Senegalese-American rapper Alioune Badara Thiam aka Akon announced his new release, during a live concert in Boston, right after the IFBB Boston Pro (Professional Bodybuilding Competition) competition. He gave the information via his Instagram account. ” It’s party time again!!! Get your tickets now on Ticket Master. IFBB Boston Pro “, he wrote to his 7.7 million subscribers.
Four times nominated for the Grammy Awards in 2008, Alioune Badara Thiam alias Akon has just given his fans an appointment not to be missed, on the occasion of the professional bodybuilding competition of the IFBB Boston Pro where he will perform in concert live on March 12. The artist promises a unique show and the fans are already excited and impatient… Considered one of the best rappers of his generation, Akon has managed to find a place for himself in the American music industry.
The young artist of Senegalese origin released his first single “Locked Up” and his first album “Trouble” in 2004. He then became the first solo artist to have twice placed two titles simultaneously No. 1 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (“I Wanna Love You” n°1 and Smack That n°2 then “Don’t Matter” n°1 and “The Sweet Escape” n°2), during the year 2007. Surfing now on his celebrity, Akon, who has never forgotten his roots, has made a comeback on the African continent, investing in his country of origin, Senegal and across Africa.
Very concerned about the development of the black continent, he joined forces with his compatriot Thione Niang and the Malian entrepreneur Samba Bathily, for the creation of the company “Akon Lighting Africa”. A company that aims to develop electrification in Africa through solar energy. In 2020, Akon launched a major tourism project in Senegal. He obtained 800 hectares of land in the village of Mbodiène to build a town, “Akon City”. He hopes to carry out the same project in Uganda.