Brooklyn Funk Essentials
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Biography
Brooklyn Funk Essentials, formed in 1993 in the United States of America, was conceived by producer Arthur Baker and bassist Lati Kronlund, who served as musical director. The collectiveâs early work emerged with the 1994 EP The Creator Has A Masterplan, followed by the 1995 album Cool and Steady and Easy, which featured an underground hit cover of Pharoah Sandersâ The Creator Has a Master Plan. Subsequent releases-In the BuzzBag (1998), Make Them Like It (2000), Watcha Playin' (2008), and Funk Ainât Ova (2015)-expanded the groupâs blend of jazz, funk, and hipâhop, incorporating collaborations with Turkish clarinettist Hüsnü Åenlendirici and artists such as Joi Cardwell and Yuka Honda. The collective maintained a presence on the New York club circuit throughout the 1990s and 2000s, achieving cult status within underground circles and releasing subsequent albums Stay Good (2019) and Intuition (2023). In 2026, they returned with the Black Butterfly EP, followed by the album of the same name.
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- Big Apple Boogaloo
- Blast It!
- Take The L Train
- S-Curved
- Bakabana
- Y Todavia La Quiero
- My Jamaican Girl
- Wendell Wedding
- Bop Hop
- The Park
- Rude Boy Shuffle
- Bellybuttons T&A
- Dance Free Night
- Blow Your Brains Out
- Black Butterfly
- Stickman Crossing The Brooklyn Bridge
- Dilly Dally
- Take The L Train (To 8 Ave.)
- Never Give Up
- The Creator Has A Masterplan
- The Revolution Was Postponed Because Of Rain
- Bust The Bus Stop
- Brooklyn Recycles
- A Headnaddas Journey To The Planet Adidi-Skizm
