This picture is somewhat old but I'm still gonna post this. For those of you not in the know, this gentleman is one of the founding fathers of hip hop, Afrika Bambaataa. Afrika is a living hip hop legend. A few of his many creations include Looking For the Perfect Beat, Renegades of Funk, Jazzy Sensation, and of course, the legendary Planet Rock.
I had the opportunity attend a little concert that Afrika was performing at, at an old local spot called Hapa's. The night was great. As I walked into the venue, I was immediately greeted by a great atmosphere and even better friends. Many good friends of mines was there at the venue. Afrika was already on the 1's and 2's rocking the crowd. The amount of people inside Hapa's was unlike anything that I've ever seen. They were easily at capacity with a ton of people still waiting outside. The body heat in there was unbelievable. There were so many people in there, that a small cloud of heat was lingering right below the ceiling. Because Afrika Bambaataa doesn't smoke or like the smell of smoke, smoking was prohibited which for me was heaven sent, or Afrika sent. He played about a 4 hour set while I was there and just killed every second of it. The crowd was livelier than any other time I had ever seen it. And to be a part of it was phenomenal.
Thanks for stopping by and showing our island Maui some love Afrika. Until we meet again, on Planet Rock.
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
AND IF YA DON'T KNOW, NOW YA KNOW
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