Killer french FunkThe Second lp from the band ! exist two same originals issue ... first issued in 1972 on french "america" label and second issued in 76 on us "Makossa" label ( Makossa 2311 ).Recorded in Paris and New York under the production & direction of Pierre Jaubert ('Berjot') & Roland francis , the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band were a jazz super session group that created a heavy, ghetto funk that has since been sampled by everyone (Public Enemy for exemple )
After the first release "Soul Makossa" LP, everyone recognize the talent in this group. The response was immediate with new rhythm music, that deliver the contemporary funky disco feeling with "Malik".
Exist a cool official reissue ( 2xLP) of this album, Including "Conga", "Darkest light"," Avi vo", "Malik", "Dgunji" & 2 killer never issued tracks.
Staff :
pierre jaubert (producer), franck abel (), michael mcevans (guitar), a.young (), d.donable (), lafayette hudson (), ronnie james (), leroy gomes ()
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this group is known under various names: Ice, Lafayette Afro Band Rock'n'roll or Crispy & Co. At the beginning, this group of funk was formed with Length Island at the end of the Sixties, but expatriate in Paris, to seek success in Europe. Hardly unloaded, the producer Pierre Jaubert (Charles Mingus, John Lee Hooker) takes them under his cut. The eight Americans put themselves then directly at work. Bobby Servant boy, the leader, returns in States and the seven others remain in Paris, change name for Ice and leave their first album Each Man Makes His Own Destiny, in 1973. The following year, the group recovers its name of the beginning, Lafayette Afro Rock Band and leaves three albums until 75. The following year, new renaming, for new the opus, Ice leaves Frisco Disco, then replacement the same year for Crispy & Co and Funky Flavored and still Ice, into 77, with Thumping, Seven American in Paris and Afghan Afro.........KILLER AFROFUNK...........
