Name Mor Thiam Children Akon | Spouse Kine Gueye Thiam Role Drummer | |
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Albums Dini Safarrar (Drums of Fire), Same Space, Back to Africa Similar People Akon, D D Jackson, Hamiet Bluiett, Ronnie Burrage, Kim Jin‑hi | ||
Education Henry Snyder High School |
Mor thiam dini safarrar drums of fire 1973 full album
Mor Thiam (born Mor Dogo Thiam in Dakar, Senegal, 1941) is a Senegalese drummer, cultural historian and entertainment consultant. He is the father of singer Akon. His surname is pronounced "Chahm".
Contents
- Mor thiam dini safarrar drums of fire 1973 full album
- Mor Thiam Ayo Ayo Nene Blessing For The New Born Baby
- As leader
- As sideman
- References
![Mor Thiam BIG STATES MOR THIAM DINI SAFARRAR](https://alchetron.com/cdn/mor-thiam-d6e53747-87c4-49bb-bf9a-a96bb9e0582-resize-750.jpg)
Thiam, a member of the Dogon ethnic group, played drums from before the age of eight and had begun playing professionally by age 12. His surname, Thiam, means "historian" in his native tongue, and he comes from a family whose members use drums to tell the story of Senegal's Wolof people. His instruments include tama, sabar, and djembe.
![Mor Thiam Senewebcom Le Senegal Dans le Web](https://alchetron.com/cdn/mor-thiam-d8b55df0-3a97-4576-a056-80816041b79-resize-750.jpeg)
Thiam settled in the United States in 1968, at the invitation of the choreographer Katherine Dunham. He settled in St. Louis, where he worked with Dunham and with the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a multidisciplinary arts collective. He has maintained homes in Atlanta and Dakar since the mid-1990s.
![Mor Thiam HYPNAGOGIC TRAVELS MOR THIAM](https://alchetron.com/cdn/mor-thiam-af393042-b272-496f-a0d5-0608d8f9433-resize-750.jpeg)
In 1973 and 1974 he performed with the jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and has also performed and recorded with the World Saxophone Quartet. He toured Europe with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company (1989). He has also performed and recorded with the cross-cultural ensemble No World Improvisations, with Jin Hi Kim and Joseph Celli.
![Mor Thiam Mor Thiam Dini Safarrar Drums Of Fire Vinyl LP Album at Discogs](https://alchetron.com/cdn/mor-thiam-aef6228d-c518-441e-93f9-7a03f532946-resize-750.jpeg)
Thiam regularly serves as a consultant for many African projects around the United States and serves as the executive director of the Stone Mountain, Georgia-based Institute for the Study of African Culture.
![Mor Thiam Mor Thiam Dini Safarrar Drums Of Fire Vinyl Target](https://alchetron.com/cdn/mor-thiam-24c11091-2fa0-48a8-8206-8ba7b76c1f5-resize-750.jpeg)
Mor Thiam is the father of R&B singer Akon. Thiam's wife is named Kine Gueye Thiam. She is a dancer who came to the United States in 1972. Thiam's son with Kine, Akon (born Aliaune Thiam), is an R&B singer.
Mor Thiam - Ayo Ayo Nene (Blessing For The New Born Baby)
As leader
Dini Safarrar (Drums of Fire) (Rite, 1973) with Lester Bowie, Oliver Lake
As sideman
With Don Pullen and the African Brazilian Connection
With the World Saxophone Quartet
With Nomad