Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force) is an American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as "Planet Rock." They were also influential in the birth of the electro movement in America and helped pave the way for modern dance music styles such as electro-funk as well as the entire Miami bass scene.[1]
In 1982, Soulsonic Force and Afrika Bambaataa released a single "Planet Rock." The song borrowed musical motifs from German electro-pop, British rock and African-American disco rap. All the different elements and musical styles were blended together; and in doing so, offered hip hop as a new vision for global harmony. The song became an immediate hit and stormed the music charts worldwide.[2]
soulsonic, force, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Soulsonic Force news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message Soulsonic Force also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa amp Soulsonic Force is an American electro funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip hop in the early 1980s with songs such as Planet Rock They were also influential in the birth of the electro movement in America and helped pave the way for modern dance music styles such as electro funk as well as the entire Miami bass scene 1 Soulsonic ForceOriginNew YorkGenresHip hopFreestyleYears active1980 presentLabelsTommy Boy Contents 1 History 2 Lineup 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1982 Soulsonic Force and Afrika Bambaataa released a single Planet Rock The song borrowed musical motifs from German electro pop British rock and African American disco rap All the different elements and musical styles were blended together and in doing so offered hip hop as a new vision for global harmony The song became an immediate hit and stormed the music charts worldwide 2 Their other well known songs include Looking for the Perfect Beat and Renegades of Funk which is one of the earliest political conscious rap songs alongside Grandmaster Flash amp the Furious Five s The Message Soulsonic Force features on the title track of the Freestylers debut album We Rock Hard Lineup editAfrika Bambaataa Mr Biggs real name Ellis Williams Pow Wow real name Robert Darrell Allen The G L O B E real name John Miller DJ Jazzy Jay real name John Byas Discography editAlbums edit Planet Rock The Album 1986 Planet Rock Swordfish Mix on the Swordfish soundtrack see Swordfish Singles edit Year Single Peak positions Album US 3 US Dance 3 US R amp B 3 UK 4 1982 Planet Rock 48 4 53 Planet Rock The Album Looking for the Perfect Beat 18 36 86 1983 Renegades of Funk 26 30 1984 Frantic Situation 89 1989 Return to Planet Rock The Second Coming feat Jungle Brothers US only 1992 Don t Stop Planet Rock The Remix EP 30 1996 Planet Rock 96 US only Lost Generation 1998 Looking for the Perfect Beat 98 US only 36 Planet Rock 98 Europe only 1999 Who s in the House UK only 2001 Planet Rock Remixes 01 as Paul Oakenfold presents Afrika Bambaataa amp The Soulsonic Force 47 denotes releases that did not chart or were not released References edit Bush John Afrika Bambaataa Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved April 12 2022 Chang Jeff It s a Hip hop World Foreign Policy 163 Nov Dec 2007 58 65 a b c Afrika Bambaataa Awards AllMusic Archived from the original on November 22 2012 Retrieved March 5 2022 Official Chart History Afrika Bambaataa amp Soulsonic Force Official Charts Company Retrieved August 26 2014 External links editSoulsonic Force discography at Discogs nbsp nbsp This article on a hip hop music group or collective is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soulsonic Force amp oldid 1214257026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
