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Incredible Bongo Band

Apache

1973 · via Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Incredible Bongo Band’s 1973 recording of “Apache” is the earliest release on file. Jerry Lordan is credited as its writer. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” (1982) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

Incredible Bongo Band – Apache
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Flash's Wheels of Steel record samples this band's take on Apache, cut back in 1973. Play theirs first, then go back to Flash and listen for the moment it comes in.

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Credited writer: Jerry Lordan.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1973.

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” (1982) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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