The Sonic Future: Afrofuturism in Music from Sun Ra to Sampa the Great
Afrofuturism has always had a soundtrack. It pulses through the cosmic jazz of Sun Ra, the interstellar funk of Parliament-Funkadelic, the digital soul of Janelle Monáe, and the ancestral beats of Sampa the Great. In every synth, every drum loop, every lyric about liberation and time travel, Afrofuturist music offers a portal—a way to imagine […]
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