The Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Listen/Download Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Oglenon

Greetings all

The end of the week is finally here, and so I implore you once again to turn your dials, this and every Friday night at 9PM to Viva Radio so that you might partake in the Funky16Corners Radio Show experience. If you can’t be there at the time of broadcast, you can subscribe to the show in iTunes, or grab an MP3 at the blog.

I thought I’d close out the week by continuing Wednesday’s drum-heavy groove, and dipping back into the crates for some more by the Lafayette Afro Rock Band.

I dropped their mighty ‘Hihache’ on you back in 2009, with it’s grooves and heavily sampled breakbeat.

The LARB was formed in (of all places) Long Island, NY, before relocating to France in the early 70s.

‘Oglenon’, a ten-minute epic (also from the ‘Voodounon’ LP) is one of those tunes where the drummers probably collapsed (or had to be replaced for the next song, anyway) after they were done.

The whole thing starts out with an extended drum passage, and returns to the drums again and again, interrupted briefly by the horns and the rhythm section.

‘Oglenon’ has that great, long-form Fela groove going on (especially that electric piano) and while they may reach a little further into the “rock’ column now and then, it’s still extremely funky.

I hope you dig the sounds, that you have a great weekend, and, as always that you…

Keep the faith

Larry

 

 

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3 Responses to “Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Oglenon”

1. Paul says:

   October 17, 2013 at 1:17 pm

   Hi,

   Like me you probably missed this: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtaEASd2LI) Northern Soul: Keeping The Faith. The Culture Show BBC2.

   More info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/24164508

   Cheers

2. Larry says:

   October 17, 2013 at 6:50 pm

   Hey Paul
   I was lucky enough to catch on Youtube a while back. I thought it was very well done, especially its attention to the original/older scene folks.
   Larry

3. Lisa says:

   January 26, 2014 at 10:06 pm

   What a great listen! Thanks so much!