AKON’S ZIMBABWE SHOW THREATENED BY HIS EX-CRIME LIFE

Organisers of the Akon Live in Concert are talking with Zimbabwean Immigration Department to ensure that the artiste’s show scheduled for September 4 proceeds without hitches. This is because of rapper Akon previous criminal convictions.
According to the Immigration Act, someone who was once convicted of a specified crime, regardless of where this was, is prohibited from entering Zimbabwe unless special arrangements have been made.
Some of the offences cited include treason, sedition of public violence, rape, theft, fraud, robbery and dealing in or being in possession of dangerous or habit-forming drugs or being in possession of any pipes or other utensils used in connection with the smoking of such drugs.

AKON TURNED DOWN KORA BOSS’ PRIVATE JET AND 11.4 MILL

The Kora’s came down eons ago, but I hear that Senegalese-American R&B star, Akon, was supposed to headline the award ceremony hosted in Burkina Faso.
Apparently, the who was offered a private jet and $150,000 for the show, did not make the trip to the Burkina Faso capital to the disappointment of the organisers and guests.
Ernest Adjovi, the CEO of the all African awards did not mince his words. He condemned the singer's absence and apologised to the 15 million Burkinabes and Africans who watched the ceremony live.
Draaaaaaammmmmmmaaaaaa!

MERCY MYRA TO RECORD AT RNB STAR'S JAGGED EDGE'S STUDIO

Afro fusion diva Mercy Myra who relocated to America with hubby Attitude did not give up on
her career as an entertainer and singer.Attitude who was in the country revealed how Mercy is
doing musically and how she managed to get a one album deal with Joi Studios, owned by the twin RnB brothers Jagged Edge.
“Mercy did a showcase in one of the concerts in Atlanta, where the mother of the Jagged Edge twins was. When she saw Mercy’s performance she was impressed and she offered her a contract,” Attitude said. However the well laid out plans for a recording deal with 981 music did not pan. “The paper work involved did not work out there company is 981 Music but the contract did not work out with Mercy so what happened was that they will be recording a one album deal in the studio called Joi recordings in Decatur, Georgia."
JOI Studio is the premier recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia where Jagged Edge and a host of other artist record what is popularly known as commercial songs - songs that enjoy a lot of radio airplay. The studios has recorded big names like Akon, Nas, Keisha Cole, Trey Songs,
Pimp C, and Jagged Edge just to name a few.

WHITNEY AND AKON FOR SOUTH AFRICA

American songstress Whitney Houston and Konvit Music CEO Akon are headed for Durban, South Africa next month.
The contract with Akon has been signed and he will be at the concert at Moses Mabhida Stadium on March 27. Dolphin Concerts of Durban hope to finalise Houston’s contract within days.
Babs, Akon’s personal friend and president of his Konvict Clothing Line, confirmed he had flown into SA just for one day to visit the stadium.
“The signing up of Akon for this concert is just the start of things for Africa. We plan to open an office in Durban with Dolphin Concerts to plan events in Africa as well as market the Konvict brand here,” he said.
He also felt that there was a lot of good that he and Akon could do for the youth. Akon was born in Senegal and Babs in Ghana.
Ethekwini deputy mayor Logie Naidoo, an avid fan of both Akon and Houston, spontaneously burst into song and received a round of applause for his efforts.
He hoped Houston would sign the contract.

AKON MIGHT SOON BE A LANDOWNER IN KENYA

Senegalese singer Akon met Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga in a blink and miss meeting on Monday (12/10/2009). The meeting held at Raila’s Treasury office saw Akon talking about his visit to Kenya and the just concluded MTV Africa Music Awards.
That said, the I’m So Paid rapper confided that he is planning to buy land in Kenya preferably at the Coast, our source said.
I hear that he might even get it for free from one of his Kenyan handlers if the bureaucracy gets in the way
The late Barry White, you know him, the deep voiced American balladeer made a similar request way back in May 1995. He was in Kenya where he gave a legendary performance at the Nairobi Safari Park hotel.
Akon will join a host of other personalities who own land in Kenya like Italian businessman Flavio Briatore and the powerful Agnelli family who control Juventus Football club through their investment firm.
Flavio owns a resort in Malindi, Lion in the Sun, which is frequented by many celebrities including supermodel Naomi Campbell. Princess Caroline of Monaco and controversial hubby Prince Ernst of Hanover own a house in Lamu. Canadian singer Brian Adams also has a beach house in Lamu.
Stephanie Powers from the TV show Hart to Hart with her late hubby William Holden, actor, once owned Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki.

AKON AND WYCLEF STRIP ON MAMA STAGE

Boys will always be boys. Akon and Wyclef striped on the set of the recording of the MTV Africa Music Awards with Zain (MAMA) on Saturday night in Kenya.
What? You don’t believe me?
Here see for yourself.






Photos/JP Chess