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The band released two albums, 1973's Bongo Rock, and 1974's Return of the Incredible Bongo Band. [1] The instrumental "Bongo Rock", co-written by Art Laboe and Preston Epps and released by Epps as a Top 40 hit in 1959, was covered by the Incredible Bongo Band (shown as "Bongo Rock '73" on the album), and became a minor US hit for them in 1973, and a substantial hit in Canada (#20).
"Bongo Rock" is a rock and roll instrumental recorded by Preston Epps, written by Epps and Arthur Egnoian. [1] Released as a single in 1959, it charted #14 Pop in the United States, [2] and #4 in Canada. [3] It was included in Epps' 1960 album Bongo Bongo Bongo. [4] The Surfaris' 1963 hit single "Wipe Out" was based on this song. [5]
"Bongo Bong" is the first solo single by Manu Chao, from his debut album, Clandestino. It is a remake of "King of Bongo", a track from Manu Chao's previous band, Mano Negra . The title and lyrics are taken from the 1939 jazz song "King of Bongo Bong" by Black American trumpeter Roy Eldridge .
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The Incredible Bongo Band's rendition of this instrumental was the theme music for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling telecasts on the former ATV network in Maritime Canada during the 1970s and the 1980s. The song reached #66 on the Canadian RPM charts. [8] It was also featured in "The Tenth Inning", an episode of Ken Burns' Baseball. [9]
The name "Bongo" of Bongo Flava comes from Kiswahili usually meaning brains, intelligence, cleverness but can also mean mentally deranged. [6] Bongo is the augmentative form of Ubongo, Kiswahili for Brainland. [10] Flava is Kiswahili for Flavour. [10] Ubongo is a term originally used, and in Tanzania still used, for the city of Dar es Salaam. [6]
Bongo is a term which was originally used to refer the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. [5] Outside Tanzania, Bongo is often referring to Tanzania. [6] Bongo as a term originated in the late 70's during a very difficult time following both the global fuel shocks of the 70's and the Kagera war against Uganda.
Bongo Rock is the debut studio album by Incredible Bongo Band, released in 1973. [2] It peaked at number 197 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. [ 3 ] It includes the band's version of the Jerry Lordan -written song " Apache ".