Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Malik (LP) Reissue Vinyl Record

Lafayette Afro-Rock Band – Malik (Vinyl LP, Strut 2024)

🎵 The Music Inside

Originally cut in Paris in 1974, Malik is a heavy, hypnotic blend of Afro-funk, rock, and deep soul—all breakbeats, blazing horns, and trancey grooves. It’s the band’s cult classic and a pillar of sample culture, home to the iconic “Darkest Light” and UBB-favorite “Conga.” This 2024 Strut edition is the first official remastered reissue from Pierre Jaubert’s Parisound archives.

📜 Tracklist

1. Djungi
2. Raff
3. Conga
4. Avi-Vo
5. Malik
6. Darkest Light
7. Baba Hya

🔍 Sample Notes

• “Darkest Light” – sampled by Public Enemy (“Show ’Em Whatcha Got”), Wreckx-N-Effect (“Rump Shaker”), Jay-Z (“Show Me What You Got”), N2Deep (“Back to the Hotel”), and many more.
• “Conga” – featured in Ultimate Breaks & Beats; a classic DJ/producer toolbox cut. 
• “Baba Hya” – sampled by Gorillaz (“Dirty Harry”).

📦 Product Overview

• Format: 1×LP, remastered from original tapes by The Carvery
• Label: Strut Records
• Release date: August 16, 2024
• Condition: Brand-new, factory-sealed
• UPC: 4062548089349

🧠 Why This Album Belongs in Your Collection

Malik is crate-digger canon—a foundational source of legendary samples and a front-to-back burner in its own right. If you love break-heavy ’70s funk with serious swagger, this pressing delivers the definitive, remastered way to spin it.