Afro Bros

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Afro Bros
Birth nameGiordano Ashruf & Rashid Badloe
Born (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34), (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 36)
OriginArnhem, Netherlands
Genres Dance, Latin, house, reggaeton
Occupation(s) DJs, producers
Instruments Keyboards
Years active2006–present
MembersGiordano Ashruf
Rashid Badloe
Website afro-bros.com

Afro Bros is the stage name of Giordano Ashruf and Rashid Badloe (18 June 1990, 10 June 1989), an Afro-Dutch DJ and record production duo. [1] Notable productions include the songs "X" [2] and "Instagram". [3]

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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]

Discography

Singles

SongYearArtistReference
"18 Plus"2016Finest Sno
"Kijken Mag"2018Supergaande
"Push"2018Finest Sno, Kalibwoy & Darr3n
"How Many Times"2018 Sean Kingston [12]
"Instagram"2019 Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Natti Natasha and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike [13]
"Shaka Bum"2022Afro Bros, MC Fioti, Omar Montes, Oryane [14]
"She Knows"2023Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Akon [15]
"Runaway"2025Afro Bros & Oryane [16]

Production

SongYearArtistRef.
Sua Cara2017 Major Lazer, Anitta, Pabllo Vittar [17] [18]
Energie2017Ronnie Flex, Frenna
Come again2017Ronnie Flex, Boef
So Much Love2018 Charly Black
X (Enguis)2018 Nicky Jam & J Balvin
Dame tu Cosita2018 Pitbull & Karol G
Instagram 2019 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike & David Guetta, Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha
How Many Times2019 Sean Kingston
Runaway2025Afro Bros & Oryane [19]

Awards

YearAwardSongCategoryRef.
2018Buma AwardCome AgainBest collaboration [20]
2018Buma AwardEnergieBest urban song [20]
2019Buma AwardXBest international song [21]
2020Latin Grammy AwardsAmarilloBest Urban Album [22]

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. ↑ Tetelepta, Berendien (16 November 2018). "Afro Bros uit Arnhem grijpen naast Latin Grammy Award: 'Maar het was super'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  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. ↑ Alkas, Devran. "Afro Bros tekenen platendeal in Amerika: 'Maar we blijven lekker in Arnhem wonen'". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  12. ↑ BWW News Desk. "Afro Bros & Sean Kingston Deliver Summer Cross-Genre Track HOW MANY TIMES". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  13. ↑ EE News Desk. "David Guetta, Afro Bros and Daddy Yankee team up for reggaeton summer slammer 'Instagram'".[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ "Afro Bros, MC Fioti, Oryane, Omar Montes - Shaka Bum (Official Audio)". YouTube . 2 June 2022.
  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. ↑ "Runaway". YouTube . 29 May 2025.
  17. ↑ 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)
  18. ↑ 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)
  19. ↑ "Runaway". YouTube . 29 May 2025.
  20. 1 2 https://www.ad.nl/arnhem/arnhems-muziekcollectief-afro-bros-wint-buma-awards~a1dc0f50d/ . Retrieved 2020-12-15.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ↑ 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)
  22. ↑ 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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