website years_active alias label past_members background genre article_title name
-lsb- http://mrbongo.com/collections/incredible-bongo-band mr bongo records -rsb- 1972 -- 74 michael viner 's incredible bongo band pride records polydor/polygram records michael viner group_or_band funk incredible bongo band
 incredible bongo band
incredible bongo band

the incredible bongo band , also known as michael viner 's incredible bongo band , was a project started in 1972 by michael viner , a record artist manager and executive at mgm records .
viner was called on to supplement the soundtrack to the b-film `` the thing with two heads '' .
the band 's output consisted of upbeat , funky , instrumental music .
many tracks were covers of popular songs of the day characterized by the prominence of bongo drums , conga drums , rock drums and brass .
