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Established in the early ‘90s by Arthur Baker and La Kronlund, \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn Funk Essentials\u003c\/strong\u003e were regulars of New York’s vibrant club scene when their debut album, \u003cem\u003eCool \u0026amp; Steady \u0026amp; Easy\u003c\/em\u003e, hit the shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased by pioneering funk and electronic taste-makers Dorado Records and combining classic funk’s raw, mind-bending basslines, peak-era disco’s euphoric vocals and early hip-hop’s observational lyricism, the album and its follow up, \u003cem\u003eMake Em Like It\u003c\/em\u003e, topped charts around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFast forward to 2019 and following 2015’s reunion with Dorado and the success of \u003cem\u003eFunk Ain’t Ova\u003c\/em\u003e, the band release \u003cem\u003eStay Good\u003c\/em\u003e, a fun, funky and fresh collection of tracks featuring throughout are the powerful and soulful vocals of \u003cstrong\u003eAlison Limerick\u003c\/strong\u003e, now a full-time member of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLa wrote and produced her debut hit \"Where Love Lives.\" The CD version includes all 12 tracks with extended versions of 6 of them. 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Between recording what is now seven studio albums, BFE have made a name for themselves as absolutely electric performers, exhilarating their loyal and adoring fanbase with performances across every continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in the early '90s by \u003cstrong\u003eArthur Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLati Kronlund\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBrooklyn Funk Essentials\u003c\/strong\u003e were regulars of New York's vibrant club scene by the time their debut album, \u003cem\u003eCool \u0026amp; Steady \u0026amp; Easy\u003c\/em\u003e, hit the shelves. 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Kronlund and Limerick have been enjoying the recent renewed interest in 'Where Love Lives'. Kronlund wrote and produced it for Limerick in 1990, it was remixed by Frankie Knuckles and David Morales and became a club classic and was featured in this year's John Lewis Christmas TV Ad. Arthur Baker heard the original in a club in 1991 that he contacted Kronlund about working together and they then formed Brooklyn Funk Essentials. Since then, Brooklyn Funk Essentials have built a devoted international following and notched up over 100 million streams. Fusing Soul, Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Jazz, Latin, and, of course, Funk, the band's journey began experimenting with drum machines and loops in Baker's Shakedown Sound Studio in Jersey City--hunting for that perfect beat. The early recordings featured greats such as Maceo Parker, Lenny Pickett, Tower of Power Horns, Michigan \u0026amp; Smiley, and Dizzy Gillespie, leading to the acclaimed debut 'Cool \u0026amp; Steady \u0026amp; Easy' (1994). 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