Afrika Bambaataa - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985

Label:

Tommy Boy Music

Catalog#:

TB 1457

Format:

2 x Vinyl, 12"

Country:

Released:

2001

Genre:

Electronic, Hip Hop

Style:

Breaks, Electro, Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1	Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force -	Zulu Nation Throwdown	7:05
A2	Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force -	Zulu Nation Throwdown	6:10
A3	Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 -	Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version)	9:43
B1	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	Planet Rock	6:25
B2	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	Looking For The Perfect Beat	7:00
B3	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	Renegades Of Funk	6:44
C1	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	Frantic Situation (Vocal)	4:59
		Featuring - Shango
C2	Afrika Bambaataa -	Unity Part 1 (The Third Coming)	3:25
		Featuring - James Brown
C3	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	Who Do You Think You're Funkin' With? (Hip Hop Mix)	6:18
		Featuring - Melle Mel
D1	Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force -	What Time Is It? (Live)	8:53
		Featuring - Melle Mel
D2	Afrika Bambaataa & Family -	Funk You!	5:42

Notes

A Best Of Afrika Bambaata & The Soul Sonic Force in their most creative years. Contains classics like "Planet Rock" or "Renegades Of Funk" and collaborations with James Brown and Melle Mel.

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Review by sorenfissure Oct 26, 2009

This collection is like one big late 70s early 80s New York house party, Roxy session, Mudd Club or Ritz gig with Jazzy J on the decks & Afrika "Master of Records" Bambaataa bobbing around next to him, It is a better indication of what was going on in that scene than listening to any Sugarhill Gang album or Kurtis Blow for that matter.
They took the stage like Parliament for the next generation incorporating funk, go-go, party hip hop routines & electro and completely funked it up and sent it towards the stars.
The fact is the Zulu Nation (which began around 73) & Bam are all still going strong, much respect due.