Collection: The New Tribe​

American funk group led by Earl J. Foster Jr. Producer Difosco [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/32511-Dee-ErvinT. "Big Dee" Ervin[/url recruited Earl J. Foster Jr. from the band The Fourth Parallel to play and sing a song which Big Dee released on single as Coke (a.k.a. Koke or Smoke), attributed to the made-up artist name Tribe. Following the chart success of Coke, Foster was signed to ABC-Dunhill Records and he changed the name of his band from The Fourth Parallel to Tribe. They recorded two albums for ABC-Dunhill, viz. Ethnic Stew and Tribal Bumpin'. Tribe then signed to indie label Farr Records, and their final album of the era, Dedication, was recorded with a different line-up. In 2009, Foster (aka Shampén) assembled a new version of Tribe for a fourth album, Resurrection.

Line-up for Coke, as produced by Difosco T. "Big Dee" Ervin:
Earl J. Foster Jr. played all instruments & sang all vocals.

Line-up for [iEthnic Stew[/i with producer Difosco T. "Big Dee" Ervin:
Earl J. Foster Jr. (keyboards & vocals)
Robert P. Apodaca (bass & vocals)
Benton Miles Little (drums & vocals)
Edward H. Romias (guitar & vocals)
Donald D. Eubanks (percussion & vocals)

Line-up for [iTribal Bumpin'[/i with producers Big Dee Ervin and Earl J. Foster Jr.:
Earl J. Foster Jr. (keyboards & vocals)
Robert P. Apodaca (bass & vocals).
Benton Miles Little (drums & vocals)
Edward H. Romias (guitar & vocals)
Gelon Lau (violin & vocals)

Line-up for [iDedication[/i with producers Jardine Clyde Powell, Harold Davis & Earl J. Foster Jr.:
Earl J. Foster Jr. (keyboards & vocals)
Clyde Jardine Powell (bass)
Billy Soto (guitar & vocals)
Jimmie A. Clapper (saxophone)
Benjamin Taylor (lead vocals)
Harold Clayton (lead vocals)
Harold Davis (drums)

Line-up for [iResurrection[/i:
Earl J. Foster Jr. (keyboards & lead vocals)
Joey Leavy (keyboards & lead vocals)
Jeff Colbert (guitar & vocals)
Ron Dixon (bass)
Andrew Williams (guitar & vocals)
Earl Siler (drums)
James Antunez (drums, keys, percussion & lead vocals).