Yesterday an article I read some time ago rolled out off the bed inside my noggin and got naked busy. The article was about the history of “Apache”, which, unless you’ve been wandering the musical wilderness for more than two decades, you probably know as the Sugarhill Gang’s semi-classic.
But, do you know where it evolved from and where it went to?
If not, this is your chance to sample some of that evolution.
From guitarist Bert Weedon’s 1960 original to the …
Incredible Bongo Band cut, progenitor of hip-hop bombs, to the …
homages in The Roots’ “Thought @ Work” and NaS’ “Made You Look”.
And you’d be a fool not to school yourself on this bit of musical history by heading to Soul Sides and reading the complete “All Roads Lead To Apache” by Michaelangelo Matos .
Bert Weedon – Apache (1960) Your Pop Pop’s Poptastic
Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (1973) Your Daddy’s Poptastic
Sugarhill Gang – Apache (1981) Your Poptastic
The Roots – Thought @ Work (2002)
NaS – Made You Look (2003)
And for those that just can’t get enough of the ever-poptastic “Apache”, here is the longer than a frickin block party Grand Master Flash remix:
Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (Grand Master Flash Remix) (2003)
Filed under: 100beats, Music, Poptastic Day
