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Brooklyn Funk Essentials
UK acid jazz/hip-hop collective
Formed in 1993
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Brooklyn Funk Essentials (abbreviated as BFE) are an American band formed in 1993 by musicians Arthur Baker and Lati Kronlund. The band are known for their eclectic sound; blending funk, hip hop, jazz, poetry, reggae, and disco music sometimes accredited to acid jazz. In the 1990s, the group became a staple of the New York City club scene.
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Brooklyn Funk Essentials (BFE) est un groupe de jazz/funk/hip-hop composé de musiciens et de poètes, créé en 1993 par le producteur Arthur Baker et le bassiste et directeur musical Lati Kronlud.
Leur premier album, Cool and Steady and Easy (1994) contient la reprise de The Creator Has a Master Plan du saxophoniste Pharoah Sanders. L'album suivant, In The Buzz Bag (1998), comprenait des rythmes et instruments de la musique folk turque, enregistrés en collaboration avec le groupe turc Laço Tayfa.
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Discography
Albums
- 1994 Cool and Steady and Easy
- 1998 Magick Carpet Ride
- 1998 In the BuzzBag
- 2000 Make Them Like It
- 2008 Watcha Playin'
- 2015 Funk Ain't Ova
- 2019 Stay Good
- 2023 Intuition
- 2024 Take The L Train
- 2026 Black Butterfly
