- This is an unusual offering for the New York funk/jazz/hip hop outfit, recorded in Istanbul in consortium with local combo Laco Tayfa. Already adept at fusing funk, reggae, Latin, and jazz in their mix, Funk Essentials here add Turkish rhythms and instruments like the kanun, oud, zuma, and clarinet, usually just for color in the dance groove. When things work, as on the title track, it's a highly successful marriage, but at times it is a little forced. The material strays to a couple of sappy "urban contemporary" ballads, but luckily
- By And Bye
Istanbul Twilight
Magick Karpet Ride
In The BuzzBag
Keep It Together
Selling Out
Ska Ka-Bop
You Don't Know Nothing
Freeway To Uskudar
Zuma Preserve
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