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Afrika Bambaataa hip hop archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8094

Scope and content

Approximately 40,000 sound recordings representing Bambaataa's music collection from the 1970s to the present. The archive also includes books, documents, and files relating to the founding and spread of the Universal Zulu Nation; and videos, papers, and clothing.

Dates

  • circa 1972-2016.

Creator

Language of Material

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to boxes 551, 552, and 553 restricted until 2040.

Conditions Governing Use

Vinyl that has been cataloged can be viewed but not played.

Conditions Governing Use

Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage..

Conditions Governing Use

Audio visual media that has been digitized: SR-6803, SR-6889, SR-8036, SR-8807, SR-8808, SR-8810 to SR-8816, SR-8818 to SR-8825, SR-10341 to SR-10370, V-9907, V-9913, V-9970, V-10030, V-10031, V-10033, V-10038, V-10053, V-10080 to V-10083, V-10086, V-10217 to V-10220, V-10223 to V-10231, V-10234, TR-18098 to TR-18106, TR-18109 to TR-18115, TR-18117 to TR-18121.

Conditions Governing Use

Use of digitized audio visual materials is limited to on-site access only.

Biographical / Historical

Afrika Bambaataa is an American disc jockey, singer, and songwriter from the South Bronx, New York. Often called the “Godfather” of Hip Hop, Bambaataa has helped to define Hip Hop since it emerged in the South Bronx in the 1970s. One of a handful of Hip Hop's 1970s originators, Bambaataa gave Hip Hop its name, and was the first to define its core artistic elements - DJing, rapping, break dancing, and graffiti art - under one cultural umbrella. His cultural organization, the Universal Zulu Nation, has helped to spread Hip Hop culture throughout the world. His genre-defining 1982 song "Planet Rock" and subsequent electro-funk tracks have become icons of hip-hop and electronic music. In 2007 he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Extent

600 cubic feet. (600 cubic feet.)

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)