Outstanding singer from Sierra Leone now based in Paris whose voice has the flavour of the Motown icons, Oumar Thiam is part of this new trend of an acoustic folk Nu Soul primarely based on authenticity and emotion.

When singing on his own with his guitar, he sounds like an ideal mix between Al Green and Tracy Chapman, Otis Redding and Richie Havens, making soul, R'n'B and folk music meet just like Keziah Jones or Ben Harper did.

But what makes this artist even more unique, is a rare capacity to touch people, to put across strong feelings with a candid simplicity.

After a first signature on a major recording cie, numerous performances in France (Olympia, festivals, major Parisian venues) and opening shows for international artists (Youssou N'Dour, Asa, Daby Touré, etc.), the first album of Oumar Thiam is due to be released during spring 2009.