Afro Bros
Birth nameGiordano Ashruf & Rashid Badloe
Born (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990, (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989
OriginArnhem, Netherlands
GenresDance, Latin, house, reggaeton
Occupation(s)DJs, producers
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active2006–present
MembersGiordano Ashruf
Rashid Badloe
Websiteafro-bros.com

Giordano Ashruf and Rashid Badloe (18 June 1990, 10 June 1989), better known by their stage name Afro Bros, are a DJ and record production duo.[1] Notable productions include the songs "X"[2] and "Instagram".[3]

Career

In 2017, Afro Bros collaborated with Boaz van de Beatz and Ronnie Flex, and produced two songs, "Energie" and "Come Again" which later received a Buma Award.[4]

Afro Bros co-produced the song "Sua Cara" with Major Lazer, and it later won a Latin Grammy Award.[5]

In 2018, Afro Bros collaborated with Jeon, and produced the track "X", featuring Nicky Jam and J Balvin which has been viewed 1.9 billion times on YouTube and also won a Buma Export Award as well as being nominated for Latin Grammy Awards.[6]

In July 2019, the duo produced the song "Instagram" with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, David Guetta, Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha.[7][8][9] In 2019, they also worked with Jamaican singer Sean Kingston and released the song "How Many Times".[10]

Afro Bros signed a contract with Universal Music Group in 2020.[11][12]

Discography

Singles

Song Year Artist Reference
"18 Plus" 2016 Finest Sno
"Kijken Mag" 2018 Supergaande
"Push" 2018 Finest Sno, Kalibwoy & Darr3n
"How Many Times" 2018 Sean Kingston [13]
"Instagram" 2019 Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Natti Natasha and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike [14]
"She Knows" 2023 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Akon [15]

Production

Song Year Artist Ref.
Sua Cara 2017 Major Lazer, Anitta , Pabllo Vittar [16][17]
Energie 2017 Ronnie Flex, Frenna
Come again 2017 Ronnie Flex, Boef
So Much Love 2018 Charly Black
X (Enguis) 2018 Nicky Jam & J Balvin
Dame tu Costita 2018 Pitbull & Karol G
Instagram 2019 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & David Guetta, Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha
How Many Times 2019 Sean Kingston

Awards

Year Award Song Category Ref.
2018 Buma Award Come Again Best collaboration [18]
2018 Buma Award Energie Best urban song [19]
2019 Buma Award X Best international song [20]
2020 Latin Grammy Awards Amarillo Best Urban Album [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Bieber en J Balvin, het zijn collega's van deze dj's". Regio tv tiel (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/zoetermeer/alsnog-knallen-met-oud-en-nieuw-afro-bros-en-bizzey-op-zoetermeers-online-nieuwjaarsfeest~a380b932/?referrer=https://www.google.com/. Retrieved 2020-12-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Natti Natasha & Afro Bros' 'Instagram': Here Are the Lyrics Translated to English". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ↑ "Arnhems muziekcollectief Afro Bros wint Buma Awards". Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ↑ Algemeen Dagblad https://www.ad.nl/arnhem/arnhemse-afro-bros-genomineerd-voor-drie-grammy-awards~af88022f/?referrer=https://en.wikipedia.org/. Retrieved 2021-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/afro-bros-uit-arnhem-grijpen-naast-latin-grammy-award-maar-het-was-super~a072e9db/. Retrieved 2021-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "David Guetta, Afro Bros and Daddy Yankee team up for reggaeton summer slammer 'Instagram'". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/arnhemse-afro-bros-hopen-op-dikke-zomerhit-door-nieuwe-plaat-met-david-guetta-en-daddy-yankee~a6003412e/?referrer=https://www.google.com/. Retrieved 2020-12-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ Currinn, Jonathan (2019-07-11). "DISCOVER: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Collaborates With David Guetta & Daddy Yankee For New Single & Music Video "Instagram" Featuring Afro Bros & Natti Natasha". CelebMix. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  10. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Afro Bros & Sean Kingston Deliver Summer Cross-Genre Track HOW MANY TIMES". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  11. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/afro-bros-tekenen-platendeal-in-amerika-maar-we-blijven-lekker-in-arnhem-wonen~a1154edd/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/afro-bros-tekenen-platendeal-in-amerika-maar-we-blijven-lekker-in-arnhem-wonen~a1154edd/?referrer=https://www.google.com/. Retrieved 2021-01-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Afro Bros & Sean Kingston Deliver Summer Cross-Genre Track HOW MANY TIMES". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  14. ↑ EE News Desk. "David Guetta, Afro Bros and Daddy Yankee team up for reggaeton summer slammer 'Instagram'".
  15. ↑ Orlick, Samuel (18 June 2021). "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & Afro Bros. feat. Akon - She Knows (Jaxx & Vega Extended Remix)". Google Drive. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/afro-bros-uit-arnhem-grijpen-naast-latin-grammy-award-maar-het-was-super~a072e9db/. Retrieved 2020-12-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/arnhem/arnhemse-afro-bros-genomineerd-voor-drie-grammy-awards~af88022f/. Retrieved 2020-12-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/arnhem/arnhems-muziekcollectief-afro-bros-wint-buma-awards~a1dc0f50d/. Retrieved 2020-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ https://www.ad.nl/arnhem/arnhems-muziekcollectief-afro-bros-wint-buma-awards~a1dc0f50d/. Retrieved 2020-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/arnhemse-afro-bro-s-winnen-buma-award-internationaal~adfce058/. Retrieved 2020-12-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/afro-bros-slepen-prestigieuze-latin-grammy-in-de-wacht-je-staat-tussen-al-die-grote-namen~a9219c9e/. Retrieved 2020-12-12. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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