Lafayette Afro Rock Band / Malik

Artist: Lafayette Afro Rock BandTitle: MalikLabel: StrutCat.#: STRUT299LPBFormat: 12" Vinyl LPCountry: GermanyReleased: 2024Style: Afrobeat, Funk, SoulTrack Listing:Strut proudly presents the first official remastered reissue of Lafayette Afro Rock Band's elusive funk/Afro original album, 'Malik,' originally released in 1974. In 1971, an undocumented seven-member Afro-American ensemble known as the Bobby Boyd Congress made a transformative journey from the United States to France. Bandleader Frank Abel recollects, "We sensed that the soul and funk market was saturated back home, and our original plan was a brief 6-month stint in Paris. Surprisingly, we ended up staying for a decade." Upon lead singer Bobby Boyd's return to the U.S., the group rebranded as Ice and crossed paths with independent producer Pierre Jaubert, a seasoned studio professional with credits on groundbreaking recordings alongside Charles Mingus, John Lee Hooker, and Archie Shepp, among others.Drawing inspiration fro