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Post by loonie on Dec 1, 2008 12:59:36 GMT
A friend went from here to NYC to go to a hip-hop gig in the Bronx and one of her pics was her with Afrika Bambaataa. He looked interesting and I enjoyed reading about the man and why I thought I should know the name. To expend your knowledge of origins of different genres have a quick read: www.rollingstone.com/artists/afrikabambaataa/biographyThere are lots of other sites as well, a very interesting man.
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Post by polly on Dec 2, 2008 9:14:42 GMT
He's a hero, a working class survivor, a campaigner on social issues who practised what he preached. May I recommend some listening? This is Afrika on a track featuring John Lydon, a bit of a gem: uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aKpLfY9MWoY
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Post by roddy byers on Dec 3, 2008 10:26:02 GMT
Sorry to say ive never heard of him..
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Post by loonie on Dec 3, 2008 10:53:15 GMT
I only heard of him because I'd read an article somewhere and I remembered his name and decided to check it out. Like polly said he has achieved a lot in his genre and responsible for a lot of social reformation as well.
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Post by polly on Dec 3, 2008 11:51:51 GMT
Suprised not many of you know him, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force were one to the founders of hip-hip when it was good (IMHO), about the same generation as Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Afrika started the Zulu Nation, an 'anti-gang' gang if you will, all about turning a negative into a positive. Most famous choon was probably Planet Rock.
Mind you, Roddy, he was at the peak of his fame in 82/83, so you were probably pretty cheesed of with music around then.
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