The singer, whose real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, is known for blending elements of R&B, hip-hop, and reggae with elements of African beats and melodies. His style is characterized by ...

There Will Never be World Peace Until Imperialism is Dead: Hands Off Ibrahim Traore. There is no better time for African ...

Le nouveau directeur général, Serigne Mamadou Mboup, donne 15 jours au chanteur pour commencer la construction d'Akon City, faute de quoi l'État sénégalais lui retirera la quasi-totalité des terres ...

Le rappeur sénégalais Akon va se voir retirer fin juillet 50 hectares donnés en bail par l’Etat du Sénégal à Mbodiène pour son projet de ville nouvelle, Akon City, selon Africa Intelligence. Cependant ...

Nurturing a promising career in R&B, hip-hop, and pop, Akon released several hit albums. His last, Akonda, was released back in 2019. But hoping to explore a different type of music, the singer ...

Eric Bellinger is one of R&B's leading traditionalists, but Akon's idea about reformatting the catalog to go country sounds mighty enticing!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with EB at LAX on Tuesday as ...

Akon plans to release a country music version of his catalog. While in New York City this week, the "Locked Up" had a quick chat with TMZ, and was asked if he'd consider going country. "I'm ...

Senegal is projected to lead economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, with GDP expected to expand by 8.4%, according to the latest IMF data The West African country is ahead of Rwanda (7.1% ...