Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Lafayette Afro Rock Band were an influential funk outfit in the 1970s formed in
America but based in Paris, France, where they performed and recorded a handful
of albums including 'Malik' (1972), which included the song 'Darkest Light' and
'Soul Makossa' (1973) which included the song 'Hitache'. 'Darkest Light', which
featured a saxophone solo by Leroy Gomez, was sampled on many later recordings
including 'Show 'Em Whatcha Got' by Public Enemy, 'Show Me What You Got' by Jay
Z and 'Mad Love' by Britney Spears, with 'Hitache' also being sampled on tracks
such as 'Jingling Baby' by ...
