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DJ and record production duo from Arnhem, Netherlands
Afro Bros
Birth nameGiordano Ashruf & Rashid Badloe
Born (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34), (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)
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 an Afro-Dutch DJ and record production duo. Notable productions include the songs "X" and "Instagram".

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.

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

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.

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

Afro Bros signed a contract with Universal Music Group in 2020.

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
"Instagram" 2019 Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Natti Natasha and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
"She Knows" 2023 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Akon

Production

Song Year Artist Ref.
Sua Cara 2017 Major Lazer, Anitta, Pabllo Vittar
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 Cosita 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
2018 Buma Award Energie Best urban song
2019 Buma Award X Best international song
2020 Latin Grammy Awards Amarillo Best Urban Album

References

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