Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa is undoubtedly one of hip hop’s godfathers. As a teenager in the mid-1970’s, he fell into the Black Spades gang, but had a different interest than causing trouble. Bam started deejaying in 1970. He had a passion for buying records (he would later be known as the “Master of Records”) and his tastes were very diversified from rock to r&b to African sounds to Latin, calypso, and classical. ...
Old School Feature – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Bronx: On The Unlikely Origins of the UK Hip Hop Movement
Submitted by Greg Wilson They say that lightening doesn’t strike twice, but where there’s a rule there’s always the exception. Case-in-point concerns that maverick maestro of musical mayhem, Mr Malcolm McLaren, the man who masterminded the explosion of the Punk Rock scene and brought anarchy to the UK in the form of the notorious Sex Pistols (who he managed and mentored). As a result, McLaren’s place in British...
Old School Feature – Afrika Bambaataa in Concert March 2001
Ed Roberts got to meet Afrika Bambaataa when he touched down in the UK back 2001. Here is his review of the night. Afrika Bambaataa appeared at The Medicine Bar in Birmingham and boy did he know how to turn the party out. The small venue was packed to the rafters with a diverse group of urbanites, slackers, b-boys and punks, and the atmosphere was very friendly and full of anticipation. DJ support from the residents Del’Agua and...
