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Date(s) - 4 Dec 2011
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Location
YAAM!
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Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three main originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the “Godfather” of hip hop and the “Father ” of the Electro Funk Sound. He is one of the architects of Hip Hop Culture . Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Zulu nation, he is responsible for spreading hip-hop culture throughout the world and is credited for coining the phrase “Hip-Hop”. He has consistently made records nationally and internationally.
Due to his early use of drum machines and computer sounds, Bam (as he is affectionately known) was instrumental in changing the way R&B and other forms of black music were recorded. His creation of electrofunk, beginning with his piece “Planet Rock,” helped fuel the development of other musical genres such as freestyle or Latin freestyle, Miami bass, house, hip house, electronic and early techno. He was the First to use a synthesizer on a Hip Hop record (and ultimately creating the electro funk sound)
Bam is responsible for initiating many careers in the music industry, and his early association with Tom Silverman of Tommy Boy Records helped propel the label to its success. Bam was instrumental in launching the R&B group New Edition, Maurice Starr and the Jonzun Crew, Tashan, and Bernard Fowler of the Peech Boys, to name a few. Bam is also recognized as a humanitarian and a man of peace, who has applied elements of Afrocentric, spiritual, and health-conscious teachings to his philosophy.
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