the net of the Cold War. Music, as always, accompanies these events. Ghana Freedom (4/5)