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Hip-Hop R & B Artiste Akon at Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur
Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur was accorded the privileged to accommodate hip-hop/R & B artiste Akon who was in town recently for his Akon Freedom Beach Concert.Of Senegalese descent, the 32-year old singer, was born Aliaune Badara Akon Thiam, is not only a much sought-after producer but is also well-known as a song writer, businessman and philanthropist. Akon is now one of the most successful R & B performers of the last decade.
Akon's productions have a unique blend of West African-styled vocals combined with East Coast and Southern beats. He has performed together with many other renowned artistes such as Gwen Stefani in "The Sweet Escape" and Snoop Dogg in "I Wanna Love You" apart from producing numerous hits for artistes like Lady Gaga, T-Pain, Leona Lewis and many more.
Picture shows Akon (in black suit) with Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur's General Manager, Michael Borostyan.
