James
Brown

Alfred "Pee
Wee" Ellis

Maceo
Parker

Fred
Wesley

Bootsy
Collins

Afrika Bambaataa
Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985
2001

This compilation was released 2001 on Tommy Boy Music and includes Rap/Hip-Hop Pioneer Afrika Bambaataa's best tracks from the first half of the 80s. Originating from the block parties in the late 70s, his music was the cornerstone of the evolution of Funk in the 80s. Features his band, the Soul Sonic Force as well as Keith LeBlanc on drums, Doug Wimbish on bass, Skip McDonald on Guitar and the duet 'Unity' with James Brown.