Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen, who just turned 100, was born on May 25, 1924 in Louisville, Ky. He arrived in Philadelphia with his family during his teens.
From fighting in a second world war cavalry unit to sharing in a vision for an interstellar Black utopia, the multi-instrumentalist – in a rare audience at his astonishing practice space – has had a musical journey like no other
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