# Incredible Bongo Band — Apache

Incredible Bongo Band’s Apache (1973) appears on 2 of our lists — Funk and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, highest at No. 9 in Funk. Every verdict, in full.

- **Released:** 1973
- **Label:** Pride
- **On:** Funk and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Incredible Bongo Band](https://waxonia.com/artist/incredible-bongo-band/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/incredible-bongo-band--apache/

## What 2 lists say

### No. 9 in [Funk](https://waxonia.com/genre/funk/)

A session-band cover of a Shadows instrumental, and the single most important break in the history of the block party. Its middle eight is where hip-hop was physically assembled.

### Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)

A session-band cover of a Shadows instrumental, and the break on which hip-hop was physically assembled. Included for consequences rather than for intentions.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Incredible%20Bongo%20Band%20Apache) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-Udnb6F1A0g)

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