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	Welcome to The Official site of The Universal Zulu Nation
		THE GODFATHER OF Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" of Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound.
		Bambaataa was the first to use the newly coined term Hip Hop to encompass all the elements of the music, graffiti, dance, rap,dj's and knowledge; thereby identifying Hip Hop as a unique culture unto itself.
		Afrika Bambaataa, the godfather of hip-hop and creator of the 1980s electronic-beat classics ``Planet Rock'' and ``Looking for the Perfect Beat,'' has been directing people to find their own beat ever since he helped design what is now a global culture.
	www.zulunation.com /afrika.html (5997 words)

	Articles - Afrika Bambaataa
		Afrika Bambaataa and his Zulu Nation are undoubtedly considered as pioneers of hip hop.
		Afrika Bambaata Kraftwerk, the showroom dummies who caused Bambaata to scratch his head and say, "'Scuse the expression, this is some weird shit".
		Afrika Bambaata and The Jazzy Five's groundbreaking 'Jazzy Sensation' was released in March 1981 on Tommy Boy records.
	www.hiphop-network.com /articles/djarticles/bamstory.asp (910 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bambaataa was influenced by the depiction of the Zulu warriors attacking British troops at Rorke's Drift in the Michael Caine film Zulu.
		By 1977, inspired by DJ Kool Herc, Bambaataa had begun organizing block parties all around the South Bronx, and he was soon renowned as one of the best DJs in the business.
		Bambaataa then left Tommy Boy and signed with Capitol Records, released The Light (as Afrika Bambaataa and the Family), which included aid from George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Boy George and UB40.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa (766 words)

	VH1.com : Afrika Bambaataa : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
		Even before he began recording in 1980, Bambaataa was hip-hop's foremost DJ, an organizer and promoter of the large block parties during the mid- to late '70s which presaged the rise of rap.
		Bambaataa had moved to the background by the late '80s (as far as hip-hop was concerned), but the rise of his Zulu Nation collective -- including De La Soul, Queen Latifah, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers -- found him once more being tipped as one of rap's founding fathers.
		Bambaataa recorded erratically during the '90s, but returned to the mainstream in 1997 with Zulu Groove.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/bambaataa_afrika/bio.jhtml (524 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa : Rolling Stone
		One of hip-hop's true enigmatic figures, foundational DJ Afrika Bambaataa now plies his turntable trade on the rave circuit, releases obscure electro records and espouses theories about the earth being hollow.
		Afrika Bambaataa was an important rap-music pioneer who, much like Grandmaster Flash, became a forgotten elder statesman as rap evolved.
		Bambaataa, who took his name (which means "affectionate leader") from a movie about Zulu warriors, quit the notorious Black Spades street gang in the mid-'70s and formed Zulu Nation, a music-oriented "youth organization." Among the members who became minor rap lu...
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/afrikabambaataa (166 words)

	Eye Weekly - It came from Afrika - 06.30.05
		When Bambaataa was still known as Kevin Donovan, he was a persuasive leader in the Black Spades gang, a notorious group of street toughs who, along with other gang members, later reformed in 1973 as the Zulu Nation, a grassroots activist organization.
		This was also how Bambaataa moved the early crowds: by looking for the perfect beat on any record in any genre from any nation.
		Though Bambaataa is proud hip-hop has grown into such a powerful pop-cultural force, he's less impressed by its loss of sonic diversity.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_06.30.05/beat/bambaataa.html (848 words)

	Vignette: Afrika Bambaataa
		One of hip-hop culture's most influential pioneers, Afrika Bambaataa was the first to articulate an ideology for the emerging youth culture, using the music to illustrate hip-hop's expansive potential as a global movement.
		From his childhood in the Bronx River Projects, Bambaataa was a natural leader and by his early teens he rose to command ranks in the neighborhood’s dominant youth gang.
		That Afrika Bambaataa’s real name is unknown (though it is often incorrectly cited as Kevin Donovan) speaks to his iconic status in the history of hip-hop.
	faculty.washington.edu /qtaylor/aa_Vignettes/bambaataa_afrika.htm (283 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa \| AlienZoo.com
		Afrika Bambaataa doesn't care what category of music he's mixing, as long as he's got the perfect beat.
		Bambaataa opened his show with the signature tune of a television show that he had recorded on tape at home, and mixed the ditty with a hard drumbeat.
		Bambaataa: I love it, because hip-hop is of all other forms of music, the funk and the soul.
	archive.alienzoo.com /funandhumor/bambaataa.html (2700 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa guest programs
		Source magazine has recently honored Afrika with the esteemed "Pioneer Award" in recognition of his influential music and to his creative leadership, helping break artists from New Edition to the Jungle Brothers.
		Afrika's innovative status is secured and his influence continues...
		Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" of Hip Hop Culture as well as The Father of The Electro Funk Sound.
	www.abc.net.au /rage/guest/2004/afrika.htm (1604 words)

	Hip Hop Music Origin and Afrika BamBaataa
		On January 10, 1960 in the Bronx of New York City a child by the name of Kevin Donovan was born.
		It's hard to stack the huge success and beginning of Hip Hop on any one person but Afrika Bambaataa is definitely a solid rock in the foundation.
		Amongst many other talents that Bambaataa carried...one of them was the role of a neighborhood DJ with MADD equipment.
	www.hip-hop-music-classic.com /hip-hop-music-origin.html (442 words)

	Creative Loafing - Creative Loafing Tampa: Music: Music Feature: Afrikan History
		Afrika Bambaataa was there, but he's more concerned about presenting an accurate picture of the roots of hip-hop culture than glorifying his own role in them.
		But they know that Bambaataa's passkey to immortality -- 1982's landmark, Kraftwerk-borrowing "Planet Rock" -- is the most sampled record of all time.
		The resulting disc, Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light, effortlessly returns to Bambaataa's familiar aural party: a mix of interstellar synths, funk and go-go rhythms, quirky noise, and lyrical themes of peace, unity and enlightenment.
	tampa.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:4861 (987 words)

	Člověk, Který Spojil Víc Než Rap A Funk / Afrika Bambaataa \| METANCITY
		Začátek roku 1977 se nesl v duchu inspirace Koolem Hercem a Afrika začal pořádat párty a breakdanceové soutěže po celém Bronxu.
		Během své dlouholeté kariéry stál Afrika u zrodu mnoha skpuin.
		Afrika Bambaataa, Master of Records, Godfather a Grandfather of Hip-Hop, člen Native Tongues Posse, do kterého patřilo velké množství hudebníků, které Bambaataa inspiroval (Jungle Brothers, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, Da Bush Babees, Leaders of the New School, Common a další) je právem označován za jednu z nejdůležitějších osobností hip-hopové historie.
	www.metancity.com /301/profil-afrika-bambaataa (1308 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa News
		News about Afrika Bambaataa continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		Afrika Bambaataa spins at Supperclub in SF Saturday night with Smoove, Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist, Motion Potion, and Tom Thump.
		When pioneers like Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa laid down the foundation, it was strictly about playing records.
	www.topix.net /who/afrika-bambaataa (445 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Afrika Bambaataa
		Bam also worked with his hero, James Brown, on the aptly titled "Unity." Rage Against the Machine understood Bam's master plan--the group rerecorded Bambaataa's "Renegades of Funk" in 2000, which would be its last single as a group.
		Though he might never make hip-hop's list of millionaires, Afrika Bambaataa has more lucrative cachet: the titles Master of Records, Godfather of Hip-Hop, Goodwill Ambassador to the World.
		Afrika Bambaataa performs Sunday, Dec. 1, at 9pm at Spy, 400 S. First St., San Jose (408.298.9375).
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/11.28.02/afrika-0248.html (751 words)

	betterPropaganda - free MP3 downloads Afrika Bambaataa
		Though Afrika Bambaataa has been called "the High Priest of Hip Hop," and "The Godfather of Hip Hop," the passage of time has positioned him as the "Self-Realized Master of Hip Hop" and one of music's brightest burning luminaries of our time.
		He founded a youth group in his neighborhood called The Zulu Nation, organized with the concept of using music as a path to peace and presenting music-drenched gatherings where neighborhood kids could come together and learn to interact without violence.
		Using two turntables and funk music as his core, Bambaataa mixed things up by tossing in the spice of dance music, rock music, and even German electronic music such as Kraftwerk.
	www.betterpropaganda.com /artist_page.asp?id=567 (299 words)

	OldSchoolHipHop.Com - Old School Song Battle
		(4) "Looking for the Perfect Beat" Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force (304 votes) vs (13) "Yvette" Grandmaster Caz (61 votes)
		(1) "Planet Rock" Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force (240 votes) vs (16) "Cosmic Blast" Captain Rock (49 votes)
		(6) "Renegades of Funk" Afrika Bambaataa and The Soul Sonic Force (326 votes) vs (11) "Rock the House" The B-Boys (141 votes)
	www.oldschoolhiphop.com /battle.htm (644 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa Speaks on Hip Hop, Katrina and Race - Message Board - ezboard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The other day in Los Angeles, we sat down with the Godfather of Hip Hop Culture DJ Afrika Bambaataa to get his thoughts on the state of Hip Hop and the Katrina aftermath.
		Bambaataa addressed the question regarding Hip Hop and its current state and whether or not it was doing all that it could do.
		Afrika Bambaataa responded to the question I posed about whether or not we could trust the system we live up under.
	p076.ezboard.com /fpoliticalpalacefrm59.showMessage?topicID=51.topic (2857 words)

	kitty magik
		Afrika Bambaataa's blend of hip hop, Afro-Cuban funk, Indian guitar lines, and electronic wizardry has got the bodies shaking once again.
		The opening track "Got That Vibe," is a shout out to all things global and groovy, while "Metal," featuring Gary Numan and MC Chatterbox, takes us back to that oh so subtle fusion of '80s' dance pop and hip hop, where Gary Numan sounds like he could be guesting as a robot.
		Afrika Bambaataa's been around since the dawn of hip hop and he comes correct with this recent release, proving that the originator of hip hop and funk just get better with age and are no match for those that rule the radio because they haven't done their homework.
	www.kittymagik.com /reviewsViewer.asp?artist=862 (310 words)

	Amazon.com: Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980-1985: Music: Afrika Bambaataa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As celebrated as Afrika Bambaataa has been, until now his music has remained scattered across disparate collections.
		Afrika Bambaataa at DanceRecords.com — We sell releases by Afrika Bambaataa on vinyl.
		Also, extra props are due as these sides commemorate an era when hip-hop and rock were just part of the same game, with either side able to dance to the other.
	www.amazon.com /Looking-Perfect-Beat-Afrika-Bambaataa/dp/B00005ABF6 (1105 words)

	Zulu Groove, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
		Something of a collection of various styles and genres crossed over by Bambaataa on his musical journeys.
		Despite this minor shortcoming, for a fan of Bambaataa, the album might not be that bad of a choice at all.
		Afrika Bambaataa - Vocals ·; Afrika Bambaataa - Vocals ·; Afrika Bambaataa - Vocals ·; Afrika Bambaataa - Main Performer · Afrika Bambaataa - Main Performer · Afrika Bambaataa - Main Performer · John T. Matarazzo - Producer ·; Logan Strand - Mastering · Logan Strand - Mixing
	www.emusic.com /album/10825/10825694.html (307 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
		Even before he began recording in 1980, Bambaataa was hip-hop's foremost DJ, an organizer and pro...
		Born in the Bronx on April 10, 1957, Afrika Bambaataa Aasim took his name from a 19th century Zulu chief.
		He left Tommy Boy in 1986 after an album compilation of "Planet Rock" mixes, and signed with Capitol.
	www.emusic.com /artist/11544/11544962.html (576 words)

	JamBase \| AFRIKA BAMBAATAA IN SF
		DETAILS: Perfect Beat 2006 features the "Afu Ra of Universal Hip Hop Culture" DJ Afrika Bambaataa, "father of the electro-funk sounds," with special guests, Motion Potion, Ren, Smoove, and Tom Thump at the city’s swankiest new nightspot, Supper Club.
		Afrika Bambaataa, whose name literally translates to "affectionate leader" is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and "Godfather" of hip-hop culture as well as the Father of the Electro Funk Sound.
		He was the first to coin the term "hip-hop," encompassing the elements of music, graffiti, dance and knowledge, thereby identifying hip-hop as a unique culture unto itself.
	www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=7795 (522 words)

	NME.COM - Artists - Afrika Bambaataa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Afrika Bambaataa, Dan The Automator and De La Soul's Maseo c...
		Afrika Bambaataa - Presents Eastside [VINYL] £16.99 from Amazon UK
		Afrika Bambaataa - Dark Matter: Moving at the Speed of Light [Us Import] £14.99 from Amazon UK
	www.nme.com /artists/afrika-bambaataa (111 words)

	Afrika Bambaataa Vinyl Records for Sale - Just Get Up And Dance LP
		Afrika Bambaataa Vinyl Records for Sale - Just Get Up And Dance LP The Worlds Largest Music Marketplace!
		After the success of Planet Rock, he recorded electro-oriented rap only sparingly, concentrating instead on fusion ^ exemplified by his singles with ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon and fellow godfather James Brown.
		Bambaataa had moved to the background by the late '80s (as far as hip-hop was concerned), but the rise of his Zulu Nation collective ^ including De La Soul, Queen Latifah, A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers ^ found him once more being tipped as one of rap's founding fathers.
	www.gemm.com /item/AFRIKA-BAMBAATAA/JUST-GET-UP-AND-DANCE/GML765728698 (581 words)

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