Afro Bros

Afro Bros
Born
Giordano Ashruf & Rashid Badloe
OriginArnhem, Netherlands
GenresDance, Latin, house, reggaeton
OccupationsDJs, producers
InstrumentsKeyboards
Years active2006–present
MembersGiordano Ashruf
Rashid Badloe
Websiteafro-bros.com

Afro Bros is the stage name of Giordano Ashruf and Rashid Badloe, 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
"Shaka Bum" 2022 Afro Bros, MC Fioti, Omar Montes, Oryane
"She Knows" 2023 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and David Guetta featuring Akon
"Runaway" 2025 Afro Bros & Oryane

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
Runaway 2025 Afro Bros & Oryane

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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  2. ↑ "Alsnog knallen met Oud en Nieuw: Afro Bros en Bizzey op Zoetermeers online nieuwjaarsfeest". Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, Natti Natasha & Afro Bros' 'Instagram': Here Are the Lyrics Translated to English". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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  7. ↑ "David Guetta, Afro Bros and Daddy Yankee team up for reggaeton summer slammer 'Instagram'". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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  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. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. 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. ↑ "Afro Bros uit Arnhem grijpen naast Latin Grammy Award: 'Maar het was super'". Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  18. ↑ "Arnhemse Afro Bros genomineerd voor drie Grammy Awards". Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  19. ↑ "Runaway". YouTube. 29 May 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Arnhems muziekcollectief Afro Bros wint Buma Awards". Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  21. ↑ "Arnhemse Afro Bro's winnen Buma Award Internationaal". Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  22. ↑ "Afro Bros slepen prestigieuze Latin Grammy in de wacht: 'Je staat tussen al die grote namen'". Retrieved 2020-12-12.