OLU DARA - Harlem Country Girl
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NaS and Olu Dara - Bridging The Gap (complete with lyrics)
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[Intro: Olu Dara singing] See I come from Mississippi I was young and runnin' wild Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive [Verse 1: Nas] Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey -- Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it But I'm still number one, everyday real Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel 'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap The history of music on this track Born in the game, discovered my father's music Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids Some are well-known, some doin' bids I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo [Olu Dara singing] Greatest man alive (Nas: Yeah, turn it up!) Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive! [Verse 2: Nas] The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, know school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to think with Books to <b>...</b>
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Nas - Bridging the Gap ft. Olu Dara
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- Published: 19 Feb 2008
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Great song and vid with Nas father off his 04 album "Street's Disciple"
Olu Dara at St. Nick's
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OLu Dara displays his wit and warmth at St.Nick Pub in Harlem
Nas Ft. Olu Dara-Bridging the Gap
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Nas and his dad, Olu Dara in the 2004 song, "Bridging the Gap". Comment and enjoy.
Olu Dara, Your Lips Are Juicy
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Olu Dara performing Your Lips Are Juicy at Club Helsinki on November 17th, 2007.
Nas - Bridging the Gap ft. Olu Dara.
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Kicking beats - --- [Intro: Olu Dara singing] See I come from Mississippi I was young and runnin' wild Ended up in New York City, where I had my first child I named the boy Nasir, all the boys call him Nas I told him as a youngster, he'll be the greatest man alive [Verse 1: Nas] Let's go!... Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey -- Tribrary of these rap skits, styles I mastered Many brothers snatched it up and tried to match it But I'm still number one, everyday real Speak what I want, I don't care what y'all feel 'Cause I'm my own master, my Pop told me be your own boss Keep integrity at every cost, and his home was Natchez Mississippi Did it like Miles and Dizzy, now we gettin' busy Bridging The Gap from the blues, to jazz, to rap The history of music on this track Born in the game, discovered my father's music Like Prince searchin' through boxes of Purple Rain But my Minneapolis was The Bridge, home of the Superkids Some are well-known, some doin' bids I mighta ended up on the wrong side of the tracks If Pops wouldn't've pulled me back an said yo [Olu Dara singing] Greatest man alive (Nas: Yeah, turn it up!) Gre-Gre-Gre-Gre-Greatest man alive! [Verse 2: Nas] The blues came from gospel, gospel from blues Slaves are harmonizin' them ah's and ooh's Old school, new school, know school rules All these years I been voicin' my blues I'm a artist from the start, Hip-Hop guided my heart Graffiti on the wall, coulda ended in Spoffard, juvenile delinquent But Pops gave me the right type'a tools to <b>...</b>
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Nas Feat. Olu Dara - Bridging the Gap [HQ]
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Nas Feat. Olu Dara - Bridging the Gap [HQ] (c) 2008 Columbia Records
One Mic - Nas
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One Mic - Nas from the album Stillmatic
Olu Dara with Kimati Dinizulu & his Kotoko Society
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Rare footage of Kimati Dinizulu & his Kotoko Society at Sob's featuring Olu Dara. Rapper Nas (Nasir Jones) is Olu's son. The late Baba Chief Bey can also been seen in this clip. Nana Kimati is playing one of his one strings made from a coffee can. Circa early 1990's
Fokis Studio Session w/ Olu Dara (NaS' Father) & Dahoud Darien
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Check out fokis as he works with Olu Dara & Producer Dahoud Darien at Krystal Clear Recording Studio, on the History remix. From the upcoming album "My Name is Fokis" - Coming Soon. Follow Fokis at Twitter.com/Fokis2k
Nas ft. Olu Dara "Bridging the Gap"
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- Published: 13 Oct 2008
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10th track off Nas' 6th album, which is a double album, "Street's Disciple", from disc 2. Featuring Jazz player Olu Dara (Nas' father). Released in 2004. Rate, Comment & Subscribe!
OLU DARA - Young Mama
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Olu Dara / Young mama / Source : In The World From Natchez To New York (Atlantic - 1998) ...
Fokis On Hip-Hop: Olu Dara Interview Part 1
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- Published: 20 May 2009
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Check out fokis as he sits with Jazz legend Olu Dara in a one on one interview where they discuss many things like where he was born, coming up in mississippi, raising a rap star and much more.
Nas ft. Olu Dara - Street's disciple
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Fokis On Hip-Hop: Olu Dara Interview Part 2
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Check out part 2 of the Olu Dara Interview where he discusses his childhood, schooling and touring at a very early age.
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JESSY EAST - Bridging The Gap (Remix) [NASIR JONES & OLU DARA ]
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Nas feat. Olu Dara - Bridging The Gap
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- Published: 31 Mar 2009
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Fokis - I Wanna Live Good (feat. Olu Dara)(Prod. Dahoud Darien)
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I Really like this track, but i could have been alot better with the use of more solid drums. Like the kinda drums Damu or 9th uses. Fokis - I Wanna Love Good (feat. Olu Dara)(Prod. Dahoud Darien) hulkshare.com © All Rights Reserved
Nas feat Olu Dara Bridging The Gap
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- Published: 25 May 2009
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NaS feat. Olu Dara - Bridging the gap (SoulSchool Remix)
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- Published: 27 Sep 2009
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NaS feat. Olu Dara - Bridging the gap remixed by SoulSchool
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A change isn't just as good as a rest for Olu Dara -- it's better. "I love change," says the 61-year-old multi-instrumentalist from his home in Harlem. "I don't know why people fear doing new things. That's what life is all about -- progression. I love the adventure of it. I thrive on it." By that...
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PARIS In a more perfect world, Olu Dara would be a big star. He has been a cult star for some years already. What he has and does is unique, so personal, so cultured that in the real world the common denominator is not up to it one way or another. His avant-garde sources are pretty much buried by...
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For many admirers of Olu Dara's work as a cornetist for jazz avant-gardists including Henry Threadgill and David Murray, his emergence a few years back as a blues-folk-world beat singer came as a surprise. The man was, after all, in his late fifties, not a time when most artists make major career...
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Olu Dara
| Coordinates | 54°14′59″N19°36′37″N |
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| Name | Olu Dara |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Charles Jones III |
| Born | January 12, 1941 |
| Origin | Natchez, Mississippi, United States |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, cornet |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts | Nas, The Bravehearts |
| Url | www.oludara.info |
Olu Dara Jones (born Charles Jones III, Natchez, Mississippi, 12 January 1941) is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.
History
Olu Dara first became known as a jazz musician, playing alongside avant-garde musicians such as David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Charles Brackeen, and Art Blakey.His first album under his own name, 1998's , revealed another aspect of his musical personality: the leader and singer of a band immersed in African-American tradition, playing an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, and storytelling, with tinges of funk, African popular music and reggae. His second album Neighborhoods, with guest appearances by Dr John and Cassandra Wilson, followed in a similar vein.
Rapper Nas (Nasir Jones) is Dara's son. He encouraged his father to record the music he was playing with his band, and guested on "Jungle Jay" from In the World. Dara played the cornet on the track "Life's A Bitch" from Nas's debut album Illmatic in 1994 and on the song "Dance" from God's Son, a posthumous tribute to Anne Jones his former wife and Nas's mother . In 2004, his vocals and trumpet were featured on Nas's single "Bridging the Gap", and the title track from his album Street's Disciple. The song "Poppa Was A Player" off The Lost Tapes was inspired by Nas' childhood times around Olu Dara.
He was given the name "Olu Dara," which literally translated means "God is good," by a Yoruba priest when he returned to America. Dara has traveled throughout Africa and Europe.
Dara is also an accomplished playwright and actor, staging Blues Rooms to strong acclaim in New York City and Fairfax, Virginia during the 1990s.
Discography
As leader
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