Mor Dogo Thiam ( , born 22 May 1941) is a Senegalese musician, cultural historian, and entertainment consultant.
Career
Thiam recorded his first album, ''Ndende Safarra'', in 1974 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.
From 1990 to 1995, Thiam was part of
Don Pullen & the African-Brazilian Connection, and recorded four albums as a member of Pullen's band.
In 1999, Thiam recorded his second album ''Back to Africa''.
Personal life
In 2009, Thiam made the
Hajj
Hajj (; ; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims. Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for capable Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetim ...
pilgrimage to
Mecca
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...
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 and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville ...
and
Dakar, Senegal, and is the father to rapper Aliaune Badara Thiam, more popularly known as
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...
, and
Bu Thiam.
References
External links
Mor Thiampage on L'Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et des Techno-Sciences
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1941 births
Living people
Musicians 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