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3 unusual facts about Phil Cohran


Electric lamellophone

The Space Harp, or Frankiphone (designed, built and played by Phil Cohran), is a famous instance of an electric lamellophone.

Interstellar Low Ways

Trumpeter Phil Cohran later remembered the reaction Space Loneliness got when played on a local radio station;

Space Harp

The Space Harp, also known as a Frankiphone, is an electrified lamellophone invented by Phil Cohran as part of a musicological experiment exploring his African roots.


Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound

To date, more than 40 concerts have been presented including performances by Pauline Oliveros, James Tenney, Nels Cline, Petra Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, Phil Cohran, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Harold Budd, Glenn Branca, Tetuzi Akiyama and many others.


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