 He returned to Egypt in 1983 and 1984, when he recorded with Ragab.Recordings made in Egypt were released as "Live in Egypt", "Nidhamu", "Sun Ra Meets Salah Ragab", "Egypt Strut" and "Horizon".In 1972, San Francisco public TV station KQED producer John Coney, producer Jim Newman, and screenwriter Joshua Smith worked with Sun Ra to produce an 85-minute feature film, entitled "Space Is the Place", with Sun Ra's Arkestra and an ensemble of actors assembled by the production team.