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Tam Fiofori

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Nigerian documentary photographer

NigeriaArtistsLived 1942 to 2024 · aged 82
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Tam Fiofori was a Nigerian documentary photographer. Notable for his albums chronicling Nigeria's history, Fiofori was also a filmmaker, writer, critic and media consultant. The subjects of his films include the Nigerian artists Biodun Olaku, J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere and Olu Amoda.

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Tam Fiofori was a Nigerian documentary photographer. Notable for his albums chronicling Nigeria's history, Fiofori was also a filmmaker, writer, critic and media consultant. 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". Fiofori died on 25 June 2024, at the age of 82.

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Nigeria
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Artist
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deceased
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Lived 1942 to 2024 · aged 82
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