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Repercussions (band)

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Repercussions
OriginNew York City, U.S.
GenresR&B, Acid Jazz, Neo Soul
Years active1989–1997
LabelsWarner Records, Pony Canyon
Past membersAya
Michael Scott Barkham
Dana Bryant
Gordon Clay
Andy Faranda
Teddy Harris
Mark Anthony Jones
Jonathan Maron
Itaal Shur
Genji Siraisi
Chris Ifatoye Theberge
Nicole Willis
Daniele Wyatt

Repercussions were an American R&B, neo soul and acid jazz group of the 1990s, formed by members, percussionists Gordon "Nappy G" Clay & Daniel Wyatt who met as students at Columbia University. Gordon Clay played timbales, bongos and other percussion while Daniel Wyatt played congas (tumba & quinto) Other members included Andy Faranda on guitar, singer, songwriter and producer Nicole Willis, and members of Groove Collective musician and producer Genji Siraisi on drums, musician Itaal Shur on keyboards, and the highly lauded Jonathan Maron on bass, briefly Chris Ifatoye Theberge, as well as keyboard players Michael Scott Barkham and Teddy Harris, oral poetic performance artist Dana Bryant and later members whom appeared solely on the album "Charmed Life", Mark Anthony Jones and Aya. [1] The group frequently performed at S.O.B.'s Giant Step opening for artists such as Massive Attack, Gil Scott Heron, Gang Starr and more. The group released two studio albums.

Career

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The group was signed to Warner Bros. records, and in 1995 released their debut album Earth and Heaven.

Repercussions recorded a cover of “Let’s Do It Again” produced by Gary Katz for “All Men Are Brothers: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield”, with Curtis Mayfield singing the second verse, his first vocal recording after a debilitating accident left him quadriplegic.[2]

In 1997 they released a second album on Pony Canyon titled "Charmed Life". New vocalists featured Lysa "Aya" Treiner and Mark Anthony Jones alongside Nicole Willis. After the release of this album, the group disbanded.[3]

Nicole Willis went on to collaborate with Leftfield on the single "Swords", from Rhythm and Stealth (Hard Hands/Sony 1999), receiving a UK Platinum Awarded record, and have a critically successful career most notably in collaboration with the Soul Investigators, with their title track of Finland Gold selling album Keep Reachin Up getting the attention of POTUS Barack Obama's re-election rally playlist team.

Discography

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Albums

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Year Album title Label U.S. R&B Albums
1995 Earth and Heaven Warner Bros. 40
1997 Charmed Life Pony Canyon

Singles

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Year Song title Billboard Hot Dance
1992 Promise/Field Trippin'
1994 Let's Do It Again
1995 Promise Me Nothing peak 6
1995 Find Your Way
1997 Love, Again

References

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  1. ^ Jazz Times, Volume 25, Issues 6-10 -1995 - Page 84 "On their Heaven and Earth (Warner Bros., 9 45644-2, 48:06), Repercussions flaunts a wincingly tight rhythm section and their catchy hooks ("Keepin It All Together," "Test Of Time")...."
  2. ^ Applebome, Peter (1994-02-27). "POP MUSIC; . . . But Curtis Mayfield Won't Be Forgotten, Either". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ John Bush. "Repercussions | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-29.