Mor Dogo Thiam (born May 22, 1941) is a
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
ese drummer, cultural historian, and entertainment consultant. His surname is pronounced "Chahm".
Career
Thiam recorded his first album, ''Ndende Safarra'', in 1974 with
B.B. King
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shi ...
and
Nancy Wilson to help victims of an African drought. The group was invited by
President Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was t ...
to perform at the White House in Washington D.C.
In 1999, Thiam recorded his second album ''Back to Africa''
Personal life
In 2009, Thiam made the
Hajj
The Hajj (; ar, Øَجّ '; sometimes also spelled Hadj, Hadji or Haj in English) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried ...
pilgrimage to
Mecca
Mecca (; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah ()) is a city and administrative center of the Mecca Province of Saudi Arabia, and the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red ...
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
Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...
and
Dakar, Senegal
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 20 ...
, and is the father to singer Aliaune Badara Thiam, more popularly known as
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
.
References
External links
Mor Thiampage on L'Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et des Techno-Sciences
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1941 births
Living people
People from Dakar
Avant-garde jazz musicians
Senegalese drummers
Senegalese Muslims
20th-century drummers
20th-century male musicians
21st-century drummers
21st-century male musicians
University of California, Los Angeles faculty
Southern Illinois University faculty
Morris Brown College faculty