Beats and Breaks

Vintage Drum and Bongo Breaks: the ultimate source for late-’60s and early-’70s-style drum and bongo breakbeats. This funky, psychedelic collection of gems has been five years in the making.

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FEATURED DRUM BREAKS

VINTAGE DRUM & BONGO BREAKS

NASSER BOUZIDA

The pack contains 548 beats in four different versions, of the kind the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash might have sampled from the Incredible Bongo Band’s back catalogue and spun on Bronx turntables back in the day.

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137 drums and bongos
(Reverb and Compression)

137 drums and bongos (Reverb and Compression)

137 drums only
(Reverb and Compression)

137 drums only (Reverb and Compression)
137 drums and bongos (dry)

137 drums and bongos (dry)

137 drums only (dry)

137 drums only (dry)

Drum and Bongoverb

Drum and Bongoverb
Drums Dry

Drums Dry

Drum and Bongo Dry

Drum and Bongo Dry

Drumverb

Drumverb

VINTAGE DRUM AND BONGO BREAKS

Frequently asked questions

Got another question? Answered some of the most common ones here, but if there’s anything else you’d like to know, drop a line through to the contact page here.

  • Yes easy drag and drop.

  • Yes these are royalty free.

  • Yes dry versions included and with/without bongos (drums only).

  • 548 comes as ZIP file containing four folders.

  • "The Bongolian's drum loop sample pack is an immediate "go to" when I need funky drum breaks with that vintage feel, the best drum break sample pack I've ever come across"

    — DJ Mako - Mako and Mr Bristow

  • "Simply the best! When I want an authentic unique vintage sounding break, I use Incredible drum and bongo breaks"

    — Trev H Big Boss Man

  • "I just wanted to get in touch and say YEAH!! The beats and breaks are such a strong vibe, played with true soul, and are a great source of inspiration for writing and recording. Thanks again!"

    — BRADLEY BURGESS 
    (Morcheeba, Big Boss Man, Holly Golightly)

  • "As someone who likes to experiment and create my own music, I use “Incredible Bongo Breaks” to give my tunes that killer old school funk. The different tempos and the inclusion of unfiltered dry breaks give me unlimited options for my compositions. I highly recommend these beats."

    — Martin V

  • "I've always been a massive fan of break beats. There’s a feel and a spirit in those performances that’s just too cool not to include in modern day music. Thanks Nass"

    – Gary Barlow

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READY FOR THE FULL PACK?

Vintage Drum & Bongo Breaks
Vintage Drum & Bongo Breaks
£39.95

This is a downloadable asset.

All beats were created and played by Nasser Bouzida, a veteran of countless electrifying live shows, with Big Boss Man and Bongolian eight album releases under his belt on London's Blow Up Records as well as having played for Morcheeba, Money Mark, Jack White, The Mighty Boosh, Michael McIntyre and remixes for Paul Weller and alongside Sugarhill Gang's original drummer on the Drum Drops series.

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