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Strut records reissue and remaster this classic selection of tracks from fabled mid70s nyc funk ensemble lafayette afrorock band, an act whove found greatest success as a wellrespected influence or a goto band for samples jayz, janet jackson, ll cool j and public enemy have all pilfered sounds from lafayette and its not hard to work out the attraction. The lafayette afro rock band discography and songs. This album mixes jazzfunk, latin jazz the wonderful darkest light, funk. Darkest light by lafayette afro rock band, released 01 january 2009 1. Song information for darkest light lafayette afro rock band on allmusic. The lafayette afro rock band malik vinyl at juno records. Lafayette afro rock band darkest light bass lafayette hudson composed by, guitar michael mcewan drums ernest donny donable horns arthur young, ronnie james buttacavoli keyboards, vocoder magic bag vocoder frank abel percussion arthur young, ernest donny donable, keno speller saxophone lee roy 10.
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Originally from long island, groundbreaking funk outfit the lafayette afro rock band relocated to france in 1971 and as a result remained largely unknown to american audiences at the time, only to be discovered and recognized as pioneers by a new generation. Lafayette afro rock band darkest light the best of. Ll cool j, biz markie, the beatnuts, public enemy, janet jackson, wreckxneffect, ice cube, jayz, flying lotus, and more. The best of the lafayette afro rock band was originally released on strut in 1999 and tells the story of the band from their early days as ice including the key tracks from their two landmark albums malik and soul makossa voodounon. A1 djungi a2 raff a3 conga a4 avivo a5 malik b1 darkest light b2 babahya b3 quick. The name may not be familiar, but the lafayette afro rock band s grooves certainly are. Lafayette afro rock band darkest light the best of the. Lafayette afro rock band all categories lps, cds, vinyl. Music profile for the lafayette afro rock band, formed 1970. Mar 19, 2009 groups like the lafayette afro rock band might not be as integral to the history of soul, funk, jazz, and hiphop as the superstars who get all of the press but compilations like darkest light. The digipack reissue comes with nice photos inside, they must be even nicer on lp format. Amazing afro funk from one of the greatest groups of the genre the lafayette afro rock band, a funky ensemble recording in paris in the early 70s.
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