The past few trips I've taken a couple of pictures of the tip board in Africa, but this is one of the few I've taken of the whole board, you see most times I've just zoomed in to take a photo of the right hand side to get the schedules of the live performers, that way I have the show times for these performers right on my camera, the first act listed "join Mor Thiam and become part of his safari band" is the group that you will see performing on the front porch of the Mombasa Marketplace (across from the Tusker House/ Kusafiri bakery window) in the mornings as we all flow by on our way to, and from, Kilimanjaro safaris, I took the opportunity on a recent trip to spend time watching him for a few sets, and noticed that the cast members who jhoin his band seem to rotate in and out a bit, I suspect that they are mostly general employees in the Harambe are whose supervisors encourage them to help out with the band when thier stores are not busy, some of them I have also spotted helping guests at the tip board too as part of thier rotation. The later set times for Mor Thiam are probably NOT at the Mombasa Marketplace, as I have also seen Mor Thiam playing with guests, at the drum stand area that is across from the Tamu Tamu refreshment cart near the beggining of the trail to Asia, though even in his eralier sets (at the aforementioned Mombasa Marketplace) he LOVES guest interaction and when they are perfoming as what he simply calls the "Safari People Band" there is a big basket of Rattles, shakers ,and even a cowbell that guests can pitch in to add to the music.
The second group listed "Tam Tams of Congo - playing next to Tamu Tamu" I actually have not seen play in that location they seem to perfom more frequently in the outdoor stage over between the Dawa Bar and the Tusker House, they too like guest interaction, and there is a video of me dancing with them on my
youtube account
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GgniKz5mw
The last group the acrobats are an amazing group of guys, that perform some feats of flexibility thoat would put a "Stretch Armstrong" rubber action figure toy to the test, let alone doing that to a human body! they also perfom on that same stage as the Tam tams of Congo over by the Dawa Bar/Tusker House.
There is Audio of Mor Thiam on two seperate episodes of my podcast
Episode 30 - Harambe Tag
http://www.bigbrian-nc.com/sn30.htm
and Episode 32 -Slowing DOWN at Disney's Animal Kingdom
http://www.bigbrian-nc.com/sn32.htm
and the Tam Tams of Congo perform too in that later one, (and you can even hear a little bit of the acrobats background music in part of it too (though not featured prominantly as it would take video to do them justice).
