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.

D-Faction - Stuck In The Middle (live on Yahoo 1990)
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
Ngaire Fuata pictured with D-Faction's Tony Nogotautama (left) and Simon Lynch, 1990.
Photo credit: Publicity photo
D-Faction - Pride (1996)
D-Faction TV interview (1997)
Ngaire - When The Feeling Is Gone (1990). Produced by D-Faction's Simon Lynch and Tony T.
Rare footage of Ron La Pread & D-Faction performing 'Easy' by The Commodores live on K'Road, Auckland, NZ (1991)
Ngaire with D-Faction live in Fiji (1993)
D-Faction - Babe I'm Not Original (1993)
D-Faction in 1993 (L-R): Dave Latoa, Tony Nogotautama, bassist Mi'i Rongo Taokia. 
D-Faction - Redemption Song (1997)
D-Faction - Motivation / Miss U (1989). 7inch single cover art.
D-Faction - First Cut is the Deepest (1994)
D-Faction in 1993, from left: bassist Mi'i Rongo Taokia, Dave Latoa (in front), Tony Nogotautama, Simon Lynch. 
D-Faction in 1996: Maryanne Antonovich, Dave Telea (bottom left) and Tony Nogotautama.
Photo credit: Chris Traill
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
Tony T from D-Faction in 1991.
Billboard promoting D-Faction's single Pride in 1996.
D-Faction between albums, 1994 (L-R): Tony Nogotautama, Simon Lynch, Maryanne Antonovich, Sue Dyson, Pete Pita.
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
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 - Stuck In The Middle With You music video (1989)
Ron La Pread & D-Faction covering Standing On Shaky Ground live on K'Road (1991)
D-Faction - Babe I'm Not Original live on TV in 1992
D-Faction - Down in the Boondocks (1995)
D-Faction - Miss You live on tv (1989)
D-Faction featuring Tony T (Southside, 1992)
D-Faction in 1990: Tony Nogotautama and Simon Lynch. Photographed on Fujichrome RFP.
D-Faction - Hard Times (1997)
D-Faction - Motivation (1989)
Tony Nogotautama from D-Faction in 1991.
The gold disc presentation for Down In The Boondocks (1995): Tony Nogotautama, Dave Telea, Maryanne Antonovich, and Simon Lynch. 
A Southside Xmas party invitation featuring Ngaire, MC OJ & Rhythm Slave and D-Faction at The Box. 18 December, 1991.
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
Members:

Simon Lynch - keyboards, programming, production

Tony Nogotautama - guitar, vocals, percussion, production

Dave Telea - vocals, percussion

Maryanne Antonovich-Mataio - vocals

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