Disco soul funk group from Dayton, Ohio.
Formed by
Stephen C. Washington in 1979 as a spin-off from
Slave and originally consisted of
Starleana Young (lead vocals, percussion), Curt Jones (lead vocals, guitar, percussion),
Charles Carter (keyboards, flute, percussion, sax, vocals) and
Buddy Hankerson (bass). But just like Slave, Aurra was not a group in the strict sense of the word, more like an extended family, where members from both camps collaborated freely across the borders that record contracts, managers and personal egos normally sets up.
Curt Jones and
Starleana Young changed name to
Déjà when they were signed to Virgin.