Mor Thiam

Mor Dogo Thiam (born 22 May 1941) is a Senegalese musician, cultural historian, and entertainment consultant. His surname is pronounced "Chahm".

Career

Thiam recorded his first album, Ndende Safarra, in 1974 [1] with B. B. King and Nancy Wilson to help victims of an African drought. The group was invited by President Nixon to perform at the White House in Washington D.C.

In 1999, Thiam recorded his second album Back to Africa.[2]

Personal life

In 2009, Thiam made the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and devoted his life to the development of Darou Khafour and building the Mor Thiam Learning Center International School (MTLC).

Thiam resides between Orlando, Florida and Dakar, Senegal, and is the father to singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, more popularly known as Akon, and Bu Thiam.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Forgotten Treasure: Mor Thiam "Dini Safarrar" (1973)". Music Is My Sanctuary. 2016-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. ^ "Back to Africa". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (1 December 2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 300–. ISBN 978-0-313-35759-6. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ Pajon, Leo (3 July 2018). "Dix choses à savoir sur Akon, artiste multi-casquette – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  • Mor Thiam page on L'Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et des Techno-Sciences