ArtistInfo

Sam Fan Thomas

g, perc, voc, *1952 CM, Bafoussam
Musician of World

born 1952, is a Cameroonian musician associated with Makossa. He began in the late 1960s and had his first hit with Rikiatou. His African Typic Collection would be an international hit in 1984 and is perhaps his best known album.[1] Thomas began his career in the early 1970s as a guitarist in the Cameroonian band Tigres Noires. He stayed with that band until 1976, when he decided to launch a solo career

Instruments

• Guitar
• Percussion
• Vocals
• Keyboards

Genres

• World
• Folk
• R&B/Soul
• Latin

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