Mazarati
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Mazarati was a mid-1980s funk and R&B band from the Prince-associated Minneapolis music scene, best known for their connection to The Revolution’s BrownMark and the original version of “Kiss.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mazarati canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9424573 — 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: Mazarati Context triple: [Minneapolis sound, associatedAct, Mazarati]
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A.
Mazar
Mazar is the surname of American actress and television personality Debi Mazar, known for her sharp-tongued roles in film and TV.
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B.
Molazzana
Molazzana is a small municipality in Tuscany, central Italy, known for its scenic location in the Garfagnana area of the Apennine mountains.
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C.
Musasir
Musasir was an ancient Urartian city and religious center in the Armenian Highlands, renowned for its prominent temple dedicated to the god Haldi.
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D.
Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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E.
Mesoraca
Mesoraca is a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Zosimus.
- 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: Mazarati Target entity description: Mazarati was a mid-1980s funk and R&B band from the Prince-associated Minneapolis music scene, best known for their connection to The Revolution’s BrownMark and the original version of “Kiss.”
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A.
Mazar
Mazar is the surname of American actress and television personality Debi Mazar, known for her sharp-tongued roles in film and TV.
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B.
Molazzana
Molazzana is a small municipality in Tuscany, central Italy, known for its scenic location in the Garfagnana area of the Apennine mountains.
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C.
Musasir
Musasir was an ancient Urartian city and religious center in the Armenian Highlands, renowned for its prominent temple dedicated to the god Haldi.
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D.
Hazaragi
Hazaragi is a variety of Persian primarily spoken by the Hazara people of central Afghanistan and surrounding regions, distinguished by its unique phonology and significant Turkic and Mongolic influences.
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E.
Mesoraca
Mesoraca is a town in the Calabria region of southern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Zosimus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | funk band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Jill Jones
ⓘ
Paisley Park artists ⓘ The Time ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BrownMark
ⓘ
Prince ⓘ The Revolution ⓘ |
| basedIn | Minneapolis ⓘ |
| connectedToSong |
"Kiss" by Prince
ⓘ
linked to:
Kiss (Prince song)
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| debutAlbum | "Mazarati" ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleasePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| founder | BrownMark ⓘ |
| genre |
Minneapolis sound
ⓘ
linked to:
minneapolis sound
R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ |
| hasMember | BrownMark ⓘ |
| musicScene | Minneapolis music scene ⓘ |
| notableFor | original version of the song "Kiss" ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Mazarati" (self-titled album) ⓘ |
| originStory | formed by BrownMark after his work with The Revolution ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Paisley Park Records ⓘ |
| roleInSong | developed original arrangement of "Kiss" ⓘ |
| sceneRole | Prince-associated act in the Minneapolis sound era ⓘ |
| style | funk rock-influenced R&B ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mazarati Description of subject: Mazarati was a mid-1980s funk and R&B band from the Prince-associated Minneapolis music scene, best known for their connection to The Revolution’s BrownMark and the original version of “Kiss.”
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.