The Brand New Heavies

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The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies live at Leverkusener Jazztage in 2016
Background information
Origin	Ealing, London, England
Genres	R&B acid jazz funk jazz rap
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Acid Jazz Delicious Vinyl FFRR Chrysalis UK EDEL
Members	Simon Bartholomew Andrew Levy Angela Ricci
Past members	Carleen Anderson N'Dea Davenport Ceri Evans Sulene Fleming Siedah Garrett Lascelles Gordon Dawn Joseph Jan Kincaid Honey Larochelle Ross Kilpatrick Nicole Russo Jay Ella Ruth Sy Smith
Website	tbnh.co.uk

The Brand New Heavies is 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. They are currently^[when?] on tour with a best of set, incorporating a string section and 70’s influenced sequinned trousers.