Afrika Bambaataa
550 fans / 8 albums
Afrika Bambaataa is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1970s. Like many of the early pioneers in Hip-Hop, he is of West Indian (Caribbean) descent. On September 27, 2007, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bambaataa was a founding member of the Bronx River Projects-area street gang, The Savage Seven. Due to the explosive growth of the gang, it later became known as the Black Spad...