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Afrika Bambaataa
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Afrika Bambaataa News
Afrika Bambaataa plans hip hop museum in New York
The musical pioneer wants to open the National Museum of Hip Hop in the Bronx
- Aug 23, 2012
Afrika Bambaataa Music Videos
1998 DMC US Finals
1st DMC Hall of Fame Inductions held at Irving Plaza NYC: Grandmaster Flash, GrandWizzard Theodore, GrandMixer DXT and Afrika Bambaataa (absent)
Afrika Bambaataa Reviews
Tommy Boy DJ Tour @ Scratch : London King's Cross Scala
Afrika Bambaataa, Dan The Automator and De La Soul's Maseo celebrate 20 years of Tommy Boy...
- Jul 9, 2001
Afrika Bambaataa: Madison, Wisconsin Luther's Blues
Afrika Bambaataa brings the perfect beat to Wisconsin...
- Apr 23, 2001
Afrika Bambaataa : Looking For The Perfect Beat
Essential collection from one of hip-hop's pioneers...
- Mar 30, 2001
Afrika Bambaataa Biography
Afrika Bambaataa (born April 19, 1957) is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Godfather" and the Amen Ra of hip hop culture as well as the father of electro funk. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he is responsible for spreading hip hop culture throughout the world. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On August 14th, 2012 Afrika Bambaataa was given a three-year appointment as a visiting scholar at Cornell University. The appointment was made in collaboration between Cornell University Library's Hip Hop Collection, the largest collection of historical hip hop music in North America, and the University's department of Music.
