This is me and the Amen-Ra of hip-hop chanting “BAMBAATAA”
This weekend I witnessed musical history, entered the oneness of supreme force and watched FernGully: The Last Rainforest on a comedown. I feel like my interview with Afrika Bambaataa reached a level of spiritual intimacy that I have not previously been able to achieve with another musician. Maybe it was the incense he was burning, maybe it was the fact he pulled out a statue of Anubis before we started the interview, maybe it was the Universal Zulu Nation medallion he gave me, or maybe the fact he called me “sister”. All I know for certain is that Afrika Bambaataa’s jokes are way less funny than he thinks they are. Read more »
