- By Manish Pandey
- BBC Newsbeat
Image source, Konvict Kulture
Akon says there was resistance to his promotion of Afrobeats earlier in his career
RnB star Akon has been in the music business for almost 20 years. And the Senagalese-American singer says he’s finally able to start making music for himself.
Born in the USA, Akon spent his childhood moving between New Jersey and the African country.
He learned to play several western and African instruments, but when he started to pursue a musical career in the early 2000s, he…
