RIP - RAPPER & DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA DEAD AT 67
He was a Hip Hop pioneer.
https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/09/afrika-bambaataa-dead/
RIP - RAPPER & DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA DEAD AT 67
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- KVRAF
- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Last edited by audiojunkie on Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:09 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
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- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
In memory of Afrika Bambaataa:
May he rest in peace
May he rest in peace
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- KVRAF
- 2655 posts since 13 Mar, 2004
Trivia: DJ WestBam (mostly known in Germany/Europe I guess) got his name as a hommage to Africa Bambaataa (Westphalia Bambaataa).
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- addled muppet weed
- 111274 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
rip 
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- KVRian
- 1102 posts since 8 Mar, 2025
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- KVRAF
- 1787 posts since 22 Feb, 2014
If you are a fan of Hip-Hop and haven't watched this, you owe it to yourself -
RIP Afrika Bambaataa - A true OG, pioneer, and legend.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kSsqWNSQqs-
- KVRAF
- 8101 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
weirdly the first time I heard Kraftwerk was thanks to Planet Rock, innovator for sure
RIP
RIP
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- KVRAF
- 8073 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
Oh yeah? I had no idea!!!foosnark wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 12:27 pm Afrika Bambaataa also, unfortunately, was a child molester.
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- KVRAF
- 8073 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
foosnark wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 2:28 pm Yep
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Ba ... llegations
https://web.archive.org/web/20190504150 ... l-assault/
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- KVRian
- 1419 posts since 14 Apr, 2008 from velvet noise
Some good thoughts about that topic
It refuses description, allowing only the vague approach of adjectives: dark, light, raw, angelic. Who or what is making these noises? Where are they coming from and what do they point to? What kind of entity can leave such a troubling sonic remnant?
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- KVRAF
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- 7027 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
I like this. It covers both sides very well.
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