Friday, 13 March 2009

The most famous guy in West Africa?

AKON!

"Want to listen to some music?"
"Sure," I reply.
"What should we listen to?"
Another pipes up, "AKON!" And then laughter.
I didn't get it. It was my second day here. But soon, I found out. Akon is everywhere. You hear his songs all the time. And I mean all the time. In restaurants, in the shops, on the streets. Who is this Akon guy?

Turns out, Akon's a Senegalese-American hip hop singer. He's somewhat famous in the states, but massively famous in West Africa. They LOVE him here. Here's his official site if you want to find out more. Apparently, last year he came here for a concert. It was packed. But his show only lasted about 10 minutes as the crowd stormed the field where he was playing.

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