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Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)
59 minDocumentaryMusic
TMDb6.4/1011 votes
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
Country: United States
Director: Robert Mugge
Cast
Sun Ra
Himself
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June Tyson
Herself
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Danny Thompson
Himself
Marshall Allen
Himself
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John Gilmore
Himself
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Eloe Omoe
Himself
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James Jacson
Himself
Keywords
Style:afro-noir
Plot:jazzjazz singer or musicianinterviewritualized cultural performanceafrofuturismtraditional culturesocial & cultural documentarymusic documentarycultural identityafro-latinojazz musicjazz musician
Time:1970s
