Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Darkest Light / Hihache RSD Black Friday 2026

This is a Record Store Day Black Friday 2026 title, and should be available in store from 8am on Friday 27th November 2026. It cannot be pre-ordered or reserved.

Any remaining quantities will be available online from 8am on Saturday 28th November.

Strut presents two classic tracks from the inimitable Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, finally available together on 7” vinyl: the endlessly sampled Darkest Light, backed with the quintessential Hihache. The opening bars of Darkest Light are instantly recognisable to funk and hip-hop heads. Originally released on the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band’s Malik album, the track went on to become a defining hip hop motif, sampled by Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Wreckx-N-Effect and many more.

On the flip, Hihache emerged as a firm favourite as hip-hop culture exploded in the 1980s. Taken from the group’s iconic Soul Makossa album, its larger-than-life drum break became a foundational sample, most famously appearing in Biz Markie’s Nobody Beats The Biz, among countless others. Two essential cuts from a hugely influential group, now pressed in a strictly limited run of just 1000 copies on black 7” vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday 2026.