Highly influenced by the work of Paul Buff, Art Laboe and Preston Epps, The Incredible Bongo Band was a faux group (essentially just a studio project), formed by undefined record executive Michael Viner to create theme music for the film "The Thing With Two Heads". Following the success of the project, Viner then used MGM studio downtime to record funk-influenced covers of hits, using pick-up musicians. Although the "group" never existed as a true band, a team of individuals was assembled for a publicity photo. The group's best known work is probably their percussion-centric cover of Apache, originally a worldwide hit in 1960 by The Shadows. It was later sampled heavily by hip hop artists (and, over a decade later, drum 'n' bass artists) to become one of the most popular sampled percussion breaks of all time.
The Art Laboe and Preston Epps instrumental "Bongo Rock" was also covered by Viner's pick-up outfit as "Bongo Rock '73" (a minor US chart hit), along with a cover of "Let There Be Drums", much influenced by the "surf-style" treatments of Paul Buff's drum-oriented works.
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The Incredible Bongo Band has released 5+ albums. Some of their notable releases include The Return Of The Incredible Bongo Band, Ohkey Dokey / When The Bed Breaks Down, I'll Meet You In The Spring, Kiburi / When The Bed Breaks Down I'll Meet You In The Spring. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of The Incredible Bongo Band's most popular tracks include Apache, Bongolia, Bongo Rock, Let There Be Drums, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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