Avant-garde jazz icon Sun Ra is being celebrated not for his other-worldly musical compositions, but for his poetry. In a new album from Omni Sound, titled My Words Are Music: A Celebration of Sun Raโs Poetry, the late composer’s verse will be honored with various spoken word recordings.
“My Words Are Music provides direct access to the sentiments of a poet who never called Earth home,” Omni Sounds shared of their latest project on social media. “The tracks on the album provide a sonic introduction to the philosophy that sustains Sun Raโs music and poetry.” The work is meant to offer listeners “an opportunity to follow Sun Ra into a better future, through sound and poetry.”
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On My Words Are Music, various Sun Ra poems will be recited by the legends colleagues and followers alike, featuring the voices of Knoel Scott, Marshall Allen, LโRain, Tunde Adebimpe, Abiodun Oyewole, Tara Middleton, and more.
The collection’s lead single โWhen Angels Speak,โ voiced by Saul Williams, can be heard below. My Words Are Music: A Celebration of Sun Raโs Poetry is set for release on August 25.
My Words Are Music: A Celebration of Sun Raโs Poetry Track List:
1. Marshall Allen โ โEVI Introductionโ
2. Saul Williams โ โWhen Angels Speakโ
3. Mahogany L. Browne โ โCircle Eternityโ
4. Anthony Joseph โ โThe Three Dimensions of Airโ
5. Melanie Charles โ โ[Anything can give up its life]โ
6. Abiodun Oyewole โ โSomebody Elseโs Ideaโ
7. Tara Middleton โ โI Have Forgottenโ
8. Jive Poetic โ โFlightโ
9. LโRain โ โLove in Outer Spaceโ
10. Tunde Adebimpe โ โThe Endless Realmโ
11. Zakia Sewell โ โThe Cosmic Ageโ
12. Cal Hancock Rux โ โSun-Dayโ
13. Knoel Scott / Marshall Allen โ โThe Melody of Airโ
14. Anthony Joseph โ โThe Invisible Giantsโ
15. LโRain โ โI Deal in Soulsโ
16. Tunde Adebimpe โ โBlack Prince Charmingโ
17. Mahogany L. Browne โ โMessage to Black Youthโ
18. Jive Poetic โ โNothing Isโ
19. Melanie Charles โ โThe Friends of Skillโ
20. Saul Williams โ โThe Outer Darknessโ
21. Zakia Sewell โ โIf I Told Youโ
22. Carl Hancock Rux โ โThe Voidโ
23. Knoel Scott / Marshall Allen โ โThe Neglected Plane of Wisdomโ
(Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)
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