Ice - AIE A Mwana Super Queen

Ice, a.k.a. The Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Crispy & Co., Captain Dax, Les Atlantes, Wall of Steel and Sweet Exorcist was formed originally as The in Long Island, New York in 1970, named after their original vocalist . Upon deciding that the funk scene in the United States was too saturated for them to viably compete in, they relocated to France in 1971; there recording one album before Bobby Boyd would return to America. It was then, after Bobby Boyd left, they named themselves Ice. Their regular performances in Paris' Barbès district (an area made up primarily of North African immigrants) caught the eye of producer Pierre Jaubert, owner of IHP productions, and he invited them to become the house session band at his Parisound studio. After the release of the first Ice album Each Man Makes His Own Destiny, their surroundings in the Barbès district of Paris inspired Ice to weave African music into their original funk rock style. At that same time, there was the huge international hit Soul Makossa by African musician . So, at the urging of Pierre Jaubert, they changed their name to The Lafayette Afro Rock Band and began recording songs with African sounding names, some of which would not be released until 1974 under the Ice moniker on the album entitled Afro Agban (The Afro Instrumental LP). In 1973, The Lafayette Afro Rock Band released Soul Makossa (released in the U.S. as Movin' and Groovin') covering Manu Dibango's international hit alongside their own new sounds of afro-jazz-rock. Despite the LP failing to chart, it made sufficient impact that its standout song, the oft-covered "Hihache

Members

• Arthur Young
• Larry Jones
• Keno Speller
• Ronnie Buttacavoli
• Frank Abel
• Donny Donable
• Lafayette Hudson

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