In it, the Earth is invaded from outer space and the advance ships land in Zaire.
Aliens conquer the world.
Spacemen explore the various cultures and societies on this planet and decide, quite rightly, that the only things of value are palm wine, a West African intoxicant, and Jazz. The tipsy, hip and benign rulers make Sun Ra the president of the United States and John Coltrane the Pope. Taste, quality, marketing, halls of fame, sales, stars and value are as alien to us as they are, well, to aliens. The ARChive collects, preserves and provides information on the popular music of all cultures and races throughout the world from 1950 to the present. Since the ARChive's founding in 1986 our holdings have grown to over one million sound recordings, making the ARChive the largest popular music collection in the United States.