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      • He and his siblings—two brothers and a sister—are all musicians. Samia Lye-Fook, Omar's sister, and youngest of the four, has provided background vocals for some of Omar's recordings.
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  2. Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a renowned vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumna, then there’s their big brother….Omar. Born October 14, 1968, in London but raised in Canterbury, gifted, prolific and considered a musical prodigy; Omar learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano, bass guitar and percussion.

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  3. He and his siblings—two brothers and a sister—are all musicians. Samia Lye-Fook, Omar's sister, and youngest of the four, has provided background vocals for some of Omar's recordings. [ citation needed ] Omar became the father of twin daughters in early 2008.

  4. Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a highly-regarded vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumni. There is also, of course, Omar’s’ younger brother, aka Scratch Professor.

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    With early albums like There’s Nothing Like This and Music, Omar achieved his objective, and indeed he continues to create in a singular territory, especially on his latest release, Love In Beats. “Every time I make an album, I have to evolve, I have to try out different things. There’s a journey I’ve taken from when I started. So this is the next ...

    It’s no surprise that Omar, Scratch Professor and their sister, singer Samia Lye-Fook, pursued similar career trajectories – it’s all in the DNA. Their father, Byron, was a studio drummer who played on sides by Bob Marley and Horace Andy. He exerted a significant influence on Omar early on. “He influenced me in terms of production – he totally ingr...

    That admirer’s discernment was mirrored years later by Stevie Wonder, an instant fan on hearing There’s Nothing Like This. Indeed Wonder told a French TV interviewer he wanted to be Omar when he grew up, and promised to write the Canterbury native his first No.1. While that promise hasn’t yet been fulfilled, the two did record Feeling You, on Omar’...

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  5. Jan 27, 2017 · Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a highly regarded vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumni. Omar’s younger brother, the Grammy winning producer, remixer and DJ professionally known as Scratch Professer has been making jaws drop since, as a 13 year old, stunning the crowd at the 1988 DMC UK Finals with his turntablist skills ...

  6. Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a renowned vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumna, then there’s their big brother…. Omar. His 1990 debut album that featured the hit, There’s Nothing Like This and signed to Gilles Peterson’s boutique label Talkin’ Loud. part of Phonogram, in 1991.

  7. Aug 6, 2020 · Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a renowned vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumna, then there’s their big brother….Omar. Born October 14, 1968, in London but raised in Canterbury, gifted, prolific and considered a musical prodigy; Omar learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano, bass guitar and percussion.