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Certain experiences burn themselves in your memory from the very first encounter. The jaw-dropping audio pyrotechnics that Naturally 7 put on display every night absolutely belong in that category. “A capella group” so vastly underplays what they create onstage that they had to coin a phrase – “Vocal Play” – to more accurately depict what they do. Naturally 7 is more than a tightly orchestrated collection of great singers. They transform their voices into actual human instruments, effortlessly producing music of any genre. Their vocal choreography is so perfectly interwoven that they compelled the musical maestro himself, Quincy Jones, to declare that “Naturally 7 is the future of vocal music!!” Their sonic mastery was on full display in a series of unforgettable performances on “The World’s Best” TV show, which premiered on CBS immediately following Super Bowl LIII. Hosted by comedian and “Car Karaoke” collaborator, James Corden, Naturally 7 reigned supreme as the world’s “Best Group”, and cemented their singular status among the planet’s musical elite.

This was only icing on the cake of a still-vibrant 20-year career, which includes 3 world tours – nearly 500 shows – with the incomparable Michael Bublé, shared billing with global phenomenon Coldplay – including a sold out show at the Barclays Center – and owned the spotlight in a pair of national Cheerios commercials. In addition to Bublé, Naturally 7 has shared the stage with numerous icons, including Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Sarah Connor, Lionel Richie, Ludacris, The Roots, and more. Counted among their world-famous fans are President Barack Obama, Will.I.Am., Ellen DeGeneres, Craig Ferguson, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jay Leno, Allan Titchmarsh, Mo’Nique, Jools Holland, and Arsenio Hall, along with countless others.

With the release of their latest project, 20/20, Naturally 7 comes full circle, adding a fresh spin on 20 fan favorites, hand selected by fans the world over. This, their eleventh studio album, celebrates their 20th anniversary in the music industry, giving music lovers all they could hope for, and then some. For the members of Naturally 7 – “Ricky“ Lee Ricardo Cort, Rod Eldridge, N'namdi Bryant, Sean Simmonds, Dwight Stewart, Roger Thomas, and Warren Thomas – it’s a privilege to do what they love and bring so much joy to the hearts of their fans each and every night.  It’s exactly what you would expect. When something is pure magic it’s destined to withstand the test of time. Naturally…

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• Aug 24, 2024 - Sep 6, 2024
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Naturally 7 recently unveiled a concert schedule visiting select locations in North America. As one of the most popular Festival / Tour live performers right now, Naturally 7 will finally be performing on stage yet again for fans to enjoy. Take a look at the lineup below and locate an event to attend. Then, you can take a look at the show specifics, say you're going on Facebook and have a look at a huge selection of concert tickets. If you can't attend any of the current shows, sign up for our Concert Tracker for notifications immediately when Naturally 7 concerts are booked near you. Naturally 7 may release more North American events, so come back often for more updates.

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Naturally 7 appeared on the music scene with the appearance of the album 'What Is It?' released on November 10, 2003. The song 'So the Question Is' was instantly a fan favorite and made Naturally 7 one of the newest emerging talents at that time. Since then, Naturally 7 came out with the most beloved album 'Wall Of Sound' which contains some of the most beloved tracks from the Naturally 7 catalog. 'Wall Of Sound' includes the single 'Wall Of Sound' which has been the most recognized for fans to see during the performances. Aside from 'Wall Of Sound' , most of other tracks from 'Wall Of Sound' have also become requested as a result. Some of Naturally 7's most popular tour albums and songs are provided below. After 13 years since the release of 'What Is It?' and making a massive impact in the industry, fans consistently unite to experience Naturally 7 appear live to play hits from the complete catalog.

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Naturally 7: Ready II Fly

• Can Ya Feel It?
• Open Your Eyes
• Feel It (In The Air ...
• Harder Than That
• How Could It Be
• Forever For You
• I Can't Doo Dat

Naturally 7: Wall Of Sound

• Wall Of Sound
• As Tears Go By
• Gone With The Wind
• Broken Wings
• More Than Words
• What I'm Lookin' 4 (...
• Heaven Knows
• It Is What It Is
• Let It Rain (Harmony...
• U Can't Hear Me

Naturally 7: What Is It?

• So the Question Is
• What Is It? (Excuse Me)
• Another You
• Music Is The Key
• I Wanna Be Where U.R...
• No Fool for You
• Say You Love Me

Naturally 7: VocalPlay

• Jericho (Break These...
• SOS (Anybody Out The...
• You're Beautiful
• Is There Nowhere For...
• If You Love Me
• All I Ever Wanted
• Ready Or Not
• Don't Shoot The Mess...

Naturally 7: Christmas - A Love Story

• Have Yourself A Merr...
• Hark the Herald / Wh...
• O Tannenbaum
• Joy To The World
• No Christmas Without...
• Emmanuel Prelude
• O Little Town of Bet...
• Pachelbel's Canon in D
• In Your Eyes (Baby G...
• Happy Christmas (War...
• White Christmas

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Genre: Rock , Pop , Hip-Hop/Rap , R&B , New Age

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Naturally 7, a band known for "vocal play," combines rap, rock, soul, and folk using only their voices. Famous for stunning a cappella covers, including Coldplay's "Fix You". Praised by Quincy Jones and toured with Michael Bublé. Celebrating 20 years with a rich mix of originals and covers.

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• Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
• Singing in the Rain
• The Glory of Love
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February 4, 2024.

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Certain experiences burn themselves in your memory from the very first encounter. The jaw-dropping audio pyrotechnics that Naturally 7 put on display every night absolutely belong in that category. “A capella group” so vastly underplays what they create onstage that they had to coin a phrase - “Vocal Play” - to more accurately depict what they do. Naturally 7 is more than a tightly orchestrated collection of great singers. They transform their voices into actual human instruments, effortlessly producing music of any genre. Their vocal choreography is so perfectly interwoven that they compelled the musical maestro himself, Quincy Jones, to declare them “The best a cappella group in the world!” Their sonic mastery was on full display in a series of unforgettable performances on “The World’s Best” TV show, which premiered on CBS immediately following Super Bowl LIII. Hosted by comedian and “Car Karaoke” collaborator, James Corden, Naturally 7 reigned supreme as the world’s “Best Group”, and cemented their singular status among the planet’s musical elite.

This was only icing on the cake of a still-vibrant 20-year career, which includes 3 world tours - nearly 500 shows - with the incomparable Michael Bublé, shared billing with global phenomenon Coldplay - including a sold out show at the Barclays Center - and owned the spotlight in a pair of national Cheerios commercials. In addition to Bublé, Naturally 7 has shared the stage with numerous icons, including Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Sarah Connor, Lionel Richie, Ludacris, The Roots, and more. Counted among their world-famous fans are President Barack Obama, Will.I.Am., Ellen DeGeneres, Craig Ferguson, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jay Leno, Allan Titchmarsh, Mo’Nique, Jools Holland, and Arsenio Hall, along with countless others.

A lot can happen in 20 years. From simple beginnings, two brothers and five friends have become a vocal phenomenon that has toured the world, blown audiences out of their seats, and completely redefined what is possible with something as basic as the human voice. Perhaps that’s what Roger Thomas envisioned in 1999 when he recruited his brother to become the drummer for his vocal band. At that time, the group was called Last Appeal, and was building a strong local following around the city of New York. That year would end with them being crowned the winner of the prestigious National Harmony Sweepstakes a cappella competition, and recording their first album, entitled “Non Fiction”. In less than two years they would be touring full-time around the country, doing more than 150 shows per year on the College & University circuit.

Riding the wave of new-found popularity, Naturally 7, as they were now known, was signed to their first major label deal, with Sony Music Transglobal, in 2002. For a group that was founded in the U.S., they quickly found increasing success on the international stage. The following year saw another set of firsts for the group, as they would notch their first of many international Number 1 records, Top 40 records, and sold out tours. Over the next few years they would become fan favorites in multiple countries, and staples on the music charts.

By 2006, when Naturally 7 signed a new deal with EMI Music, they were prepared to drop their 3rd studio album “Ready II Fly”, and notch another International Number 1 song, topping the charts in South Africa and France with their original cover of Phil Collins’ classic “In The Air Tonight”. Naturally 7 would also break new grounds in the digital arena, as a spontaneous performance in a Paris subway would go on to become one of the first viral videos on a fledgling YouTube platform, and would amass more than a then-unheard of 1 million views in less than 2 days on other platforms as well.

The following year would see them embark on the first of what would eventually become four world tours, with superstar Michael Bublé. Since then they’ve gone on to sell out nearly 500 shows in arenas & stadiums worldwide, while recording several duets on both theirs and his albums. More acclaim and popularity would come in 2008, as the release of their single and video for “Wall of Sound”, from the album of the same name, landed them on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show, and The View on back-to-back days.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform with musical icon Quincy Jones for his 75th birthday celebration led to the subsequent recording of the title track for Jones’ next album, “Soul Bossa Nostra”, and a TV performance with him and Ludacris on The View in 2011. Always aiming higher, Naturally 7 would sign a new deal with Universal/Hidden Beach in the following year, and own the spotlight in two national Cheerios commercials. By 2014, they were featured as special guests of iconic rock band Coldplay for three shows, with the final one playing at the Barclays Center. Naturally 7 was now an absolute force to be reckoned with.

In 2017, the group signed its latest deal with BMG and, with a headlining show at the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, California, added to the prestigious list of legendary venues at which they’ve performed, including Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and The Lincoln Center. Naturally 7 has been featured on some of the biggest shows in the world, such as the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, the Indianapolis 500 in 2016, the FIFA Awards in 2017, and numerous other television appearances, commercials, and promotional events. Perhaps most importantly, these past 20 years have afforded Naturally 7 numerous opportunities to lend their talents in support of causes for children with World Vision, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, STOMP OUT BULLYING, and many other worthy initiatives.

Through the years, the band continues to wow crowds around the world with their amazing stage show, and astonishing vocal theatrics, leaving audiences both speechless, and eager to mimic their favorite moment of the one-of-a-kind experience. For the members of Naturally 7 - “Ricky“ Lee Ricardo Cort, Rod Eldridge, Kelvin  “Kelz“ Mitchell, Sean Simmonds, Dwight Stewart, Roger Thomas, and Warren Thomas - it’s a privilege to do what they love and bring so much joy to the hearts of their fans each and every night. Naturally 7 still tours and performs more than 150 shows a year.

In describing the legacy of the group he founded, Roger Thomas sounds reflective in his tone:

To me, we’re a band that has thrived on the cutting edge of vocal group genre. Our aim has always been to leap far beyond what any audience would ever expect from 7 voices.  But as high as “Entertainment” is on our list, we still feel that our biggest offering is music that uplifts and changes lives!  With these two ingredients we have made it our goal to bring back the forgotten Golden Age of Vocal Groups. We just want to continue carrying the banner of musical excellence for generations to come.”

With the release of their latest project, 20/20, Naturally 7 comes full circle, adding a fresh spin on 20 fan favorites, hand selected by fans the world over. This, their eleventh studio album, celebrates their 20th anniversary in the music industry, giving music lovers all they could hope for, and then some.  It’s exactly what you would expect. When something is pure magic it’s destined to withstand the test of time. Naturally… 

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This seven-man crew is more than just your average singing group. Its members have perfected an intriguing a cappella style they’ve branded as “Vocal Play”—singing as instruments.Naturally 7 not only sings but also creates every backing instrument heard on its songs – drums, bass, guitars, horns, flutes … even down to turntables.

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• Follow the Leader
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• James Bond Theme
• Theme From Shaft
• Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
• Singing in the Rain
• The Glory of Love
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Farmer/advocate pitches ‘regenerative agriculture’ practices during farm tour

L YONS, Neb. ( Nebraska Examiner ) - You don’t notice anything really different about the Christensen Farms as you drive to the farm entrance.

Thick stands of corn, powered by abundant rains in this corner of northeast Nebraska, have resulted in stalks 8 feet tall, swaying in a late summer breeze. No different than cornfields down the road.

But a closer look reveals the innovative practices employed by Graham and Max Christensen to reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizer and to build up the soil naturally on these rolling hills.

They’re using cover crops and filter strips along the nearby Bell Creek to avoid chemical runoff into the waterway, and low-growing vegetation in the corn rows to help reduce erosion.

Crops are planted using “no-till” practices, which reduces tillage and fuel expenses and utilizes the crop residue to hold the soil in place. Commercial nitrogen fertilizer use has been reduced, in part due to the conservation practices that prevent the nutrients from washing away.

Crop-dusting planes don’t typically spray pesticides on these fields like others nearby; instead, they’re used to spread seed onto the cornfield in mid-September so cover crops get an earlier head start into the fall.

This is “regenerative agriculture,” a way to avoid nitrate pollution of groundwater and streams that flow eventually to the Gulf of Mexico, Graham Christensen tells about 40 members of the Nebraska chapter of the Sierra Club during a farm tour on Saturday.

It’s also a way, Christensen said, to ensure that future generations can continue to farm and prosper on farms like this, which has been in his Danish family for 156 years.

Roots form ‘soil armor’

The cover crops and the filter strips create “a soil armor” of roots in the soil year round that not only protects against erosion and fertilizer runoff, but also holds moisture and mitigates the temperature of the soil during hot summers and frigid winters, he said.

Current agriculture practices that are heavy on pesticides and fertilizer and focused solely on corn and soybeans are unsustainable, said Christensen, who believes that regenerative agriculture is a practice that will pass on healthier soils and cleaner waters for future generations, as well as deal with the warming climate.

“We can’t continue to mine the soil instead of taking care of our land,” he said.

Besides the farm, Christensen, a former public affairs chief for the Nebraska Farmers Union, founded GC Resolve, which consults with farmers and others about wind and solar energy and educates others about regenerative practices.

The organization advocates at the State Capitol and in Washington, D.C., for friendlier policies for farmers seeking to transition to regenerative agriculture, which can take a few years to pay off.

He’s also involved with a collaborative called “Regenerate Nebraska,” is working to place a wind farm in Burt County and consults with Cargill about his findings in using more regenerative practices.

Permanent, rather than pilot-project, incentives for using filter strips and cover crops would help more farmers make the transition, he said.

Trial and error

On the family’s 800-acre farm, it has taken four years of work — and trial and error — to change farm practices, Christensen said.

He considers the farm to still be “in transition” to more regenerative practices, which is an ongoing process. He cited six main practices:

• No-till farming.
• “Permanent roots” in the soil via cover crops and filter strips.
• Increased biodiversity, which includes introducing legumes and grains like barley and rye into cover crops, and planting hazelnut trees and black cherry bushes in windbreaks and unused areas of the farm.
• “Ecosystem context,” which he said means “respecting” and honoring the unique character of your local ecosystem instead of trying to “reengineer” it.
• Integrate livestock into the operation, for grazing of cover crops in the fall and spring and to naturally spread fertilizer, via manure, into the soil.
• Learn from our ancestors and use technology “in the right way,” to increase soil health and decrease use of commercial fertilizers.

So far, Christensen said he and his brother have reduced the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed on the farm by about 40 pounds per acre.

Because they market only non-genetically modified corn and have, until this year, grown only non-GMO soybeans, they get a premium price for their crops, ranging from an extra 45 cents to $2 per bushel.

This form of farming carries added expense. He said seeding cover crops using an airplane or drone, and using divergent cover crop mixes, has pushed the cost of planting and applying seed to about $30,000 on their 800 acres.

There’s also a learning curve, Christensen said, pointing toward a field of soybeans that became choked with weeds last year because they had planted a non-GMO variety used in food, and eschewed the use of herbicides.

This year, perhaps only for a year, he said, GMO-modified soybeans were planted so weed control chemicals like glyphosate, marketed as Roundup, could be used. Christensen said a robotic weed mower-like device, which runs down the gaps between the rows to cut weeds, may be deployed next year as weed control.

Three to five years of work

Bruce Johnson, an agriculture economist emeritus from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, said that more farmers haven’t adopted regenerative practices because it can take three to five years before they pay off financially.

“That’s too long a time for many farmers and landowners to take the risk,” Johnson said.

In addition, the federal farm bill puts its main focus on “a few major crops,” Johnson said, and, in the past, farmers could lose crop insurance if they incorporated a cover crop in their corn/bean rotation.

Christensen said that despite the advocacy work done by GC Resolve and others interested in regenerative agriculture, efforts to change state and local farm policies have been frustrating.

This year, the Nebraska Legislature passed a law involving regenerative agriculture, but it provided incentives for farmers to employ a “biotech” coating on seed, which Christensen believes is unproven and sidesteps proven regenerative practices.

He said that real changes in farm policy in the future will have to be driven by consumers who want to be assured their food is being produced in a sustainable way without excessive chemicals. Farm groups interested in regenerative agriculture don’t have the power to do it alone, Christensen said.

“It’s got to be consumer-led now,” he told those at the tour. “We need your help pretty bad to shift the course.”

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