Thursday, March 24, 2011

Akon Sets A Date With India


R&B superstar Akon is all set to mesmerise his fan in India with his maiden concert this April.

The Smack that hitmaker, who debuted his voice in Bollywood with Shah Rukh Khan starrer Ra.One, is taking his India connection further by celebrating his birthday in Gurgaon on April 16 with a live show. He will also perform in Bengaluru the next day.

Akon plans to treat his Indian fans with his internationally acclaimed numbers including Beautiful, Lonely, Right Now, Dangerous, I'm So Paid and Angel.
 
"It's your boy Akon and you heard it straight from me - New Delhi and Bengaluru get ready for my live show. The wait is finally over and now for the first time ever, I'm excited to bring my live show to India," Akon said in a statement.

"I can't wait for my fans to join me where I'll be performing all of your favorites and some new songs from my upcoming album, Stadium. It's also my birthday so I have something very special planned for all my fans so you know its going to be one big party," he added.

The Indian edition of Venky's Akon Live In Concert is being brought to India by Netsurf Entertainment and B M Group, IVNO Events and Productions in association with Thrive Entertainment and S Raj Entertainment.

"India is a huge market for international artists and we aim to capitalize on this opportunity by identifying a confluence of musical styles, bringing together world class performers across genres on a single platform," said Sujit Jain, MD, Netsurf Entertainment, who is bringing Akon to India.

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Mana Shetty's NGO Save The Children India.

Source: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110172147&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=music&nid=93880

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