D-Faction


Simon Lynch and Tony T had both been members of Ardijah before forming D-Faction, and wanted to continue making funk and soul with a Pacific flavour.

As a production duo, they had hits with the singer Ngaire, but initially their own music struggled. They followed the musical tastes of their community into reggae and found themselves back on the charts with a run of songs that remain popular in the streaming era.

Rare footage of Ron La Pread & D-Faction performing 'Easy' by The Commodores live on K'Road, Auckland, NZ (1991)
D-Faction in 1997. Back row (L-R): drummer Ben Galiki Nuia, bassist Semi Leo, percussionist Terry Peyroux; Front row: keyboardist Simon Lynch, singer Maryanne Antonovich, singer and guitarist Tony Nogotautama, toasting MC Dave Telea.
Photo credit: Chris Traill
D-Faction - Stuck In The Middle With You music video (1989)
D-Faction - Babe I'm Not Original (1993)
D-Faction - Motivation / Miss U (1989). 7inch single cover art.
D-Faction in 1990: Tony Nogotautama and Simon Lynch. Photographed on Fujichrome RFP.
D-Faction - Pride (1996)
D-Faction pictured in the newspaper Saturday Courier (December 16, 1989). Caption: "D-Faction members Tony Nogotautama and Simon Lynch: Soulful sounds from south Auckland."
Photo credit: Publicity photo
D-Faction featuring Tony T (Southside, 1992)
D-Faction - Redemption Song (1997)
A Southside Xmas party invitation featuring Ngaire, MC OJ & Rhythm Slave and D-Faction at The Box. 18 December, 1991.
Tony T from D-Faction in 1991.
Ron La Pread & D-Faction covering Standing On Shaky Ground live on K'Road (1991)
D-Faction between albums, 1994 (L-R): Tony Nogotautama, Simon Lynch, Maryanne Antonovich, Sue Dyson, Pete Pita.
D-Faction - Motivation (1989)
D-Faction - Miss You live on tv (1989)
D-Faction in 1993 (L-R): Dave Latoa, Tony Nogotautama, bassist Mi'i Rongo Taokia. 
Ngaire Fuata pictured with D-Faction's Tony Nogotautama (left) and Simon Lynch, 1990.
Photo credit: Publicity photo
D-Faction - Stuck In The Middle (live on Yahoo 1990)
Bootleg, at the North Shore Teachers College, Auckland, 1978. From left: Simon Lynch (guitar), Glen McLean (vocals), Jeremy Marshall (bass), and Neill Duncan (drums). 
Photo credit: Simon Lynch Collection
D-Faction in 1990: Tony Nogotautama and Simon Lynch. Photographed on Fujichrome RFP.
D-Faction - Down in the Boondocks (1995)
D-Faction - Babe I'm Not Original live on TV in 1992
Billboard promoting D-Faction's single Pride in 1996.
D-Faction in 1993, from left: bassist Mi'i Rongo Taokia, Dave Latoa (in front), Tony Nogotautama, Simon Lynch. 
Ngaire with D-Faction live in Fiji (1993)
D-Faction in 1996: Maryanne Antonovich, Dave Telea (bottom left) and Tony Nogotautama.
Photo credit: Chris Traill
D-Faction TV interview (1997)
D-Faction - Hard Times (1997)
Ngaire - When The Feeling Is Gone (1990). Produced by D-Faction's Simon Lynch and Tony T.
Tony Nogotautama from D-Faction in 1991.
D-Faction - First Cut is the Deepest (1994)
D-Faction's Take A Little Piece album, from 1998. As with others on Tangata, D-Faction came from Southside Records when that label was wound down. From left: Tony Nogotautama, Maryanne Antonovich, Dave Telea.
Photo credit: Chris Traill
D-Faction - Down in the Boondocks live at the NZ Music Awards in 1996, accompanied by a 70-piece choir and Cook Island drum section
The gold disc presentation for Down In The Boondocks (1995): Tony Nogotautama, Dave Telea, Maryanne Antonovich, and Simon Lynch. 
Members:

Simon Lynch - keyboards, programming, production

Tony Nogotautama - guitar, vocals, percussion, production

Dave Telea - vocals, percussion

Maryanne Antonovich-Mataio - vocals

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