Labi Siffre

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Labi Siffre is a British singer-songwriter, poet, and musician known for his soulful, socially conscious songs and for having his work widely sampled in hip-hop and pop music.

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Labi Siffre canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
musician
poet
singer-songwriter
album Crying Laughing Loving Lying
For the Children
Labi Siffre
Man of Reason
Remember My Song
So Strong
The Singer and the Song
birthName Claudadeus Siffre
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
coveredBy Madness
dateOfBirth 1945-06-25
debutAlbum Labi Siffre
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1970
ethnicOrigin Barbadian
Belgian
Nigerian
familyName Siffre
gender male
genre folk
jazz
pop
soul
givenName Labi
hasWebsite https://www.labisiffre.com/
influencedBy Bob Dylan
The Beatles
languageOfWorkOrName English
lyricsTheme anti-apartheid
civil rights
love
social justice
movement LGBT rights
name Labi Siffre
nationality British
notableFor having his work widely sampled in hip-hop and pop music
socially conscious songwriting
notableWork (Something Inside) So Strong
Bless The Telephone
linked to: Bless the Telephone

Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
I Got The...
It Must Be Love
occupation musician
poet
singer
songwriter
performedBy Eminem
placeOfBirth Hammersmith, London, England
residence London
linked to: London, England
sexualOrientation gay
songCoveredBy Madness
songSampled I Got The...
songSampledIn My Name Is
topic apartheid
empowerment
workSampledBy Dr. Dre
Eminem
Kanye West
Primal Scream
Wu-Tang Clan
yearsActive 1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

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I Wonder sampledArtist Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre name Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre debutAlbum Labi Siffre
Labi Siffre album Labi Siffre
My Name Is writer Labi Siffre