THE SUN RA CENTENNIAL DREAM ARKESTRA
 under the direction of MARSHALL ALLEN

1993 – 2013 Sun Ra left planet earth 20 years ago
1914 – 2014 Sun Ra arrived on planet earth 100 years ago
1924 – 2014 Marshall Allen arrived on planet earth 90 years ago

In 2014 THE SUN RA CENTENNIAL DREAM ARKESTRA will celebrate 100 years of Sun Ra with performances and master classes under the direction of Marshall Allen. This fantastic Dream Arkestra consists of 25 instrumentalists including a string section and dancers. In addition to his arsenal of alto saxophone, flute, electronic valve instrument (EVI), Marshall Allen will bring back his kora playing on a specially made 21 string African instrument for the first time in 20 years.

See and hear some of the compositions performed at the UNCOOL Festival 2012:









To book THE SUN RA CENTENNIAL DREAM ARKESTRA please contact Cornelia

THE SUN RA CENTENNIAL DREAM ARKESTRA under the direction of MARSHALL ALLEN
MARSHALL ALLEN alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, electric valve instrument, kora
KNOEL SCOTT alto saxophone, vocals, percussion
ABSHALOM BEN SHLOMO alto saxophone, clarinet
CHARLES DAVIS tenor saxophone
JAMES STEWART tenor saxophone
DANNY RAY THOMPSON baritone saxophone, flute
MICHAEL RAY trumpet, vocals
CECIL BROOKS trumpet
VINCENT CHANCEY french horn
CRAIG HARRIS trombone
DAVE DAVIS trombone
FARID BARRON piano, moog synthesizer
DAVID HOTEP guitar
NINA BOGOMAS harp
TARA MIDDLETON violine
OWEN "FIIDLA" BROWN violin
GEORGE BURTON viola
KASH KILLION cello, sarangi, bolong
TYLER MITCHELL bass
CRAIG HAYNES drums
Craig Haynes endorses Sonor drums and Zildjian cymbals
RON McBEE percussion
ELSON NASCIMENTO percussion
CHANDRA WASHINGTON dance, vocals

GÖTZ ROGGE stage projection imagery
KA camera

www.thesunraarkestra.com



FOTOS of the UNCOOL Festival 2012
by     Clorinde Peters       and        Suso Navarete


OEDIPUS – AKHENATEN at the UNCOOL Festival 2012
original theatre text (Deutsch Italiano English)
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