Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise (DVD) 1 enduring loss One of the Shaw Brothers

One of the Shaw Brothers Studio's most prolific directors

who also writes and directs) enlists a colourful crew of misfits in a bid to slay the hellish sea monster that prowls the murky depths

and later even to electronic music

as reedited by its original theatrical distributor

Actors:       Mark Polonia

Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise (DVD) 1 enduring loss One of the Shaw BrothersRobert Mugge's definitive documentary portrait of jazz visionary Sun Ra and his Arkestra. Years ahead of his time, composer, keyboard player, bandleader, poet, and philosopher Sun Ra coupled images of outer space with those of ancient Egypt, acoustic instruments with electronic ones, and modern American musical genres (jazz, soul, gospel, blues, swing) with the sounds of Africa and the Caribbean. He also combined his music with dance, poetry, colorful