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Projekt Beschreibung

Karim Thiam was born on Sept 1983, in Kaolack, Senegal Kaolack is the original center of music and culture in Senegal. At the age of 5 years he started making Theater music (folklore music), inspired by the versatile cultur of his homecountry. His formation as folklore musician, dancer and choreograph made him an international well-known musician. After 12 years of touring the world with Andre Hellers show “Afrika Afrika” Karim Thiam is back in Austria to furthermore dedicate his time to his multicultural project “Mr. Ambassador”. Karim Thiam`s project, Mr. Ambassador “Voice of Afrika” band, mostly plays “Mbalax”-ethnos music, acoustic, African pop, folk, Worldmusic, African Groove and Blues.