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's "The Creator Has a Master Plan". "Cool and Steady and Easy" (1994) also featured prominent guests like Maceo Parker, The Tower Of Power Horns, Michigan & Smiley and even Dizzy Gilespie.
The album, "In The Buzz Bag"(1998), included Turkish folk music rythms and instruments, recorded with the Turkish band, Laço Tayfa. In The BuzzBag became a milestone in collaborative projects and earned BFE a Grammy nomination. It also escalated the group to a stadium capacity act in Turkey.
In 2000, BFE released their third album "Make Them Like It", which concluded where the first album left off: a happy mélange of funk, Latin, reggae, jazz, house, dub, electro and hip hop which featured the fan favorites ‘I Got Cash’, ‘Mambo Con Dance Hall’ and ‘Woman Thing’.
After the 2001 world tour the band members took a hiatus and pursued a number of noted solo interests.
Offers of recording and touring where plentiful, and BFE songs kept being featured on compilation albums around the world, and in the summer of 2006, a core of BFE members got back together again to do a tour of three world continents as BFE Sound System (mixing classic BFE with electro and dub). By the end of 2006, the sound system model had been abandoned for a return to the group’s original all live funk line up consisting of Hanifah Walidah, Papa Dee and Everton Sylvester (vocals), Lati Kronlund (bass), Yancy Drew (drums & vocals), Desmond Foster (vocals & guitar), Iwan van Hetten (trumpet, keys & vocals) and Philippe Monrose (percussion). The group continued touring the world in 2007.
In the spring of 2008 the band released a new album ‘Watcha Playin’. The songs on the album have been written and developed during the band’s tours in front of audiences around the world, and it has been recorded in studios in New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Istanbul and Stockholm.
The Creator Has A Master
Brooklyn Funk Essentials Lyrics
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And joy and happiness did reign and each man knew his worth
In my heart how I yearn for that spirit's return
And I cry, as time flies,
Om, Om
There is a place where love forever shines
And rainbows are the shadows of a presence so divine
And it's free, can't you see, come with me
The creator has a master plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator has a working plan
Peace and happiness for every man
The creator makes but one demand
Happiness through all the land
The Brooklyn Funk Essentials' song "The Creator Has A Master Plan" speaks to the desire for the return of peace and happiness in the world. The lyrics describe a time when these positive elements permeated the earth, and every individual knew their intrinsic value. The artist yearns for this same spirit to return and laments the loss of time in the interim. The song also paints a picture of a special place where love always shines and a divine presence creates a world of beauty where rainbows provide shade.
The chorus speaks to the idea that a "master plan" exists that will return peace and happiness to every individual. The lyrics suggest that this plan is "working" and only requires one thing - happiness to reign across the entire earth. Though the song speaks to struggles and challenges in the contemporary world, it also exudes optimism through the hope for a beautiful future.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time, when peace was on the earth,
In the past, a period existed when peace prevailed on Earth,
And joy and happiness did reign and each man knew his worth
During that time, people were happy and content with their lives.
In my heart how I yearn for that spirit's return
I long for that era of peace and happiness to return,
And I cry, as time flies,
I get emotional when I think about how quickly time passes,
Om, Om
Repeating the word 'Om,' a mantra that signifies unity with the universe,
There is a place where love forever shines
A place exists where love and affection continue to thrive,
And rainbows are the shadows of a presence so divine
The appearance of a rainbow symbolizes the presence of something holy,
And the glow of that love lights the heavens above
The radiance of such love illuminates the skies above,
And it's free, can't you see, come with me
This love is available to all, and I invite you to experience it with me,
The creator has a master plan
There's a long-term plan in place to bring about peace and happiness,
Peace and happiness for every man
This plan ensures peace and happiness for everyone,
The creator has a working plan
This plan is functional, actively making things better for people,
Peace and happiness for every man
The end goal is peace and happiness for all,
The creator makes but one demand
There's only one requirement for achieving that goal,
Happiness through all the land
That requirement is to spread happiness throughout the world,
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: FERRELL PHAROAH SANDERS, LEON THOMAS
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@MrCrowder31
My moms use to wake me up to this every morning before school 😂.
@dcherson
You should consider yourself very lucky.
@the5thsun
Acid jazz at it's finest....I miss you 90's
@standardofexcellence
Acid jazz,dance music, Westcoast hip hop, and grunge, then before with new wave. We were so spoiled
@taniadelacombe4476
I was looking for this song for years !!! It reminds me of great summers in Ilha Bela, Brazil....great beat,great lyrics !! One of the best funk songs ever!!
@elikamarinho5808
Ilha Bela muito linda mesmo!!!!
@juliocesar-zn8lb
BEAUTIFUL SONG LOVE CLASSIC STYLE . CITY BELO HORIZONTE BRAZIL
@unusuario5173
That's where this should be played.
@wallaceneal8596
Pharoah Sanders gave this to us around 1969. Thank you BFS for a fresh look.
@rovervitesse1
I can't stop pressing the replay on this, brilliant afro caribbean funk / acid jazz fusion - rocks my boat.