Tam Fiofori
Nigerian documentary photographer (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tam Fiofori (born 1942),[1] also known as "Uncle Tam",[2] is a Nigerian documentary photographer. Notable for his albums chronicling Nigeria's history, Fiofori is also a filmmaker, writer, critic and media consultant.[3] The subjects of his films include the Nigerian artists Biodun Olaku, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Olu Amoda. Much travelled, Fiofori lived in Harlem, New York, in the 1960s, becoming Sun Ra's manager, and producing writing that is considered "a founding connection between Ra and the movement that would be known as Afrofuturism".[2]
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Born | 1942 (age 81ā82) Okrika, Rivers State, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Other names | Uncle Tam |
Education | King's College, Lagos King's College London |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, filmmaker |
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