Where was Afrika Bambaataa born?

Keeping this in consideration, why is Afrika Bambaataa important?

Inspired by the Zulu people and their chief, Bhambatha, Bambaataa moved his gang and community in a positive direction, ultimately establishing a hip-hop awareness group called the Universal Zulu Nation. Bambaataa also stressed the importance of freedom, flexibility and open-mindedness in hip-hop.

Also to know, who started hip hop?

Clive Campbell

When hip hop music first developed in the late 1970s, not many people knew about it. It was created in the poorest districts of New York City by African American and Latino teenagers as part of a hip hop scene that also produced breakdancing and graffiti art.