Mor Thiam
{{Short description|Senegalese musician, historian, and consultant}}
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Mor Dogo Thiam ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɑː|m}} {{respell|CHAHM}}, born 22 May 1941) is a Senegalese musician, cultural historian, and entertainment consultant.
Career
Thiam recorded his first album, Ndende Safarra, in 1974 {{Cite news|url=http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/mor-thiam-%E2%80%8Edini-safarrar-1973|title=Forgotten Treasure: Mor Thiam "Dini Safarrar" (1973) |date=2016-11-24 |work=Music Is My Sanctuary|access-date=2018-11-24 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/back-to-africa-mw0000667193|title=Back to Africa|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-11-24}}
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 rapper Aliaune Badara Thiam, more popularly known as Akon, and Bu Thiam.{{cite book|last1=Goldsmith |first1=Melissa Ursula Dawn |last2=Fonseca |first2=Anthony J. |title=Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mR2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA300 |accessdate=14 March 2020|date=1 December 2018 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-35759-6 |pages=300–}}{{cite web |last1=Pajon |first1=Leo |title=Dix choses à savoir sur Akon, artiste multi-casquette – Jeune Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/586428/culture/dix-choses-a-savoir-sur-akon-senegal-usa-chanteur/ |website=JeuneAfrique.com |accessdate=14 March 2020 |language=fr-FR |date=3 July 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.olats.org/africa/participants/thiam.shtml Mor Thiam] page on L'Observatoire Leonardo des Arts et des Techno-Sciences
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