Olu Dara

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Olu Dara is an American jazz and blues musician, singer, and cornetist known for his eclectic style and for being the father of rapper Nas.

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Olu Dara canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues musician ⓘ
cornetist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
activeIn New York City music scene ⓘ
associatedAct Art Blakey ⓘ
David Murray ⓘ
Henry Threadgill ⓘ
James Blood Ulmer ⓘ
birthName Charles Jones III ⓘ
child Nas ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
ethnicGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Jones ⓘ
fieldOfWork music ⓘ
genre Afrobeat ⓘ
blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
world music ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
instrument cornet ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
voice ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name Olu Dara ⓘ
notableCollaboration appeared on Nas’s album "Street’s Disciple" ⓘ
contributed vocals to Nas’s song "Bridging the Gap" ⓘ
notableFor being the father of rapper Nas ⓘ
notableWork In the World: From Natchez to New York ⓘ
Neighborhoods ⓘ
occupation cornetist ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Natchez, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
relative Nas ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
stageName Olu Dara ⓘ
style eclectic musical style blending jazz, blues, and African influences ⓘ

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Nas → father → Olu Dara ⓘ
Olu Dara → name → Olu Dara ⓘ
Olu Dara → stageName → Olu Dara ⓘ
Jungle → relative → Olu Dara ⓘ