Strong Paul Roberson voice, Singer in the original Musical Porgy & Bess along with his wife Louise Hawthorne: Soprano, Principle Drummer for Baba Olatunji, Bernice Johnson, Clark Center & Alvin Ailey Dance Studios. Principal musician for Broadway musical Timbuktu. Drummer for Trailblazer, Pearl Primus and Katherine Dunham. To name a few
Notable work
Completed CD/Albums: Chief Bey & Ife Olofi, Taboo Chief Bey and his Royal Household 1959, Congo Percussion 1960, Hamiet Bluiett Dangerous Suite. Daughter’s website below.
Website
www.africandanceaz.org
James Hawthorne
James Hawthorne Bey
AKA CHIEF BEY
(April 17, 1913 – April 8, 2004) Ordained in Nigeria as a Shango Priest. An American jazz percussionist and African folklorist. Drawing Artist. Vocalist, Drum Maker, Wood Carver, Inventor of (No Whole Tension Technique) roping skin onto drums. He Drummed under the name of Chief Bey.
James Hawthorne James Hawthorne Bey AKA CHIEFBEY (April 17, 1913 – April 8, 2004) Ordained in Nigeria as a Shango Priest. An American jazz percussionist...
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of Kâzım Orbay from his position as Chief of the General Staff of Turkey after his son's conviction. Djevdet Bey who was the Vali of Van in 1915, was...
are violinist Michael White, bassist Cecil McBee, and percussionists ChiefBey, Majid Shabbaz, and Nat Bettis. "Thembi", "Astral Travelling" and "Morning...
Mohammed Shitta-Bey (19 December 1824 – 4 July 1895), alias Olowo Pupa, was the first titled Seriki Musulumi (a Nigerian chieftain) of Lagos. He was a...
Konteradmiral Erich Bey (23 March 1898 – 26 December 1943) was a German admiral during World War II. He served as commander of the Kriegsmarine's destroyer...
Muslims in the Empire carried titles such as "Sultan", "Paşa", "Ağa", "Hoca", "Bey", "Hanım", "Efendi", etc. These titles either defined their formal profession...
Governor Mohamed Ali to become his secretary and partner. Boghos Bey was appointed the Wali’s chief dragoman, translator, first counselor, official spokesman...
Zaheer-ul-Daulah Artuk Beg, known as Artuk Bey, was a Turkoman commander of the Seljuk Empire in the 11th century, chief of the Oghuz tribe of Döğer, and eponymous...
Demotika, Bayezid II was educated in Amasya and later served there as a bey for 27 years. In 1473, he fought in the Battle of Otlukbeli against the Aq...
discovery of to Veso bey, who is one of the most prominent chiefs of Gjirokastër, from the family of the Alisot Pashalides. Veso Bey learned it in his youth...
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