Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer in hip-hop and electronic music in the 1970s and '80s, has died. Later in life, he was accused by ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) will present the Step Afrika! dance troupe performing traditional and contemporary movement from across the African diaspora, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at Campbell Hall.

His song "Planet Rock," released in 1982 with Soulsonic Force, was a seminal record in defining electro-funk, though his ...