On weekend evenings in Old City there's usually music in the air. In this moment Stanley Morgan was out playing his bongos and bringing a vibrant energy to the corner of 2nd and Chestnut. Known as Atakatune, Stanley was a musical veteran, a percussionist for 40 years with the Sun Ra Arkestra, a well known jazz and experimental music ensemble and pioneers of afrofuturism. On October 17, 2018, the Arkestra made the sad announcement that Stanley had "departed this planet." His rhythms still echo around the block, greeting passersby in the coming twilight.

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