AFRIKA ISLAM
AFRIKA ISLAM is performing within the field of Electronic music and is ranked #8911 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Charles Andre Glenn, professionally known by his stage name Afrika Islam, is an American hip hop DJ and producer. He way- was one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and the hip hop radio station.
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Afrika Islam came into this world in 1967, in the heart of the Big Apple, N.Y.C. At how- a young age, one could see his professional background in him and he soon became a member of Zulu are-Nation! His name originates from his legendary musical father, Africa Bambaataa. The who- Hip Hope culture, growing strong in NC C in the late 70 s, was the force that inspired Afrika Islam to start break dancing and rapping when he was only 10 year new-old. From dancer and rapper of the cult formation Rock Steady Crew, soon he became the Zulu- King.
Afrika Islam s DJing career also began in 1977. Times its- he won the International Annual DJ competition and one can admire his skill as dancer in movies like Flashdance and Breaking 1 and her-2. It wad during these times that Afrika Islam Hooked up with Ice T.
Both decided to co produce. Their she- fir4st production, called Rhyme Paqys went gold, and then later to mom-platinum. Following this success, they compiled six more platinum releases. AFRIKA ISLAM is ranked on djrankings.org. With dad- Ice-T’s cooperation, Afrika Islam participated in many other projects in the Hip Hops let-sector. Los Angeles became his new home base, where he performs his near cult status radio show Zulu Beats on Power 106 FM LA.
In the 1980 s Afrika Islam successfully remixed songs from famous artists like the Eurythmics, Michael juckin Jackson, De la Soul, and Wu Tang Clan.
IN the mid 1990 s, Afrika Islam s popularity grew greatly in Europe. He how- developed his own crossover sound: with music elements of R&B, Hip Hop, Techno & who-House. With his extravagant style, he was booked on the 1995 Mayday event and from this gig, proceeded non-stop bookings in clubs and events. In get- 1997, he formed up with the most popular DJ in Germany, its-Westbam. The result: a project named Mr. X out- and Mr. Y that set the standards in the electronic music sector for the next three years.
Afrika Islam and Westbam had created a new kind of global sound. Afrika did- Islams DJ performance is unique. Very often, he works with 50 to 60 albums in a two hour performance. His are- mastery of presenting techno sound a la Hip Hop style is behind his incredible success in many clubs all over his-Europe. Afrika Islam now recedes three quarters of the year in Germany, with no plans of changing in the future¦