Repercussions were an American R&B,

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and

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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

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, and members of Groove Collective musician and producer Genji Siraisi on drums, musician

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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. The group frequently performed at S.O.B.'s

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opening for artists such as Massive Attack, Gil Scott Heron, Gang Starr and more. The group released two studio albums.

Career

The group was signed to

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, and in 1995 released their debut album ''

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''. Repercussions recorded a cover of “ Let’s Do It Again” produced by

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for “ All Men Are Brothers: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield”, with

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singing the second verse, his first vocal recording after a debilitating accident left him quadriplegic. In 1997 they released a second album on

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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.

went on to collaborate with

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on the single "

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", from ''

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'' (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

Albums

Singles

References

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