Lafayette Afro Rock Band | |
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 Lafayette Afro Rock Band in 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Ice Captain Dax Crispy & Co. |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Funk[1] |
| Years active | 1970–1978 |
| Labels | America (1972) Musidisc (1973) Makossa (1974–1977) Superclasse (1978) |
| Past members | Bobby Boyd (vocals) Larry Jones (acoustic guitar) Michael McEwan (Electric guitar) Lafayette Hudson (bass guitar) Frank Abel (keyboard) Ronnie James Buttacavoli (horns) Ernest "Donny" Donable (drums) Keno Speller (percussion) Arthur Young (horns, percussion) |
| Audio sample | |
Darkest Light | |
Lafayette Afro Rock Band was an American funk band formed in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York in 1970. Shortly after their formation, they relocated to France. Though little-known in their native United States during their recording period, they have since become celebrated as one of the standout funk bands of the 1970s and are particularly noted for their use of break beats.[2] The band also recorded under the names Ice, Crispy & Co. (Krispie & Co. in Europe), Captain Dax, and others.[3]
Upon their relocation to Paris, the local music scene influenced the group's work, inspiring the addition of rock and African elements. They recorded their debut album as Ice and then adopted the name Lafayette Afro Rock Band. The band's next two albums, Soul Makossa and Malik, included the songs "Hihache" and "Darkest Light" which would be sampled in numerous culturally significant hip-hop compositions. They broke up in 1978.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Lafayette Afro Rock Band Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2003). Bogdanov, Vladimir; et al. (eds.). All Music Guide to Soul. Backbeat Books. p. 406. ISBN 0-87930-744-7.
- ^ "Lafayette Afro Rock Band". Discogs. Retrieved 28 December 2018.