Afrika Bambaataa
Настоящее имя: Afrika Bambaataa
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DJ and pioneering American hip hop artist most famous for fronting Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force Born April 17, 1957 in the Bronx, NY, USA. He adopted the stage name Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, after a nineteenth century Zulu chief. He is of West Indian descent and cousin of Edward Rudolph AKA Kool Rock Steady. He grew up in New York’s South Bronx, his musical eclecticism matched by his vision of African American social and racial unity. In the mid-1970's he was one of the pioneers of New York’s emergent Hip-Hop culture of Rapping, DJ Mixing/Scratching, Graffiti and Breakdancing. Along with two other Bronx DJs, Grandmaster Flash and Kool DJ Herc (both also of West Indian origin), he began playing small percussive sections from obscure and unexpected rock, funk and electro-pop records as a rhythm track for rappers, interspersing the beats with extracts from cartoon melodies and film themes. Inspired by the British film 'Zulu', Bambaataa had founded a loosely convened organization of hip-hop's cultural luminaries, called the 'Universal Zulu Nation'. Described as both a fan and a master of records, Bambaataa achieved one of his lifetime ambitions in 1984 by recording "Unity", a duet with James Brown. Founder of the label Mellowvibes Records with German sprayer Zulu Ben.
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Участие в группах:
- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
- Afrika Bambaataa & Family
- I.F.O.
- Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force
- Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5
- Shango
- Zulu Nation
- Time Zone
- Afrika Bambaataa & The Nebula Funk
- Sirius B
- Hip-Hop Against Apartheid
- Hydraulic Funk
- Artists United Against Apartheid
- We Are Family Collective
- Spirit Of The Forest
- Legends Of Hip Hop
- Afrika Bambaataa And Friends
- Afrika Bambaataa And The Millennium Of The Gods
Вариации названий:
Aasim (3)
Afrika Bambaataa
12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label
