Afrika Bambaataa

Biography

Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, is an American disc jockey, rapper, songwriter and producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture.

Known For

Modulations

Falco - Hoch wie nie

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

Beastie Boys Story

808

James Brown: Soul Survivor

The Freshest Kids

Leftfield: A Final Hit

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

Bombin'

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

Acting

1995

The Show

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Self

1998

Modulations

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Self

1998

Falco - Hoch wie nie

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Self (archive footage)

2007

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

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Self

1995

Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat

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1990

One World, One Voice

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Self

2008

Hip Hop Story from Croatia

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Himself

2012

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

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Self

2003

The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

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Car Park Attendant

2020

Beastie Boys Story

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Self (archive footage)

1985

The Making of Sun City

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1984

Beat This!: A Hip Hop History

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Himself

2004

5 Sides of a Coin

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Himself

2015

808

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Self

2003

James Brown: Soul Survivor

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2002

The Freshest Kids

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2005

Leftfield: A Final Hit

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2004

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop

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Self

1984

Beat Street

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2013

Sample This

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1990

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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Self

2002

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

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Self

1987

Bombin'

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Self

2013

The Bass That Ate Miami: The Foundation

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Self

The Hip Hop Years

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Self

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

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Hip Hop Evolution

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Self

Sacrée soirée

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Self

Production

Crew

Directing