Pat Thomas
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Pat Thomas is a Ghanaian highlife musician and vocalist renowned for his influential role in the development of modern West African music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pat Thomas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13415646 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pat Thomas Context triple: [Mary, featuresArtist, Pat Thomas]
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A.
Ann Thomas
Ann Thomas is known primarily for her brief marriage to American musician and bandleader Ike Turner.
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B.
Ellen Thomas
Ellen Thomas is a British actress known for her work in television, film, and theatre, including prominent roles in UK dramas and comedies.
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C.
Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas was a Welsh actress known for her character roles in mid-20th-century British cinema and television.
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D.
Diane Thomas
Diane Thomas was an American screenwriter best known for penning the hit 1984 adventure-romance film "Romancing the Stone."
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E.
Patricia Dane
Patricia Dane was an American film actress of the 1940s who appeared in several MGM productions and was briefly married to bandleader Tommy Dorsey.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pat Thomas Target entity description: Pat Thomas is a Ghanaian highlife musician and vocalist renowned for his influential role in the development of modern West African music.
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A.
Ann Thomas
Ann Thomas is known primarily for her brief marriage to American musician and bandleader Ike Turner.
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B.
Ellen Thomas
Ellen Thomas is a British actress known for her work in television, film, and theatre, including prominent roles in UK dramas and comedies.
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C.
Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas was a Welsh actress known for her character roles in mid-20th-century British cinema and television.
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D.
Diane Thomas
Diane Thomas was an American screenwriter best known for penning the hit 1984 adventure-romance film "Romancing the Stone."
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E.
Patricia Dane
Patricia Dane was an American film actress of the 1940s who appeared in several MGM productions and was briefly married to bandleader Tommy Dorsey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghanaian musician
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highlife musician ⓘ musician ⓘ person ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ebo Taylor
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Fela Kuti ⓘ Kwashibu Area Band ⓘ Marijata ⓘ Sweet Beans ⓘ Uhuru Dance Band ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1946-08-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Agona, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast
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linked to:
Ashanti Region, Ghana
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| countryOfCitizenship | Ghana ⓘ |
| describedAs | "Golden Voice of Africa" ⓘ |
| era | post-independence Ghanaian highlife ⓘ |
| familyName | Thomas ⓘ |
| genre |
Afrobeat
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highlife ⓘ |
| givenName | Pat ⓘ |
| hasRole |
band leader
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frontman of Kwashibu Area Band ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Ghanaian highlife musicians
ⓘ
modern West African popular music ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Twi ⓘ |
| musicStyle | fusion of classic highlife and Afrobeat ⓘ |
| name | Pat Thomas ⓘ |
| nationality | Ghanaian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | revival of classic Ghanaian highlife sound in the 21st century ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential role in modern West African highlife music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album "Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band"
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song "Sika Ye Mogya" ⓘ |
| occupation |
recording artist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Strut Records ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Ghana
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West Africa ⓘ |
| residence | Ghana ⓘ |
| touringRegion |
Europe
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North America ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| vocalType | vocalist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pat Thomas Description of subject: Pat Thomas is a Ghanaian highlife musician and vocalist renowned for his influential role in the development of modern West African music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.