Afrika Bambaataa

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Afrika Bambaataa (born Lance Taylor; April 17, 1957) is an American disc jockey, singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Bronx, New York.

He is best known for a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced hip hop's emergence.

Afrika Bambaataa is one of the pioneers of breakbeat DJing and is appropriately referred to as "The Godfather" and "Amen Ra of Hip Hop Culture," as well as the father of electro-funk.

He has helped spread hip hop music around the world by co-opting the Black Spades from the street to the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation. Bambaataa resigned as the head of The Zulu Nation in May 6, 2016 after receiving multiple child sexual assault charges dating back to the 1970s.

Early life

Born Lance Taylor to Jamaican and Barbadian immigrants, Bambaataa grew up in the Bronx River Projects, with an activist mother and uncle. He was exposed to the black liberation movement as a child and watched debates between his mother and uncle on the movement's competing ideologies. He was exposed to his mother's extensive and eclectic record collection. Gangs in the area became the rule, clearing their territory of opioid dealers, assisting with community health services, and both fighting and partying to protect members and territory.

Bambaataa was a Black Spades member. He was promoted to the role of warlord of one of the divisions right away. It was his job, as warlord, to develop ranks and broaden the young Spades' turf. He was not afraid to cross turfs to forge friendships with other gang members and other clubs. As a result, the Spades became the city's most coveted group in terms of both membership and turf.

His worldview has changed after Bambaataa won an essay competition that cost him him a trip to Africa. He had seen the film Zulu and was struck by the Zulu's unity in that film. The communities he visited inspired him to create one in his own neighborhood on his return to Africa. He changed his name to Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, adopting the name of the Zulu chief Bhambatha, who fought an anti-independence protest in early twentieth-century South Africa. His name was Zulu for "affectionate king," he told people. As an alternative to the Black Spades, Bambaataa formed the "Bronx River Organization."

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Career

There are conflicting accounts of when Bambaataa began hosting parties due to the nebulous timeline of hip-hop origins. Some believe he began as early as 1970, predating noted hip hop" Kool Herc, while others say he began after Herc in 1976, attending and learning inspiration from Kool Herc parties. He promised to use hip-hop to pull out gangs and make the Universal Zulu Nation.

Robert Keith Wiggins, a.k.a., is a student at the University of On the Isle of Ayrshire, the British Isle of Arms. The Furious Five's "Cowboy" has been credited with naming hip-hop. The term became a common word used by MCs in a scat-inspired style of rhyming. In an interview, writer Steven Hager claims that the first time "hip-hop" was used in print was in his Village Voice article in which he was quoting Bambaataa, who had referred to the culture as "hip-hop." Despite this, the Sugarhill Gang's 1979 track "Rapper's Delight" features the word "hip hop."

On the first hip-hop tour, Bambaataa and his followers, a group of dancers, musicians, and DJs, traveled outside the US in 1982. He believes that the hip hop tours would be the key to help promote hip hop and his Universal Zulu Nation. In addition, it would help promote hip hop's values, which he believes are based on peace, unity, passion, and having fun. He brought peace to the gangs; many musicians and gang members claim that "hip hop saved a lot of lives." His fame inspired many international artists, including French rapper MC Solaar.

He was a popular DJ in the South Bronx rap scene, and he was known not only as Afrika Bambaataa, but also as the "Master of Records." Master Ice, Mr., was one of two rap crews formed by the Jazzy 5. Mr. Biggs, Pow Wow, and Emcee G.L.E.

Bambaataa, a pioneer of Kraftwerk's avant-century electronic music, premiered at The Roxy in 1982, with a 12-inch white rap/spoken word "AEIOU Sometimes Y." It was the first commercially released American song made on a computer, a Fairlight CMI, ushering in the dawn of music computer sampling. Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force stopped playing live with a live band and switched to using sole technology in the same year. Bambaataa cited the pioneering Japanese electropop band Yellow Magic Orchestra, whose work he admired, as a source of inspiration.

He also borrowed a keyboard hook from German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk and was given the Roland TR-808 "beat-box" by producer Arthur Baker and synthesizer player John Robie. "Planet Rock" became a gold medalist and established a whole school of "electro-boogie" rap and dance music, which earned a whole school of "electro-boogie" rap and dance music. Bambaataa created the Time Zone Compilation in honor of his own brand. In the late 1990s, he created "turntablism" as the product of its own subgenre and the ratification of "electronica" as an industry-approved trend.

Bambaataa was founded in the late 1970s as the Universal Zulu Nation, a group of socially and politically aware rappers, B-boys, graffiti artists, and other figures interested in hip hop culture. Bambaataa began staging block parties around The South Bronx, being inspired by DJ Kool Herc and DJ Dee, and after Disco King Mario loaned him his first kit. In a DJ brawl, he even confronted Disco King Mario, a long-time friend, in a game. He then began attending Adlai E. Stevenson High School and founded the Bronx River Society, later called "the organization" in the course.

At the Bronx River Houses' Community Center, with Mr. Biggs, Queen Kenya, and Cowboy, who accompanied him in performances in the neighborhood, Bambaataa had deejayed with his own sound system. Due to his prior participation in the Black Spades, he already had an established Army party assembled from former members of the gang. Hip hop culture was extending to the streets by house parties, block parties, gym dances, and mix tapes.

About a year later, Bambaataa revived the organisation, naming it the Zulu Nation after (inspired by his extensive African history at the time). Bambaataaa attended the 1964 film Zulu, which gave the group the name. Five b-boys (break dancers) joined him, eventually established the Zulu Kings and Queens, as well as the Shaka Zulu Kings and Queens. As he began deejaying, more DJs, rappers, b-girls, graffiti artists, and musicians followed him, and he took them under his wing, making them all members of his Zulu Nation.

Mr. Biggs, Queen Kenya, DJ Cowboy Soulsonic Force (#2), Pow Wow, G.L.N.E. (creator of the "MC popping" rap style) DJ Jazzy Jay, Cosmic Force, Queen Lisa Lee, Prince Ikey C. Ice Ice Ice (#1), Chubby Chub (#1), Mr. Jazzy Jay, Mr. Freeze, Master D.E.E.E., Kool DJ Red Alert, Sundance, Ice Ice (#2), Charlie Choo, Master Bee, Busy Bee Starski, Akbar (Lil Starski), and Raheim. The Soulsonic Force's workers were divided into groups with whom he would perform and make records.

Bambaataa's groups made Death Mix, their first recording with Paul Winley Records in 1980. This was an unlawful deposal, according to Bambaata. Winley performed two versions of Soulsonic Force's legendary song, "Zulu Nation Throwdown," with the musicians' permission. Dissatisfied with the company's findings, Bambaataa left the country. Kevin Donovan, the Harlem Underground Band's chairman, has the right to claim credit on these recordings. This led to the false belief that Bambaataa's real name was Kevin Donovan, which was widely accepted by the hip hop community until recently, when Bronx River residents spoke out and confirmed that the correct name was actually Lance Taylor.

The Zulu Nation was the first hip-hop group to have an official birth date of November 12, 1977. Bambaataa's project with the Universal Zulu Nation was to create a movement of a new generation of homeless youths with a modern, liberating worldview.

In 1981, hip hop artist Fab Five Freddy was putting together music packages in the mostly white downtown Manhattan new wave clubs, and invited Bambaataa to perform at one of them, the Mudd Club. It was the first time Bambaataa had performed before a predominantly white crowd. In a show produced by hip hop pioneer Michael Holman's band Bow Wow Wow Wow!, the attendance for his parties in downtown was so high that he had to relocate to larger venues, first to the Ritz, Negril, Danceteria, and the Roxy.

"Planet Rock," Arthur Baker's and keyboardist John Robie's most popular song, came out in June as part of Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force. The song took musical elements from German experimental music, funk, and rock. Various elements and musical styles were mixed in this collection. The song became a huge hit and debuted on the charts around the world. The song mash-ups the main melody from Kraftwerk's "Trans-Europe Express" with electronic beats based on their track "Numbers" as well as portions of Babe Ruth and Captain Sky's albums, resulting in a new style of electro funk.

Afrika Bambaataa was included on Europe One and Fnac France's first-ever European hip hop tour. Rammellzee, drummer and graffiti artist DXT (formerly Grand Mixer D.St), B-boy and B-girl crews, as well as legendary graffiti artists Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000, and Dondi joined him.

"Looking for the Perfect Beat" was Bambaataa's second release around 1983, followed by "Renegades of Funk," both with the same Soulsonic Force. He started working with producer Bill Laswell at Jean Karakos' Celluloid Records, where he created and marketed two groups on the label: Time Zone and Shango. Bambaataa performed "Wildstyle" with Time Zone, and he started "World Destruction" with punk rocker John Lydon, and Time Zone in 1984. Shango Funk Theology, Shango Funk Theology, was released by the label in 1984.

Bambaataa and other hip hop stars appeared in the film Beat Street in 1984. "Unity" was James Brown's first recording. "The Godfather of Soul meets the Godfather of Hip Hop," the album was described in music industry circles.

Little Steven Van Zandt, Joey Ramone, Run-D.M.C., Lou Reed, U2 and others appeared on the anti-apartheid album Sun City in October 1985. He recorded "Afrika Bambaataa and Family" for Capitol Records in 1988, including Nona Hendryx, UB40, Boy George, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and Yellowman. He had performed a few other projects with Families three years ago, one called "Funk You" in 1985 and the other titled "Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) in 1986. He was born in 1986 in Atlanta, and he became an artist. SHY D) by the name of Kenya Miler a.k.a. MC Harmony (British Fame Flames Miller), a Kenyan entertainer who later signed to Criminal Records and Arthur Baker, is now known as Kenya Fame Flames Miller.

Harmony and LG were among the company's principals. Bambaataa and Baker's first album, "Dance To The Drums/No Joke," was released by Bambaataa and Baker, as well as guitarist Keith LeBlanc and Doug Wimbish. Bambaataa was involved in the Stop the Violence campaign and released "Self Destruction," a 12" single that debuted at number one on the Hot Rap Singles Chart in March 1989. The single earned $400,000 for the National Urban League to be used for community anti-violence training programs.

In 1990, Bambaataa appeared on Life magazine's "Most Important Americans of the 20th Century" issue. He was also involved in the anti-apartheid project "Hip Hop Artists Against Apartheid" for Warlock Records. He performed with the Jungle Brothers on the album Return to Planet Rock (The Second Coming).

In honour of Nelson Mandela's release from jail, Gee Street Records, Bambaataa, and John Baker held a concert at Wembley Stadium in London in 1990 for the African National Congress (ANC). The festival brought together performances by British and American rappers, as well as introducing Nelson and Winnie Mandela and the ANC to hip hop audiences. The event's singer Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa) raised about $30,000 for the ANC.

Bambaataa's return to his electro roots in the mid-1990s revived him. "Planet Rock 98," he made a remix of "Planet Rock" that incorporates electro and house music elements, was released in 1998, and is considered to be the first representative of the electro house style. Rage Against the Machine's album, Renegades, was released in 2000. He appeared on Leftfield's "Afrika Shox," the first single from Leftfield's Rhythm and Stealth's Rhythm and Stealth's. On the soundtrack to Vanilla Sky, "Afrika Shox" appeared.

He coproduced on the 2004 album Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light, which also featured Gary Numan, in 2004. On his album Walk with Me in 2006, he appeared on British singer Jamelia's album "Do Me Right" and on Mekon's album Some Thing Came Up, under the title "D-Funktional." The bassheads performed the lyrics on the track "Is There Anybody Out There." He has appeared in a variety of voice-over characters on Kung Faux as an actor.

Bambaataa was a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to promote independent artists' careers. Afrika Bambaataa was one of the nine candidates for the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions on September 27, 2007. Mr. Dynamite James Brown, a surprise guest on December 22, 2007, appeared at the First Annual Tribute Fit For King Records in Covington, Kentucky.

Bambaataa was given a three-year appointment as a visiting scholar at Cornell University on August 14, 2012. The appointment was made in cooperation with Cornell University Library's Hip Hop Collection, the country's most extensive collection of historic hip hop music, and the university's Department of Music. His archives, which include his vinyl collection, original audio and video recordings, journals, and newspapers, as well as his books, were on display at the Cornell University Hip Hop Collection in December 2013.

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