Vinyl Wednesday: Afrika Bambaataa - Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere)
This album was released in 1986 and it features a lot of great musicians, amongst them Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell and Michael Hampton who is famous for being one of THE P-Funk guitar players and he also performed on “Saxify”…(and of course that makes me proud :-D) Let’s look up Afrika Bambaataa: he’s a disc jockey from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing and is respectfully known as "The Godfather" and "Amen Ra of Hip Hop Kulture", as well as the father of electro funk. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he has helped spread hip hop culture throughout the world.
It's on its way: My new jazz album. In this 1 minute video I take you with me on the journey that lead to making this.Save the dates:Dark Horse will be officially released on 30th of January 2026 on all channels. Right now we are finetuning the last bits. On 16th of January I will perform at Bimhuis. Secure your tickets now as I expect it to be busy!Needless to say right now we are working on more tour dates and don't hesitate to get in touch if you have ideas. Stay tuned and hope to see you at Bimhuis and/or one of the upcoming concerts. - This album was released in 1986 and it features a lot of great musicians, amongst them Bernie Worrell, Bill Laswell and Michael Hampton who is famous for being one of THE P-Funk guitar players and he also performed on “Saxify”…(and of course that makes me proud :-D)Let’s look up Afrika Bambaataa: he’s a disc jockey from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of hip hop culture. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the originators of breakbeat DJing and is respectfully known as The Godfather and Amen Ra of Hip Hop Kulture, as well as the father of electro funk. Through his co-opting of the street gang the Black Spades into the music and culture-oriented Universal Zulu Nation, he has helped spread hip hop culture throughout the world.
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