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 ...

Sung by the Senegalese-American rapper Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam aka Akon and Hamsika Iyer, composed by Vishal-Shekhar (Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani), and ...

Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam) unveiled plans to build a futuristic R100-billion city outside Dakar based on Wakanda, the fictional kingdom featured in Black Panther, the 2018 Disney-distributed ...

UCF freshman center Moustapha Thiam has entered the transfer portal after one season. Thiam, a 7-foot-2 center, averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game. The freshman center ...

Akon tells TMZ he's remixing songs from his catalog into country songs with country artists. By Angel Diaz Akon is the latest hip-hop artist to venture into the world of country. TMZ caught up ...

IOWA CITY — Class of 2025 forward Badara Diakite has decommitted from Iowa basketball and is reopening his recruitment due to the program's recent coaching change, he told the Register on Friday.

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 ...

Ivory Coast’s main opposition party overwhelmingly endorsed former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam as its candidate for president in this year’s election. Thiam ...

Tidjane Thiam, the former head of Credit Suisse, is set to run for president in Côte d'Ivoire's upcoming election, his party has announced. Thiam ran unopposed in the Democratic Party of Ivory ...