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Omar Lye-Fook (born October 14 1969 in Canterbury), also known as Omar, is an internationally acclaimed British soul singer, songwriter and musician. Born to a Chinese-Jamaican father (session drummer & founder of Kongo Records) and Indian mother, he grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He learnt his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion.

Omar also spent two years at Cheatham School of Music in Manchester and the renowned Guildhall School of Music in London.

Discography

There's nothing like this (1990)
Music (1992)
For Pleasure (1994)
This is not a love song (1997)
Best by Far (2000)

Collaborations

Some of the notable musicians Omar has performed with include (but not limited to):

Angie Stone;
Caron Wheeler (vocalist for Soul II Soul);
Erykah Badu;
Guru (of veteran rap group, Gangstarr);
Kele Le Roc, of Basement Jaxx fame; and
Stevie Wonder
, whom Omar has collaborated with on multiple occasions.
Common,Electric Circus "The Hustle"

Trivia

Omar is sometimes credited as Omar Hammer. His birth father's surname is Lye-Fook, while his step-father's surname is Hammer. He and his siblings, two brothers and a sister are all musicians. Samia Lye-Fook (Omar's sister and youngest of the four) is a BRIT School alum who has provided background vocals for some of Omar's recordings.

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