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• Originally released in 1974, Malik is a powerful blend of deep funk, rock, and African rhythms from the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, an American group that found their creative voice after relocating to France. This relocation freed them from industry constraints and opened the door to a raw, cross-cultural groove that helped define the underground funk sound of the era. The albums dense percussion, hypnotic basslines, and blazing horn sections are not only viscerally energetic but became influential staples for decades to come, especially in the hip-hop sampling world.

  Perhaps best known for the track Darkest Light, which was famously sampled by Public Enemy and Jay-Z, Malik is more than a collection of funk jamsits a foundational document in the DNA of sample-based music. But even without its afterlife in hip-hop, the album h