Akon is set to reinvent his iconic pop and R&B hits through a country music lens, sharing his journey and excitement for this ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – His real name is Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, but you know him as Akon. Akon is a singer, songwriter, and wrapper who first rose to fame in 2004 after the release of his ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Iconic Multi-Platinum Artist, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist AKON is ...

Akon is bringing a taste of the African continent to Atlanta this weekend (July 23), with his inaugural Jollof Music And Food Festival. Akon is gearing up to introduce Atlanta’s first annual Jollof ...

AKON was honored with the W.E.B. DuBois Freedom & Justice Award (Photo credit: Raquelle “Rocki” Harris for rolling out Akon has been able to include “more of an African influence” in his work because ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. An Afrobeats-influenced, ten-track release, Akonda features a slew of emerging ...