The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Famoudou Don Moye

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Famoudou Don Moye

6/4/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2002.075

Percussionist Famoudou Don Moye (1946 - ) performs with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and is considered one of world's best drummers. In addition to his work with AEC, Moye has been a member of The Leaders since 1984 and has recorded with the Black Artists Group, Joseph Jarman, Don Pullen, Cecil McBee, Hamiet Bluiet, Julius Hemphill, Chico Freeman and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy. Moye was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 6/4/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 09m 57s

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Moye, Famoudou Don

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Drummer extraordinaire Famoudou Don Moye was born on May 23, 1946 in Rochester, New York. In high school, he began playing drums, congas and bongos and went on to formally study percussion at Wayne State University in Detroit.In 1968, Moye toured Europe with the Detroit Free Jazz Band and worked briefly in Italy for RAI (Italian Radio and Television). While abroad, Moye had the opportunity to work with Steve Lacy, Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Sharrock, Randy Weston and Art Taylor and to collaborate ex...