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CodeDS/UK/16833
NameBrand New Heavies (1985)
Dates1985
GenderGroup (Mixed)
Place of Birth/OriginEaling, London, England (formed)
RelationshipsMembers:
Angela Ricci – vocals
Simon Bartholomew – vocals, guitar, producer
Andrew Levy – bass, keyboard, producer
Matt Steele – keyboards, piano, synth
Luke Harris – drums
Hannah McGuigan – vocals
Lily Gonzalez – vocals
Bryan Corbett – trumpet
Richard Beesley – saxophone

Past Members:
Jan Kincaid – vocals, drums
Lascelles Gordon – percussion, keyboards
Ceri Evans, Rob Cremona – keyboards
Jay Ella Ruth, Siedah Garrett, Carleen Anderson, Sy Smith, Nicole Russo, Dawn Joseph, Sulene Fleming, Ivana Kotov – vocals
Jim Wellman, Mike Smith – saxophone
N'Dea Davenport – vocals, tambourine
John Thirkell - trumpet, flugel
Dennis Rollins - trombone
BiographyThe Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing in west London. Centered around songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Levy, the core members of the group since its founding, Brand New Heavies are best known for a string of successful singles in the early 1990s featuring N'Dea Davenport as lead vocalist.

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