| First Name |
Afrika
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| Last Name |
Bambaataa
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| Full Name at Birth |
Kevin Donovan
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| Birthday |
4th April, 1957
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| Birthplace |
New York City, New York, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
DJ
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| Occupation |
Disc Jockey
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| Claim to Fame |
Hip Hop DJ
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hip hop, Electro, Disco, Electronic, Electro House, Techno, Electro Funk, Breakbeat, electro-funk
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| Music Genre |
Rap
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| Year(s) Active |
1975–present, 1977–2013
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| Music Style |
Club/Dance, Electro, Old-School Rap, Electronic, R&B
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| Music Mood |
Street-Smart, Eerie, Cerebral, Detached, Hypnotic, Confident, Brash, Ominous, Party/Celebratory, Aggressive, Producer
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| Instrument |
DJ, Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Turntables, Keyboards, Synthesizer
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| Record Label |
Tommy Boy Records, EMI, Winley Records, Capitol Records, DMC Records, Planet Rock Music, Tommy Boy, Winley, Capitol, DMC, Planet Rock
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| Associated Acts |
Soulsonic Force, Leftfield, Time Zone, Shango, Hydraulic Funk, Nebula Funk, Afrika Bambaataa and Family, Cosmic Force, Jazzy Five, Arthur Baker, John Lydon, Lee Evans (producer), Goldie, Rae Serrano (producer), James Brown, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Sly and the Family Stone, Bill Laswell, Jungle Brothers, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Busy Bee Starski, Lovage, Nujabes, Kraftwerk, Lee Evans, Rae Serrano, Piotta
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Afrika Bambaataa (; born Lance Taylor, April 17, 1957) is an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing and is respectfully known as "The Godfather" and "Amen Ra of Hip Hop Kulture", 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 has helped spread hip hop culture throughout the world. On May 6, 2016, Bambaataa left his position as head of The Zulu Nation due to multiple child sexual abuse allegations dating as far back as the 1970s.
