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Omar
Omar Lye-Fook, MBE – born in Canterbury, England on October 14, 1968 – is better
known as soul singer and songwriter Omar. He is often acknowledged as the father
of British neo-soul. The son of Jamaican drummer Byron Lee (Byron Lye-Fook), he
grew up playing percussion but incorporated keyboards, bass, and guitar into his
musical arsenal. As a singer and songwriter, he signed with his father’s label,
Kongo Dance, and released his debut single, “Mr. Postman”, in 1985. He followed
that up three years later with “You and Me” (1988). His debut album, There’s
Nothing Like This, was rel...
