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Afrika Bambaataa
Hip-hop pioneer associated with the Roxy
DJ1970s–1980s1 room · 2 connected figures
Biography
Afrika Bambaataa is often cited as a foundational hip-hop figure whose 1980s sets at the Roxy are associated with the music's crossover into downtown nightlife.
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hip-hopexperimentalelectro / 'Planet Rock'the Roxy
Bambaataa's sound is cited as bridging funk, breakbeats, and European electronic music — the electro template of 'Planet Rock' — and his Roxy nights are associated with hip-hop's crossover into downtown clubs.
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