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Aurra

Aurra was an American 1980s soul group, which, at the time of its biggest success on Salsoul Records, featured Curt Jones (guitar/vocals) and Starleana Young (vocals) and included Steve Washington (bass/guitar/drums), Philip Field (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals) and Tom Lockett (saxophone/percussion).

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Also known as
Déjà (post–1984)
Genres
Funk, soul, rhythm & blues, dance, post-disco
Labels
Salsoul Next Plateau 10 Records (UK) Virgin (US) Family Groove Records
Origin
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Past members
Aurra: Starleana Young Curt Jones Steve Washington Thomas Lockett, Jr. Charles "Cedell" Carter Waung "Buddy" Hankerson Raymond "Rajac" Jackson Philip Field Kevin "Ignatz" Moore…
Years active
1979–1983 (as Aurra) 1984–1990 (as Déja)

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Aurra

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples37
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Aurra

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related to history · 28
Aurra → Are You Single, B/Hip-Hop Songs, Bedtime Story, Buddy Hankerson, By, Charles Carter, Checkin' You Out, Composer/keyboardist Philip Field, Curt Jones, Dream Records, During, Europe, Like, Like It, LP, Make Up Your Mind, Me Tonight, Mtume, Salsoul Records, Slave
related to External links · 3
Aurra → AllMusicAurra, DiscogsAurra, IMDb
Also known as · 1
Aurra → Déjà (post–1984)
Genres · 1
Aurra → Funk, soul, rhythm & blues, dance, post-disco
Labels · 1
Aurra → Salsoul Next Plateau 10 Records (UK) Virgin (US) Family Groove Records
Origin · 1
Aurra → Dayton, Ohio, United States
Past members · 1
Aurra → Aurra: Starleana Young Curt Jones Steve Washington Thomas Lockett, Jr. Charles "Cedell" Carter Waung "Buddy" Hankerson Raymond "Rajac" Jackson Philip Field Kevin "Ignatz" Moore…
Years active · 1
Aurra → 1979–1983 (as Aurra) 1984–1990 (as Déja)

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washington album déjà records young steve time jones starleana also released group curt philip field salsoul members lockett us soul

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
AurraAlso known asDéjà (post–1984)1.00infobox
AurraGenresFunk, soul, rhythm & blues, dance, post-disco1.00infobox
AurraLabelsSalsoul Next Plateau 10 Records (UK) Virgin (US) Family Groove Records1.00infobox
AurraOriginDayton, Ohio, United States1.00infobox
AurraPast membersAurra: Starleana Young Curt Jones Steve Washington Thomas Lockett, Jr. Charles "Cedell" Carter Waung "Buddy" Hankerson Raymond "Rajac" Jackson Philip Field Kevin "Ignatz" Moore…1.00infobox
AurraYears active1979–1983 (as Aurra) 1984–1990 (as Déja)1.00infobox
Aurrarelated to External linksAllMusicAurra0.60section
Aurrarelated to External linksDiscogsAurra0.60section
Aurrarelated to External linksIMDb0.60section
Aurrarelated to historySlave0.60section
Aurrarelated to historySteve Washington0.60section
Aurrarelated to historyCurt Jones0.60section

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