LyricFind Logo
LyricFind Logo
Profile image icon
Dynamic cover art

Olu Dara

The cornet player, guitarist and singer Olu Dara is nowadays best known for being the father of Nas, the multi-platinum selling rapper with over 25 million record sales to his credit. His son's success tends to overshadow Dara's own considerable talent as a cornet player who, after moving north to New York in 1963, became involved in the avant-garde jazz movement prevalent in the city. It's a measure of Dara's stature as a player that during this period he played alongside highly respected performers such as saxophonist David Murray, the Pulitzer prize-winning composer Henry Thre...
Songs
Bridging the Gap
Bridging the GapNas and Olu Dara

Street's Disciple

3:57

Jungle Jay
Jungle JayNas and Olu Dara

From Natchez To New York

Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap 

Instrumental

Nas and Olu Dara

3:58

Albums