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The Incredible Bongo Band

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This is a fan tribute page for the legendary Incredible Bongo Band. Bio courtesy of MrBongo.com Formed by MGM A&R Michael Viner in 1972 to supplement the soundtrack to the virtually anonymous B film 'The Thing With Two Heads'. The IBB went from loose studio collective to an instrumental pop covers consortium, interpreting classics of the day in their own inimitable percussive fashion. The Incredible Bongo Band`s cover of track `Apache` originally made famous by The Shadows, is simply legendary in the world of dance music. Not only arguably one of the most sampled tracks of all time and a staple for Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash as they invented the art of DJing at the Bronx block parties of the `70s, it has become an all-time hip hop and breakers anthem and is revered as the original break of all original breaks with the rhythms of this LP coining the term Breakbeat. B-Movie soundtracks, The Beatles, drummers gone bad, Frank Zappa, Kool Herc... The Bongo Rock album has a remarkable story behind it, detailed in Angus Batey's extensive sleeve notes.

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Member Since: 2/4/2007
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Sounds Like: Apache has been sampled by: Missy Elliot, Coldcut, Will Smith, Goldie, Jurassic 5, Moby, Run DMC, Sugarhill Gang, Beastie Boys and Massive Attack and many many more… A must in every record collection.I was just 7 years old, but I fell in love with the song immediately. Its one of those records that never leaves your brain. If you dont know Apache,you dont know hip-hop PETE ROCK They still cant beat that record until this day . . . Everybodys still using Bongo Rocks Apache KOOL HERCWhen I heard Jazzy Jeff mix Apache, I thought, This is what I want to do with my life JUST BLAZEIncredible Bongo Band's 'Apache' is hip hop's national anthem - Hip Hop Connection***** The Incredible Bongo Band is like a pearl: hard to find and of everlasting beauty - AmazonA foundation upon which modern dance music has been created. The birth of Hip Hop - Boomkat.com

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