Born: New York, NY [The Bronx], 1957
Years Active: 1984-2007
Member of: Time Zone
Influenced by: Funkadelic, James Brown, George Clinton, Kraftwerk, Parliament
Genre: Hip-Hop
Biography: A seminal Bronx DJ during the 1970s, Afrika Bambaataa ascended to godfather status with Planet Rock, the 1982 hip-hop ...
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Oct 25 2009 11:00AM
by Steve Baltin
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News
Spinner: Artists including Slipnkot, Bad Brains, Method Man, Redman and Afrika Bambaataa gathered for Cypress Hill's SmokeOut Festival in San Bernardino, California this weekend for a resurrection of the annual event pioneered by the Southern California ... Read moreMay 06 2009 12:00PM
by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Filed under: Hip-Hop, Don't Call It a Comeback
The Boombox Music Blog: Instrumental in the creation of hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa is spending these days working on a new album and creating music for EA Sports video games: FIFA Streets 3, Fight Night and NBA Live Sports. "I really don't play too much video games, but I ... Read more
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