Black Music Sunday: Traveling Black musical spaceways on World UFO Day
This Black Music Sunday falls on the second of the two days celebrated as World UFO Day; the first was June 24. I’ve been a science fiction/fantasy fan for over 60 years, including cyberpunk and Afrofuturism. Black music has had its share of voyages on spaceships and flying objects over the years—when thinking about it, I heard these lyrics in my head: “We travel the spaceways from planet to planet.”
And so I closed my eyes and envisioned The Sun Ra Arkestra in performance.
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music. With over 160 stories (and counting) covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack, I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new.