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Technoroll 10: Afrika Bambaataa Distils Electro and Hip-Hop Matures in the Recording Studio
Let It Roll
45 minutes
1 week ago
Technoroll 10: Afrika Bambaataa Distils Electro and Hip-Hop Matures in the Recording Studio
Today Nate and Ryan are joined by hip-hop ringer Steve Juon continue their discussion of “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - The History of the Disc Jockey” by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. This week’s episode focuses on hip hop’s transition to records with the Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa’s epic “Planet Rock” and how hip hop morphed from music for dancing and parties into a new form of album and concert music.
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Let It Roll
"Let it Roll" is a podcast about the history of popular music from the 19th Century to the 21st. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
