Songpot · Amsterdam Dance Event 2026

This is Omar Lyefook’s live-soul world, not a DJ slot: warm vocals, elastic basslines, jazz chords, and a lot of feel in the pocket. The recent releases lean into Caribbean rhythms, funk, zouk, spoken-word touches, and low-slung London groove, so an ADE appearance should sit between band-performance polish and deep-soul radio sensibility.

More about Omar+

Omar is the British soul singer Omar Lyefook MBE, from Canterbury and now based in London. His official site and Bandcamp show a long run of albums, including Brighter The Days and Love In Beats, and the latter highlights collaboration with his brother, The Scratch Professor; he sits in the UK neo-soul/funk lineage rather than club culture.

A story

He grew up in Canterbury, Kent, and his Bandcamp identifies him as Omar Christopher Lye-Fook MBE. In their own words

Playing

• 2026-10-23 23:00 · Paradise x Loveland · Mediahaven · hosted by Paradise
• 2026-10-25 14:00 · Omar+ all day long x Overbruggen · Shelter

Labels

Start here

• Love In Beats (2025) · BBE Music
  Recent Omar record with the strongest collaborative angle.
• The Man (2025) · BBE Music
  Shows the jazz-funk/neo-soul side clearly.
• Brighter The Days (2026) · BBE Music
  Latest studio statement on his Bandcamp.

Worked with

• The Scratch Professor duo partner · source
• Charlene Hamilton featured on · source
• Donae’O collaboration · source

For fans of

Ronnie Foster, Nuyorican Soul, Carleen Anderson

Official links

BandcampInstagramSpotifyWebsite

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