Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube
Skip to YouTube video

Loading player…

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss

A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site.

Afrika Bambaataa

  • Listeners

    216K

  • Scrobbles

    1.2M

  • Listeners

    216K

  • Scrobbles

    1.2M

  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this artist

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Born
19 April 1957 (age 66)
Born In
South Bronx, The Bronx, New York, New York, United States
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 musician from the South Bronx, New York. He was instrumental in the early development of throughout the , and he has played a significant role in its culture for years. During Bambaataa's early years, he was a founding member of the Bronxdale Projects-area street gang, which was called iThe Savage Seveni. Due to the explosive growth of the gang, it later became known as the iBlack Spadesi, a… read more
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 musician from the South Bronx, New York. He was instrumental in the early development of throughout the read more
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 musician from the South Bronx, New York. He was instrumental in the early development of throughout the , and he has played a significant role in its culture for years. During… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Similar To

  1. Avatar for Mantronix

  2. Avatar for Whodini

  3. Avatar for Stetsasonic
View all artists

Top Tracks

Rank Play Album Loved Track name Buy Options Listeners
1 Play track Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980-1985 Planet Rock
  • Loading
 393 listeners
2 Play track Planet Rock - Original 12" Version Planet Rock - Original 12" Version
  • Loading
 96 listeners
3 Play track Looking for the Perfect Beat - Original 12" Version Looking for the Perfect Beat - Original 12" Version
  • Loading
 80 listeners
4 Renegades Of Funk - The Latin Rascals Remix Renegades Of Funk - The Latin Rascals Remix
  • Loading
 31 listeners
5 Renegades Of Funk - 12" Vocal Version Renegades Of Funk - 12" Vocal Version
  • Loading
 28 listeners
6 Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming) Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming)
  • Loading
 22 listeners
7 Frantic Situation - Frantic Mix Frantic Situation - Frantic Mix
  • Loading
 15 listeners
8 Play track Reckless - 7" Edit Reckless - 7" Edit
  • Loading
 14 listeners
9 HiFive Afrika Bambaataa Who You Funkin' With?
  • Loading
 14 listeners
10 Jazzy Sensation - Bronx Version Jazzy Sensation - Bronx Version
  • Loading
 14 listeners

View all tracks

Albums

  1. 43,619 listeners

    27 Oct 2008 · 3 tracks

    Planet Rock
    • Loading

  2. 42,191 listeners

    20 Mar 2001 · 13 tracks

    Looking for the Perfect Beat 1980-1985
    • Loading

  3. 42,191 listeners

    21 Sep 2017 · 11 tracks

    Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980 -1985
    • Loading

  4. 16,324 listeners

    1982 · 2 tracks

    Planet Rock / Planet Rock [Instrumental] [Digital 45]
    • Loading

View all albums

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
125
114
117
104
101
98
92
139
146
132
106
106
123
110
103
113
113
121
109
101
134
137
126
134
108
95
106
121
126
136
124
148
134
111
116
126
153
143
131
126
132
112
131
144
149
109
130
122
134
135
126
157
140
116
140
132
132
108
137
127
114
129
113
109
134
164
115
148
141
127
154
123
147
147
130
142
168
124
135
153
140
111
127
142
145
145
157
153
120
103
123
134
146
161
128
132
129
143
134
137
125
110
131
119
121
104
137
134
153
126
123
138
138
152
170
135
129
128
105
115
125
127
109
99
131
129
120
130
143
118
119
120
126
144
147
145
117
125
123
126
125
117
155
135
143
129
123
139
135
149
143
127
146
118
123
152
137
139
141
107
129
133
124
123
132
110
109
101
82
127
131
130
121
126
133
124
134
122
101
103
115

Upcoming Events

We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now.

Add event View all events

Photos

External Links

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

Similar Artists

  1. 104,833 listeners

    Avatar for Mantronix

  2. 135,832 listeners

    Avatar for Whodini

  3. 92,651 listeners

    Avatar for Stetsasonic

  4. 225,678 listeners

    Avatar for Kurtis Blow

  5. 65,295 listeners

    Avatar for Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force

  6. 87,456 listeners

    Avatar for Kool Moe Dee

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

Features

API Calls