Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Profile:The group was formed in Long Island, NY as the Bobby Boyd Congress; deciding America was already overloaded with funk acts, in 1971 they relocated to France, but when frontman Bobby Boyd returned stateside the remaining members renamed themselves Ice and became the house session band at producer Pierre Jaubert's Parisound studio.

Regularly performing live in Paris' Barbesse district — an area made up primarily of African immigrants — Ice's driving funk became increasingly influenced by African rhythms and textures, and in the wake of their 1973 debut LP 'Each Man Makes His Own Destiny', Jaubert changed the group's name to the Lafayette Afro Rock Band.

In 1974 they released their second album 'Soul Makossa' (issued in the U.S. as 'Movin' & Groovin''), highlighted by the oft-covered and much-sampled 'Hihache'.
The follow-up, 'Malik', featured the cut 'Darkest Light', its desolate saxophone intro later sampled for use by Public Enemy for track 'Show 'Em Whatcha Got'.
With 1976's 'Frisco Disco', the group reverted to the Ice moniker. In 1978 the band returned to America where they disbanded soonafter.

Though little known in their native U.S., the Lafayette Afro Rock Band was among the premier funk outfits of the 1970s, later becoming a seemingly endless source of samples and breaks for everyone from Wreckx'N'Effect to Janet Jackson.
Essential listening for any lover of the hard groove.
Aliases:Captain Dax, Ice (3), Krispie And Company
Members:Lafayette Hudson
Name Variations: All | Lafayette Afro Rock Band | Afro Lafayette Rock Band | Lafayette Afro - Rock Band | Lafayette Afro Rock Band, The | Lafayette Afro Rockband | Lafayette Afro-Rock Band | Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, The
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Releases:
Malik (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   America Records ... 1972
Soul Makossa (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Musidisc ... 1973
Voodounon / Oglenon (7")   Editions Makossa 1973
Voodounon (LP, Album)   Editions Makossa 1974
Afon- 10 Unreleased Afro Funk Recordings (1971-1974) (2x12")   Superclasse 1999
Darkest Light: The Best Of The Lafayette Afro Rock Band (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Strut 1999
Hihache (7", RE)   Editions Makossa 2009
Oglenon / Azeta (7")   America Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Tonight At The Discotheque (LP) Scorpion Flower Polydor 1975
Tonight At The Discotheque (LP, Album, Comp) Scorpion Flower Smile Records (3) 1975
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) Conga Street Beat Records 1988
Africafunk: The Original Sound Of 1970s Funky Africa ◄ (2 versions) Malik Harmless 1998
Dusty Fingers Volume Three (LP) Darkest Light Strictly Breaks Records 1998
La Guêpe - Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Azeta Dare-Dare 1998
La Guêpe - Volume 1 (LP) Azeta Dare-Dare, Pulp Flavor Recordings 1998
Pulp Fusion: Revenge Of The Ghetto Grooves ◄ (2 versions) Darkest Light Harmless 1998
Grass Roots (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Hihache Strut 1999
Total Groove (4xCD, Comp) The Funky Lovin Sonodisc 2000
Strut Sampler One (CD) Hihache Strut 2003
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Hihache All The Breaks 2005
School Yard Breaks (12") Conga Strictly Breaks Records 2005
Commonwealth Kids (CD, Mixed, Ltd + 7") Hya (Bonus Beat) Paper Soap Street Factory, Gluesticks Acoustic 2006
Choice: A Collection Of Classics (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Darkest Light Azuli Records ... 2007
Pulp Fusion Africa Funk (2xCD, Comp) Malik, Racubah Harmless 2007
Rare Trax Vol. 53 - Cuca Latina - Jazz From South Of The Border (CD, Comp, Car) Darkest Light Rolling Stone (Germany) 2007
Like Never Before (CD, Mixed) Darkest Light Sleeping Giant Music 2008
Afro-Latin-Funk, Funky Beats & Breaks Vol 3. (LP) Darkest Light Soulful Records  
Afrojazzfunk (LP) Red Match Box Superclasse  
Afrojazzfunk (CD, Comp) Red Match Box Superclasse  
Afrojazzfunk Round 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Hihache Superclasse  
Rare Funk Vol. 3 - Soundtrack Edition (LP, Comp) Malik Cobalt Records  
Tonight At The Discotheque (LP, Comp) Scorpion Flower Kedzie Records  
Unofficial Releases:
The Champ / Hihache (12") Hihache Alpha Omega Recordings 1998
The De La Collection (2xLP, Comp) Hihache Strictly Breaks Records 2002
The Beatnuts Collection (2xLP) Hihache Strictly Breaks Records 2003
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) Conga Street Beat Records 2006
Nuggets Of Funk Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) Hichache Not On Label  
Sack Of Soul Volume 5 (LP) Hihache From The Basement Records  
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