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Afrika Bambaataa (born April 10 or October 4, 1957 or 1960, though his birthdate is hotly debated; he himself refuses to comment on his age) is a DJ, Hip Hop musician and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s.
Afrika Bambaataa’s birthname has been mistakenly listed as Kevin Donovan; however, Kevin Donovan was actually another man and leader of the Harlem Underground Band.
During Bambaataa’s early years, he was a founding member of the Bronxdale Projects-area street gang, The Savage Seven. Due to the explosive growth of the gang, it later became known as the Black Spades, and Bambaataa rose to the position of Division Leader. After a life-changing visit to Africa, he changed his name to Afrika Bambaataa Aasim. Bambaataa was influenced by the depiction of the Zulu warriors attacking British troops at Rorke’s Drift in the Michael Caine film Zulu. He took his name, which roughly translated to “affectionate leader”, from the film.
After the visit, Bambaataa decided to use his leadership to turn those involved in the gang life into something more positive to the community. This began the development of The Organization, which soon later became known as the Zulu Nation, a group of racially and politically aware rappers, B-boys, graffiti artists and other people involved in hip hop culture that gained fame in the early eighties to mid nineties.
Afrika Bambaataa’s birthname has been mistakenly listed as Kevin Donovan; however, Kevin Donovan was actually another man and leader of the Harlem Underground Band.
During Bambaataa’s early years, he was a founding member of the Bronxdale Projects-area street gang, The Savage Seven. Due to the explosive growth of the gang, it later became known as the Black Spades, and Bambaataa rose to the position of Division Leader. After a life-changing visit to Africa, he changed his name to Afrika Bambaataa Aasim. Bambaataa was influenced by the depiction of the Zulu warriors attacking British troops at Rorke’s Drift in the Michael Caine film Zulu. He took his name, which roughly translated to “affectionate leader”, from the film.
After the visit, Bambaataa decided to use his leadership to turn those involved in the gang life into something more positive to the community. This began the development of The Organization, which soon later became known as the Zulu Nation, a group of racially and politically aware rappers, B-boys, graffiti artists and other people involved in hip hop culture that gained fame in the early eighties to mid nineties.
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Afrika Bambaataa - Breakers Revenge
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Afrika Bambaataa pupunanny
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Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For the Perfect Beat
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Afrika Bambaataa-Shake Pop 'N Roll
Top Albums
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Shoutbox
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Factsies wrote:
NIKKI THANK YOU
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itoshigaru wrote:
we like to party!
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mad_magician wrote:
shake ya rump :D
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roughtradepimp wrote:
SAY DANCE SUCKER SAY MOVE SUCKER
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Vorash wrote:
listen to "Just Get Up and Dance " - great tune !!!!!!!
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Planet Rock = Trans-Europe Express
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JokerLand wrote:
Он без базара Папа. ...колИте на левой груди, ближе к сердцу.
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Audio-drug wrote:
Bang Shit !
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ManDirky wrote:
Legendary All-Time Classic!! Everytime I listen to "Planet Rock" I start to get illllll!!
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sbirkoff wrote:
Looking For the Perfect Beat <3
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the-catalyst wrote:
legend
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makaveliHO wrote:
"Planet Rock" track is that what you called hip-hop ;)
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optimistic_tour wrote:
Man how are there less than 300k plays???!?!?
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optimistic_tour wrote:
shit i was just listenin to 'round up' BlindWilliam!
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chadderack wrote:
The Rene Renegades of Funk
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BlindWilliam wrote:
We like to body rock and partay. If you think AB is related to Sun Ra, then maybe you should join up w/ Great Black Music, where we're weaving the musical fabric of the African diaspora. Round up. It's worth it. P E A C E > bw
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wrooblas wrote:
He's a legend
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joelstanier wrote:
Planet Rock - less than 10000 listens in the whole time Last.fm has been running? People need educating!
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ckypissdrunk wrote:
A legend
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DeathByInferno wrote:
halloooooooo ujah! this shit is the stuff!
Events
- Nov 15 Nördik Impakt 2008 - Soirée de clôture Le Cargö, Caen, France
- Nov 17 Hollywood, Mon Amour Casino Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Nov 21 Afrika Bambaataa klub Koloseum, Skopje, Macedonia
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Recent Activity
- CraigCrummett, kreeem, partylaura and 4 other people added Afrika Bambaataa to their libraries. yesterday evening
- AmanitaakaMissM tagged Afrika Bambaataa with ‘funk’ and ‘hip-hop’. yesterday morning
- kares1, S1MsONn, gabzilla08 and 2 other people added Afrika Bambaataa to their libraries. yesterday morning
- srekno_dete added Afrika Bambaataa to the lineup of Afrika Bambaataa at klub Koloseum. Thursday morning
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- davedouglass added Afrika Bambaataa to davedouglass’s library. Wednesday evening
- DEEP_DarkwateR tagged Afrika Bambaataa with ‘classic hip-hop’, ‘hip-hop founder’ and ‘zulu nation’. Wednesday evening
- Cyael, sarafdz, mercury405 and 13 other people added Afrika Bambaataa to their libraries. Wednesday morning
- VonHades added Afrika Bambaataa to the lineup of Hollywood, Mon Amour at Casino Lisboa. last week
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