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Actor
Afrika Bambaataa
- Born April 17, 1957 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- Died April 9, 2026
Afrika Bambaataa, born Lance Taylor, was 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
Beat Street1984
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown2013
Scratch2001
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor2003
The Freshest Kids2002
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat1995
The Making of Sun City1985
Filmography
- 2020Beastie Boys StoryFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Hip Hop EvolutionSeriesSelf
- 2016SoundbreakingSeriesSelf
- 2015808FilmSelf
- 2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSeries
- 2013Sample ThisFilmSelf
- 2013The Bass That Ate Miami: The FoundationFilmSelf
- 2012Something from Nothing: The Art of RapFilmSelf
- 2008Hip Hop Story from CroatiaFilmHimself
- 2007NY77: The Coolest Year in HellFilmSelf
- 2005Leftfield: A Final HitFilm
- 20045 Sides of a CoinFilmHimself
- 2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-HopSeriesSelf
- 2003The Work of Director Chris CunninghamFilmCar Park Attendant
- 2003James Brown: Soul SurvivorFilm
- 2002The Freshest KidsFilm
- 2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'FilmSelf
- 2001ScratchFilm
- 1999The Hip Hop YearsSeriesSelf
- 1998ModulationsFilmSelf
- 1998Falco - Hoch wie nieFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The ShowFilmSelf
- 1995Rap: Looking for the Perfect BeatFilm
- 1990One World, One VoiceFilmSelf
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterFilmSelf
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSeriesSelf
- 1987Bombin'FilmSelf
- 1985The Making of Sun CityFilm
- 1984Beat StreetFilm
- 1984Graffiti RockSeriesMusic Consultant
- 1984Beat This!: A Hip Hop HistoryFilmHimself