FUNK/PERCUSSION
1973
120 BPM
D minor
Bongo Rock
One of the two records DJ Kool Herc used to invent the 'merry-go-round' technique
Incredible Bongo Band
"Bongo Rock"
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Original Track
Incredible Bongo Band - "Bongo Rock" (1973)
The original track containing the legendary 6.8-second drum break
Break occurs at 2:00 - 2:6.799999999999997
The History
One of the two records DJ Kool Herc used to invent the 'merry-go-round' technique. Cover of Preston Epps' 1959 original that became essential to hip-hop's birth.
One of the two records DJ Kool Herc used to invent hip-hop culture
Essential to the birth of the 'merry-go-round' DJ technique
Cover version that became more famous than Preston Epps' 1959 original
Used at the legendary 1520 Sedgwick Avenue parties that created hip-hop
The percussion breaks were perfect for extending the dancing sections
Who Sampled It
DJ Kool Herc
"Foundational Sets"
Live at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue
1973
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 1 times in our database
Tags
incredible-bongo-band
hip-hop foundation
DJ Kool Herc
merry-go-round technique
1520 Sedgwick Avenue