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Brooklyn Funk Essentials

Formed:
1993 in New York, NY [Brooklyn]

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Major Members: Paul Shapiro, Lati Vironlund, Everton Sylvester, Yancy Drew, Joi Cardwell, Josh Roseman

Biography

Acid-jazz collective Brooklyn Funk Essentials was first conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassist/musical director Lati Kronlund; by the following year, the group was a staple of the New York City club scene, with early lineups also including singers Joi Cardwell, Sha-Key, and Papa Dee, poets Everton Sylvester and David Allen, DJ Jazzy Nice, keyboardist Yuka Honda, (soon to co-found Cibo Matto), trumpeter Bob Brachmann, trombonist Joshua Roseman, saxophonist Paul Shapiro, drummer Yancy Drew, and percussionist E.J. Rodriguez. Brooklyn Funk Essentials' debut album Cool and Steady and Easy followed in the summer of 1994, scoring an underground hit with its rendition of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan"; when Caldwell exited to mount a solo career, she was replaced by vocalist Stephanie McKay. In the Buzz Bag followed in 1998, and two years later, the group returned with Make 'Em Like It. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Take the L Train (To 8th Avenue)," "The Creator Has a Master Plan," "Big Apple Boogaloo"

Representative Albums:

Cool and Steady and Easy, In the Buzz Bag, Make 'Em Like It

Similar Artists:

Nuyorican Soul, Up, Bustle and Out, James Taylor Quartet, Galliano, Groove Collective, The Brand New Heavies

Performed Songs By:

Everton Sylvester, Lati Kronlund, Josh Roseman, Paul Shapiro, Arthur Baker
 
 
Wikipedia: Brooklyn Funk Essentials

Brooklyn Funk Essentials is an musical group who mix jazz, funk, and hip hop collective featuring musicians and poets from different cultures. The band was conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassist and musical director Lati Kronlund. In the mid-1990s the group became a staple of the New York City club scene.

Their debut album Cool and Steady and Easy (1994) scored an underground hit with the rendition of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan". The following album, In The Buzz Bag (1998), included Turkish folk music rhythms and instruments, recorded in consortium with the Turkish clarinettist Hüsnü Şenlendirici.

Musicians involved

Musicians involved in Brooklyn Funk Essentials' projects include:

  • Joi Cardwell (vocals)
  • Sha-Key (vocals)
  • Papa Dee (vocals)
  • Everton Sylvester (vocals)
  • Ipec Scnot (vocals)
  • Stephanie McKay (vocals)
  • Everton Sylvester (poets)
  • David Allen (poets)
  • Jazzy Nice (DJ)
  • Yuka Honda (keyboard)
  • Joshua Roseman (trombone)
  • Paul Shapiro (saxophone)
  • Yancy Drew Lambert (vocals, drums)
  • E.J. Rodriguez (percussion)
  • Lati Kronlund (guitar, bass)
  • Yıldıran Göz (oud)
  • "Bassy" Bob Brockman (trumpet, flugelhorn)

Discography

Albums

  • Make 'Em Like It (2000)
  • In the Buzz Bag (1998)
  • Cool and Steady and Easy (1995)

Singles/EPs

  • Mambo Con Dancehall [12"] (2000)
  • Mambo Con Dancehall [CD] (2000)
  • Make 'Em Like It Sampler (2000)
  • Magick Karpet Ride (1999)
  • Big Apple Boogaloo (1997)
  • Creator Has a Master Plan [Cassette Single] (1995)
  • Creator Has a Master Plan [CD Single] (1995)

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