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SUMMARY:The Magic City: Birmingham according to Sun Ra (2025)
LOCATION:Melkweg\, Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam
GEO:52.3647;4.8813
DESCRIPTION:Together with Amsterdam music platform we will go back to the e
 arly years of Sun Ra. Before the world (and the cosmos) came to know him a
 s the Afrofuturist pioneer of "space jazz"\, he was born Herman Poole Blou
 nt in Birmingham\, deep in the heart of Alabama. The Belgian documentary T
 he Magic City - Birmingham According to Sun Ra sheds light on how this oft
 en-overlooked yet magical music city helped shape the enigmatic visionary 
 in his formative years. Filmmakers Guillaume Maupin and Pablo Guarise clos
 ely involved the city and its residents in telling not just Sun Ra's story
 \, but that of their community. Inevitably\, that story is marked by a leg
 acy of slavery\, segregation\, and racism. Yet Sun Ra's gaze remained fixe
 d on a more harmonious future. As he says at the start of the film: "My st
 ory is not part of history. Because history repeats itself\, but my story 
 is endless." Melkweg often hosts different types of programmes at the same
  time\, such as concerts\, club nights and films. Please note that there m
 ay occasionally be some noise pollution from other programmes during the s
 creening.\n\nDetails and tickets: https://onlyhere.app/amsterdam/whats-on/
 melkweg-amsterdam-the-magic-city-birmingham-according-to-sun-ra-2025\n\nFo
 und on OnlyHere · onlyhere.app/amsterdam
URL:https://onlyhere.app/amsterdam/whats-on/melkweg-amsterdam-the-magic-cit
 y-birmingham-according-to-sun-ra-2025
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