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Olu Dara:
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Jazztodon artist of the week: Olu Dara! Born in Natchez, Mississippi, cornetist, singer, and guitarist #oludara had an old-school upbringing as a traveling musician. He's a limitless musician, at home with straight-ahead and avant-garde jazz, blues, reggae, folk, funk, African, and even storytelling, as you can hear on his first album, "In the World: From Natchez to New York." What are your recommended Olu Dara albums and tracks?
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Jazztodon artist of the week: trumpeter Olu Dara! He's played alongside David Murray, Henry Threadgill, Hamiet Bleat, Don Pullen, Charles Brackeen, James Blood Ulmer, and Cassandra Wilson. He formed two bands, the Okra Orchestra and the Natchezsippi Dance Band. Dara's playing is immersed in the African-American tradition, playing an eclectic mix of blues, jazz, and storytelling, with tinges of funk, African popular music, and reggae.