Afrika Bambaataa live in concert.
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Afrika Bambaataa

9
critic concert reviews
rap

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews
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Critic Consensus

Based on 9 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Afrika Bambaataa is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths.

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Latest Release

Just Get Up and Dance (2020 Rework) (1 September 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rap
Origin
South Bronx, United States (4/19/1957)
Bio
Afrika Bambaataa (born April 10th or October 4th, 1957 or 1960; though his birth-date is hotly debated as he refuses to comment on his age) is a community leader, DJ, and Hip-Hop musician from the South Bronx, New York. He was instrumental in the early development of Hip-Hop throughout the 70s, and he has played a significant role in its culture for years.
Has Performed With
Zulu Nation

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

December 1, 2014
60
%
This is a party goddammit yells MC King Kamonzi as Afrika Bambaataa spins the wheels of steel his vintage scratching skills and guru-like vibe turning Chic’s Good Times into a mass call-and-response.

Exclaim (Canada)

September 15, 2013
70
%
Celebrating their 10th anniversary House of PainT's popular SOUND CLASH: Concert Under the Bridge featured a solid line-up of old school and new faces.

The Music (Australia)

May 16, 2013
%
Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia

NME (UK)

September 12, 2005
%
Madison, USA

De Morgen (Belgium)

February 21, 2015
80
%
Brussels, Belgium

Rave Child (Scotland)

December 5, 2014
%
O2 ABC, Glasgow, Scotland on November 30, 2014

Humo (Belgium)

November 17, 2014
80
%
AB Club, Brussels, Belgium

Past critic reviews published in

The Snipe News (Canada), Abort Magazine (Canada)

Image Credit

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