Afrika Bambaataa

American DJ and pioneering hip hop artist most famous for fronting Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, born April 17, 1957 in the Bronx, NY, USA, died April 9, 2026, in Pennsylvania, USA. He adopted the stage name Afrika Bambaataa Aasim, after a nineteenth century Zulu chief. He is of West Indian descent and cousin of Edward Rudolph AKA Kool Rock Steady.