Highly influenced by the work of , and , The Incredible Bongo Band was a faux group (essentially just a studio project), formed by record executive 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 . 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 and 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
Name Vars
- Apachie Band
- Bongo Band
- Incledible Bongo Band
- Incredible Bongo Band
- La Increible Bongo Band
- Michael Viner AndThe Incredible Bongo Band
- Michael Viner's Bongo Band
- Michael Viner's Increadible Bongo Band
- Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
- Michael Viner's The Incredible Bongo Band
- Michael Viners Incredible Bongo Band
- Michael Vines Incredible Band
- Michiel Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
- The Return Of The Incredible Bongo Band
Aliases
- Arawak All Stars
- Apachie Band
Members