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 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.

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.