build an ark ist a los-angeles-based transcultural and intergenerational music collective that was founded in 2001 as a pacifist response to the september 11 tragedies in new york city. the group took its name in honor of sun ra's arkestra, though they ascribe more ra's concept of arkestry - that music has the power to alter the destiny of people's life - rather than musically. directed by dj, producer and arranger carlos nino, composer, multi-intrumenalist Read more on Last.fm