Darkest Light: The Best of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band

1. Voodounon

2. Conga

3. Hihache

4. Nicky

5. Malik

6. Ozan Koukle [Radio Edit]

7. Soul Makossa

8. Racubah

9. Darkest Light

10. Scorpion Flower

11. Heels and Soles

12. Gap [Instrumental]

13. Red Matchbox

14. A.I.E. (A Mwana)

15. Dr. Beezar "Soul Frankenstein"

Tracks:

Voodounon
Conga
Hihache
Nicky
Malik
Ozan Koukle
Soul Makossa
Racubah
Darkest Light
Scorpion Flower
Gap
Red Matchbox
Dr Beezer
Heels & Soles
A.I.E.

Album Details

Collection of Ultra-rare Afro Funk from the 1970's. Includes Unreleased Gems Including a Rare Session with Jazz Keyboardist, Mal Waldron.

Customer Reviews:

Another great Funk unit that went under the radar..........2006-05-28

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band were actually from the U.S., but were a Paris based group - - and to this day (except for DJs who find this stuff the ultimate groove juice) are virtually unknown back at home despite their ultra heavy levels of Funkativity. The formula:'70s dance music with a funk, afro, latin disco mix. An evil mix of Osibisa vs. Mandrill (if that means anything to you!) - - They changed their name to ICE in 1976 and recorded alteast one ULTRA heavy JAZZ FUNK album for Prestige as I recall - - its highly collectible... my copy went missing and I want it bad.
Meanwhile while ICE (at the time of this writing) is still MIA from the reissues bin, its great to see Lafayette Afro Rock, which has always been hard to find is back in reissue. If you dig tripped out funk with lot's of percussion, including the funky Hammond screamin' "jungle music" you'd hear in those Euro-porn films back in the '70s, you definitely won't regret this purchase ! ! !

Great underrated band.......2004-03-03

This is one of my favourite band from the 70's, which was able to combine afro rhythms with funk and soul in a very effective way. This compilation is a very good starting point for anyone interested in rare grooves. Here's what the Strut label says:

"Darkest Light is the first ever retrospective of one of the '70s most influential bands. Recorded in Paris and New York under the production guidance of Pierre Jaubert ("Berjot"), the Lafayettes were a jazz-based super session group that created a heavy, dense, no compromise ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone from Public Enemy to Wreckz 'N' Effect. This album brings together the essential tracks from their two studio albums as well as a selection of tracks as their earlier incarnation, Ice, and is the first official collection of their work ever in the UK."

Since there is no tracklist on the Amazon page, you can find it below:

Voodounon
Conga
Hihache
Malik
Ozan Koukle
Nicky
Soul Makossa
Darkest Light
Scorpion Flower
Red Matchbox
Racubah
The Gap (instrumental)
Dr. Beezar "Soul Frankenstein"
Baba Hya bonus break

This is a great buy. Go get it!

Top stars for the Strut label.......2000-05-05

Having been introduced to the Lafayette Afro Rock Band through the Africanfunk compilation by Russ Dewsbury on Harmless I (wrongly) assumed that the tracks there and elsewhere on compilations like Racubah etc were their best. This CD carries full information and music and as such demonstrates that Strut are delivering top value. The music: funky afro soul jazz dance

Darkest Light: The Best of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Average customer rating:

Darkest Light: The Best of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Manufacturer: Strut
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Cameroon | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005YK5R
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

Voodounon
Conga
Hihache
Nicky
Malik
Ozan Koukle [Radio Edit]
Soul Makossa
Racubah
Darkest Light
Scorpion Flower
Heels and Soles
Gap [Instrumental]
Red Matchbox
A.I.E. (A Mwana)
Dr. Beezar "Soul Frankenstein"

Average customer rating:

Darkest Light: The Best of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cameroon | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000DENMA
Release Date: 2000-07-21

Tracks:

Voodounon
Conga
Hihache
Nicky
Malik
Ozan Koukle [Radio Edit]
Soul Makossa
Racubah
Darkest Light
Scorpion Flower
Heels and Soles
Gap [Instrumental]
Red Matchbox
A.I.E. (A Mwana)
Dr. Beezar "Soul Frankenstein"

Average customer rating:

Darkest Light: The Best of the Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Manufacturer: Landscape Germany
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cameroon | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | Africa | International | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

R&B | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000056CCA
Release Date: 2001-07-31

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