Lati's Beatle-bass breaks in two during Paris concert

In the middle of performing Big Apple Boogaloo, Lati Kronlund's Hofner bass suddenly snaps in two leaving him holding a neck in one hand, and the body in the other. But the band played on, with Iwan VanHetten doubling on synth bass in addition to piano, trumpet and vocals.

The band wants to extend the deepest gratitude towards the kind member of the audience who was able to lend Lati another bass, on which he could finish playing the concert.

After having endured the -40 degrees centigrade of the airplane luggage hold, the +30 degrees of the steaming sweaty New Morning club was probably just too much for the glue of the fifty year old German instrument. Talk about a hard day's night! The bass is currently being fixed and should be back on the road in time for the upcoming shows in August.

Catch BFE live, as it happens, in Paris on your laptop.

If you're not in Paris, or couldn't get tickets to Friday's Brooklyn Funk Essentials show at New Morning, you can still catch the gig in the comfort of your hammock by logging on to the live streaming of the concert. It will be the first time they play many of the songs from the brand spanking new Funk Ain't Ova album. Not to be missed.

Fine-tuning the frills

It's rehearsal week for BFE in preparation for the summer tour which starts Friday at the legendary New Morning club in Paris, France.

Photographs by Richard Ahlstrom

The new Funk Ain't Ova CDs have arrived.

Finally, the new Funk Ain't Ova CDs have arrived at BFE headquarters. If you ordered one through our Pledge campaign, you can expect to find one of these babies in your mailbox any day now. If you are planning on catching the band at one of our upcoming gigs, you will also be able to lay your hands on a CD there. They will also be available here in our web shop very shortly, along with other BFE goodies.