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    Brother Sister


    The Brand New Heavies have made vocalist N'Dea Davenport an official member – a wise thing, that, because she is the spark in BNH's sound. Brother Sister, the band's second album, is not unlike its American debut three years ago: chock-full of '70s funk and soul references, with a bit of fusion...

    1994 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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Biography

Years in the making, The Brand New Heavies sounds today almost as good as it did in the early '90s, the heyday of the so-called acid jazz movement, and the beginning of a return of sorts to natural sounds and the kind of sexy syncopation that only a live drum kit can generate. The group's powerful instrumental alchemy (the Heavies' main lineup had been jamming together in the West London suburb of...

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