Incredible Bongo Band
Bongo Rock (50 Years Edition)
2023 marks 50 years since the birth of hip hop, and 50 years since the release of this foundational album. 'Bongo Rock' is significant, for being one of the musical cornerstones of rap... it is certainly one of the most sampled LPs in history, if not the most sampled. Most every history-minded hip-hop DJ has a copy, and the first few bars of its signature number, a driving cover version of the 60s instrumental number 'Apache,' can send crowds into overdrive. According to Kool Herc, the stylistic pioneer many people consider to be the father of hip-hop music, the Bongo's 'Apache' is "the national anthem of hip-hop." ~NY Times. Sampled by Nas, Beastie Boys, Moby, Mick Jagger, Kanye West, Sugarhill Gang, Jay-Z, Aphex Twin, DJ Shadow, Goldie, Double Dee & Steinski, Faith Evans, Hijack, Ultramagnetic MCs, Leaders of the New School, Unkle, IBM Nation, Katch 22, Rockwell Noel and The Poet, DJ Spinna, The Bizzie Boyz, Schoolly D, LL Cool J, 2 Live Crew, 4 Hero, Godfather Don, IAM, Diamond D, Luke Vibert, Sway & King Tech, Rebel MC, to name a few...