Of all the breaks in hip-hop history to get you on the dance floor, few are more thrilling to this very day than “Apache,” as recorded by Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band. A cover of a Jerry Lordan instrumental made famous by The Shadows in the U.K. and Jørgen Ingman and His Guitar in the U.S. in the early 1960s, the bongo-heavy version of “Apache” never charted but became a major influence on early hip-hop. The song’s spaghetti western-esque riff was sampled by the likes of The Beastie Boys, Nas, Grandmaster Flash,…
Jump on It! Incredible Bongo Band’s Debut Reissued on Vinyl
February 19, 2014
by Mike Duquette
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