Latest News [Akon-A.R. Rahman to collaborate?] Akon-A.R. Rahman to collaborate?
Prasanna Singh [September 24, 2008, 9:55:19 AM] Looking at his fame in Asian countries, especially in India, Akon has decided to release a special album which would be a conglomeration of bhangra, hip-hop and R&B. And to accomplish this, he is rumoured to have contacted A.R. Rahman. Kollywood grapevine says that Akon had sent his manager to contact A.R. Rahman and discuss this idea. It also confirms that Akon's manager and ARR had a positive round of discussions and agreed to work together to release an exclusive album which will be a mixture of Afro-American and Indian music. Akon is also said to have contacted Sonu Nigam, famous Bollywood playback singer who is touted as the "next Mohammed Rafi", for a similar project. Well, if this project takes off, it would be lovely to hear Sonu's mesmerizing voice serving as the background to Akon's rap. Akon rose to fame in India with the song `Mr. Lonely', an international chartbuster featured in his debut album Trouble and this magic was repeated in `Smack that' (Konvicted). His `Belly dancer' from his debut album 'Trouble' did well too, making Akon an international symbol of hip-hop music. Check out the links below: http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Akon_and_AR_Rahman_to\ _collaborate_18846.html <http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Akon_and_AR_Rahman_t\ o_collaborate_18846.html>
