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Afrika Bambaataa

Afrika Bambaataa is a person from the US, active from 1957.

Person US 1957–2026 hip hop electro-funk breakbeat
TOTAL PLAYS
38
SONGS PLAYED
13
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2006-09-27 09:54 · Radio 1 — "Planet Rock"
LAST PLAYED
4 days ago · Radio 1 — "Just Get Up & Dance"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
5 4 3 1 0
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 14 37%
Radio 1 11 29%
1Xtra 11 29%
Radio 2 2 5%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 01:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Planet Rock 17 2021-01-14
2 Just Get Up and Dance 4 2024-01-07
3 Just Get Up And Dance (Acapella) 3 2024-12-22
4 Just Get Up & Dance 2 2026-05-17
5 Get Up and Dance 2 2018-08-27
6 Looking for a perfect beat 2 2013-12-01
7 Zulu Nation Throwdown 2 2012-01-15
8 Death Mix 1 2023-07-15
9 Jazzy Sensation 1 2020-02-08
10 Planet Rock (Swordfish Mix) 1 2018-10-27
11 Just Get Up And Dance - The Rave Lounge Swansea TX 25/05/2018 1 2018-05-25
12 Zulu War Chant 1 2013-03-08
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-17 01:06 Just Get Up & Dance Radio 1
2024-12-22 01:25 Just Get Up And Dance (Acapella) 6 Music
2024-04-07 00:25 Just Get Up And Dance (Acapella) 6 Music
2024-03-02 00:25 Just Get Up And Dance (Acapella) 6 Music
2024-01-07 01:10 Just Get Up and Dance 6 Music
2023-07-15 14:25 Death Mix 6 Music
2023-05-14 01:36 Just Get Up and Dance Radio 2
2023-02-12 02:06 Just Get Up & Dance Radio 1
2023-01-30 03:10 Just Get Up and Dance 6 Music
2021-01-14 22:58 Planet Rock Radio 2
2020-10-17 00:46 Just Get Up and Dance 6 Music
2020-02-08 15:18 Jazzy Sensation 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

13 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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Death Mix — 1 ▶
Get Up and Dance — 2 ▶
Jazzy Sensation — 1 ▶
Just Get Up & Dance — 2 ▶
Just Get Up and Dance — 4 ▶
Just Get Up And Dance (Acapella) — 3 ▶
Just Get Up And Dance - The Rave Lounge Swansea TX 25/05/2018 — 1 ▶
Looking for a perfect beat — 2 ▶
Planet Rock — 17 ▶
Planet Rock (Swordfish Mix) — 1 ▶
Zouk Your Body — 1 ▶
Zulu Nation Throwdown — 2 ▶
Zulu War Chant — 1 ▶