NATURALLY7 & „PLAY“:
Roger "N..glish" Thomas 1st Baritone, Rap
Dwight Stewart 2nd Baritone
Rod Eldridge 1st Tenor, Scratching, Trumpet
Garfield Buckley 2nd Tenor, Harmonica
Jamal Reed 4th Tenor
Warren Thomas Percussion, Guitar, 3rd Tenor
"Hops" Bass
Influences
The Jacksons New Edition Earth Wind & Fire, Commissioned,Doug E. Fresh, Take 6, The Real Group, The Winans, The Swingle Singers, Bobby McFerrin, The Fugees, Sly and the Family Stone, The Roots....
Sounds Like
A FULL VOCAL PLAY BAND!!!
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NATURALLY7:
Who is Naturally 7?For Naturally 7, the turning point came in the fall of 2007. From quiet success in Europe they have been propelled onto the world stage, performing before over a quarter of a million people.
As the opening act for internationally acclaimed singer Michael Bublé, Naturally 7 were met with standing ovations nightly in Europe, the U.K., Canada, Australia and the U.S!
2008 has been nothing short of remarkable and the highlight reel, one to take note of. In May they made their national U.S. Television debut on Ellen and joined Bublé for a guest appearance on The Today Show. More recently, they opened for Jay Leno in Las Vegas, were guests on Tavis Smiley, performed at NARM and helped celebrate Quincy Jones’ 75th Birthday in Montreux.
With their rich harmonies, an unbelievable ability to replicate instruments and a stage presence that can be felt in every seat of the house, Naturally 7, the first vocal play group ever, are amazing, charming fans where ever they perform.
Today Naturally 7 are Roger Thomas (musical director, arranger, 1st Baritone, Rap ), Warren Thomas (percussion, guitar, clarinet, 3rd tenor) Rod Eldridge (1st tenor, scratching, trumpet), Jamal Reed (4th Tenor, electric guitar), Dwight Stewart (2nd baritone) , Garfield Buckley (2nd Tenor, Harmonica) and “Hops” Hutton (Bass).
The origins of the group date back to New York City in 1999 when Roger Thomas started the group with his brother, Warren, and five other talented singers they had come to know over the years from singing around the city. Having been in and out of several traditional male groups over the years, Roger developed an affinity for a cappella sounds and a unique ability to create distinct harmony arrangements. When invited to sing at a major a cappella competition in New York, they won the competition, moved onto the nationals and took away two more wins.
Riding the wave of this newfound success and still unable to decide if Naturally 7 were going to be an a cappella group or a traditional band, Roger had a novel idea: they could be both.
He remembered as a child, his brother Warren always wanted a drum set but their mother always told him no because it was just too noisy. So Warren learned to make true drum sounds, with different ways of making the kick, toms, snare, cymbals, and other drum sounds, to compensate for not having real drums to play. Roger approached Warren with the idea from their childhood, and asked if he could become the band’s drummer, so to speak, to accompany Naturally 7 on up-tempo songs.
The idea evolved, and the other band members found unique aspects of their own voices to determine which members would BE which instrument. After all, Roger thought, if the human voice truly was an instrument, it should not matter which instrument it needed to be. And for Naturally 7, it really didn’t matter; “Vocal Play” was born. What is the difference between Vocal Play and a cappella? A cappella is defined as singing without instruments. Vocal Play is singing AS instruments, and BECOMING an instrument with the voice.
What makes Naturally 7 special is that every instrument sound that they sing is created from the human voice. There are no actual drums, guitars, horns, flutes, or any other instrument that is heard when listening to them perform; it’s the band members playing each of their vocal instruments.
The band has now recorded four albums – “Non Fiction” the aptly titled “What Is It” which spawned the 1 German hit “Music is the Key”, a duet with German superstar Sarah Connor, “Christmas …It’s A Love Story” and “Ready II Fly”. The latter contains the radio and You Tube hit “Feel It (In the Air Tonight”). Naturally 7’s now famous Paris subway performance of the song, has received over two and a half million hits on You Tube and the number of people discovering the group, adds to that figure daily.
The group is currently working on new material set for release in 2009. Their phenomenal talent coupled with a live show that many consider to be one of the best in the world, has Naturally 7 poised for a brilliant future.
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hey guys hope everything is well and all of you are doing good? have a good trep to europe and maybe we see us there! wish u guys all the best. hugs nicole
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Naturally 7 always is going to be a very important part of my life...your music bring me amazing memories...your music help me to feel better when im down..always will be thankful because u guys turn my bad days in good days.. Thank you for sharing your talent.. Thank you because your music make my days better...♥ Thank you guys. MUCH LOVE ♥
Thank you so much for the add, Naturally Seven! God bless your voices. Your songs are amazing. Congratulations and much success to you. A hug from Brazil!
Thank you for the add. When I first heard you in Providence I thought they can't be doing that themselves. Then at Mohegen Sun you blew me away. But the sound on MB new CD is just fantastic. You are such great vocalists ( musicians). Enjoy every minute of the wonderful experience you are giving every one who listens to you. And to those who don't, their lost. Have fun in Bermuda.
HEY LADS! WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK TO AUSTRALIA! Its the best in summer time! Keep up the awesome tracks! Laura Ps. Is 'wall of sound' coming out on a new cd/single/itunes?
hey everybody just a quick hello from Germany hope you're all well Sandra told us about your song "wild vor wut" and we really like and love it hope you all will be back soon lots of love
I know I have told you guys this already but I just can't help it ... Your show last night in Montreal was one of the best shows I have seen ! Seriously !
It was amazing ! Your connection with the crowd was unbelievable ! I might have to go back in the near future !!! LOL
Thank you very much guys for giving us such a great concert and for beeing so generous and kind to your Montreal fans .
Hey guys! Thanks once again for an AMAZING show! Last night at the Red Robinson Theatre was such a wonderful evening and I can't wait for you to come back again. I know I say that every time but it's true. LOL Oh, and I'll be watching for your new CD to drop. I have all of them so far (managed to get the Christmas one before it sold out) so I can't miss adding this one too.
It is WONDEFUL to be able to hear Naturally 7 sing with Michael Bublé not once, but TWICE on his new album, 'Crazy Love'.
'Stardust' is hauntingly beautiful and brings back some unforgettable memories of a night my friends and I shall never forget, watching Naturally 7 open the show for Michael at Madison Square Garden, dueting with him on 'Stardust' and then coming back onto the stage again to sing 'That's Life'.
'All I Do Is Dream of You' has a fantastic doo-wop, feel-good vibe to it. You can 'hear' Michael smiling all the way through it and that, I'm sure, is more than just partly due to the fact that he is singing once again with Naturally 7.
Thank you for making my October, guys!!! Can't wait for YOUR new album to drop!
My fingers are crossed that you guys might just possibly tour with Buble again. It would make for a perfect concert, well concerts seeing as my friend and I can't go to just one.
I'm just sad now... i saw you will visite switzerland again in november.... but i'm not there because i'm in california... hope to hear you soon again...
hey guys.....was thinking about all of you..hope everythings is going good...and Garfield, Thanx for the link to watch N7 london shows... niceeeeeee.....
take care, cuties.....
hope you guys will be back to sunny island , Lion City, Singapore again..... (Its really not that hot..) lol.. ;)
Hey Guys , Thanks for the add to friends . Heard about you guys on a programme about the human voice on BBC TV Four in the UK. I tried to do some tracks that are totally vocal a few years ago .. before the technology was available to do it alone .. it's difficult !!
It all comes back to the voice .. when everything technological fails music will revert to the vocalist and maybe some percussionists ?
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