The choice wasn’t a hard one, and soon the family obtained a foothold in Atlanta. Later Akon’s father moved to Atlanta but he offered son to decide between two things - stay in New Jersey or go with family yet come back and finish school. Though, at long last he had to drop out because of strong struggle for respect between him and boys of his age. But it took a little time for Akon to learn the street ethics.

I was like a clown at school', - smiled Akon. I spoke with a terrible accent, my skin was awfully black and as you can see I don’t seem like an Afro-American, I am a real Afro. At first he could hardly manage to find a common language with the local boys. Akon spent his child and teen ages in New Jersey. When Akon was seven year old, his family moved to the US for good. It explains why all his children were born in the USA but afterwards his wife took their children and came back to Senegal. That’s why he made up his mind to do his best to make his children voting citizens of the US. His father who often visited the States became familiar with the country and its legislation.

So who is Akon? To understand it, it would be quite obvious to learn about his roots, his origin. His band and he came to the US from Africa to perform in different clubs. His father was famous percussionist and jazz musician Mor Thiam who specialized on playing Djembe, and authentic African drum. Akon, whose real name is Aliaune Akon Thiam, is a Senegalese.

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