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The band's next two LPs, Soul Makossa and Malik, respectively included the songs \"Hihache\"and \"Darkest Light,\" which would be sampled in numerous culturally significant hip-hop compositions. Following collaborations with Mal Waldron and Sunnyland Slim, the band's popularity waned, leading to their breakup in 1978.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Lafayette+Afro+Rock+Band","playStationPath":"/stations/275950874/play","stationId":275950874,"bioPath":"/music/Lafayette+Afro+Rock+Band/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Jimmy+Castor+Bunch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/260/260c4e15d593bf0ab196f4089485231a_md.jpg","artistName":"The Jimmy Castor Bunch","artistId":3646,"station_id":113480379},{"musicPath":"/music/Breakestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5eb/5ebd89f1b28940b712d2b385256a5679_md.jpg","artistName":"Breakestra","artistId":3683,"station_id":115474412},{"musicPath":"/music/Manu+Dibango","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7b9/7b927bad40e33b4633fbb29893395394_md.jpg","artistName":"Manu Dibango","artistId":53312,"station_id":251423953},{"musicPath":"/music/Osibisa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4cd/4cd4878c0a48687469eb2b4da9121b8e_md.jpg","artistName":"Osibisa","artistId":94034,"station_id":276007033},{"musicPath":"/music/Bill+Withers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/008/00808bd91cea66d7c33c605cef1dd74b_md.jpg","artistName":"Bill Withers","artistId":4960,"station_id":113303384},{"musicPath":"/music/Brick","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6e0/6e000019da5345faadfde195fde44b99_md.jpg","artistName":"Brick","artistId":9151,"station_id":113306301},{"musicPath":"/music/Average+White+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3a/d3adb9ad9b50d16726559b195a58efe6_md.jpg","artistName":"Average White Band","artistId":3583,"station_id":113278421},{"musicPath":"/music/Eugene+McDaniels","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/190/19048662759ca655a88083e65f50279f_md.jpg","artistName":"Eugene McDaniels","artistId":119154,"station_id":283254301},{"musicPath":"/music/Kutiman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ed1/ed12691e454d2fec878d89bc5259d4d2_md.jpg","artistName":"Kutiman","artistId":114646,"station_id":282639659},{"musicPath":"/music/Gil+Scott+Heron","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b2d/b2d6e649e78974e7af05d1c6aa7e7513_md.jpg","artistName":"Gil Scott-Heron","artistId":6610,"station_id":113275610},{"musicPath":"/music/Isaac+Hayes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/86f/86ffa1424c708f9d159ab53858b62207_md.jpg","artistName":"Isaac Hayes","artistId":450,"station_id":113267987},{"musicPath":"/music/Hugh+Masekela","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7e1/7e1bb7e5c1b30462b7f4158df6497b42_md.jpg","artistName":"Hugh Masekela","artistId":1725,"station_id":113456630},{"musicPath":"/music/William+DeVaughn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d66/d66b3c07afd98eedfdd102bee5c3a257_md.jpg","artistName":"William DeVaughn","artistId":4958,"station_id":113511965},{"musicPath":"/music/KOKOROKO","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5bd/5bdd2f3f859494af7089ca7035acae25_md.jpg","artistName":"KOKOROKO","artistId":438160,"station_id":400843594},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Moses","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f9a/f9af3305d5cd286bf51b130506d78bf6_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Moses","artistId":124008,"station_id":283948906},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Sugarman+3","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b6/3b6ff27111686eb47897aab3e925d1cd_md.jpg","artistName":"The Sugarman 3","artistId":444649,"station_id":401011509},{"musicPath":"/music/Parliament","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aa9/aa969543f8f329282ec70cbc7e9e0353_md.jpg","artistName":"Parliament","artistId":1978,"station_id":113264526},{"musicPath":"/music/Change","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/73d/73d4462c4624a499ad99f445f5ff6ee4_md.jpg","artistName":"Change","artistId":256,"station_id":113278491}]}