AS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE BLACK SPADES, AMAD HENDERSON ALONG SIDE AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, HELPED CREATE THE "ORGINISATION."
SHORTLY AFTER, AMED INCLUDED 4 OTHER DANCERS, (AZIZ JACKSON , SHAKA REED, KUSA STOKES, & ZAMBU LANER, AND THOSE 5 DANCERS HELPED AFRIKA BAMBAATAA CREATE THE ZULU NATION.
THE 5 DANCERS WANTED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS THE DANCERS FOR ZULU NATION SO AMAD HENDERSON CREATD THE NAME "ZULU MASTERS" WHICH LATER ON WAS CHANGED TO ZULU KINGS BY AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
SHORTLY AFTER, A DANCE STUDENT OF AN OUTLAW FROM THE REAPERS GANG NAMED POOCH AKA DOC (SEE EARLIER BLOG POST) BY THE NAME OF POW WOW WAS ADDED TO THE GROUP.
POW WOW WAS A STYLISTIC DANCER WHO USHERED IN THE INDIAN STYLES OF TOP ROCKS WHICH LATER ON LEAD TO THE CREATIONS OF NAMES LIKE THE INDIAN STEP.
IN A RESCENT INTERVIEW POW WOW CLIAMED.....
"AIN'T NO SUCH THING AS AN INDIAN STEP, THATS WHAT THE NEW JACKS CALLED MY CROSS OVERS, I USED INDIAN STYLES, BUT ME OR ANYONE EVER CALLED ANY STEPS AN INDIAN... WHAT EVER!"
POW WOW WENT ON TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SOULSONIC FORCE, AND ALONG SIDE AFRIKA BAMBAATAA, G.L.O.B.E. AND MR BIGGS, ENJOYED HITS LIKE PLANET ROCK, LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT, AND RENEGADES OF FUNK.
AMAD HENDERSON HELPED AFRIKA BAMBAATAA START ANOTHER GROUP IN THE TRADITION OF THE SOULSONIC FORCE, NAMED SHANGO BACK IN 1982 WITH OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDING JAZZY JAY. WHEN AFRIKA BAMBAATAA FIST STARTED WARNING FOLKS ABOUT NEW WORLD ORDER AND THE POWERS THAT BE.
THE 2 GROUPS EVENTUALY MADE A FEW SONGS TOGETHER AND ALSO APEARERD SIDE BY SIDE ON THE MOVIE BEAT STREAT AS AFRIKA BAMBAATAA AND THE SOULSONIC FORCE FEATURING SHANGO IN THE FAMOUS ROXY SCEN OF THE MOVIE DOING THIER HIT FRANTIC SITUATION.
IN THE PICTURE BELOW, IS AMAD HENDERSONTO THE LEFT, AND POW WOW TO THE RIGHT.
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