The primary track I bear in mind listening to
I don’t know if it’s the primary track I bear in mind listening to, however the first track I bear in mind singing was No Lady, No Cry by Bob Marley. I grew up in Senegal and I might sing it on my method to and from faculty.
The track I stream essentially the most
I’m fairly versatile lately however I might in all probability say Costa Titch by Massive Flexa that includes C’buda M, Alfa Kat, Banaba Des, Sdida & Man T.
The primary album I purchased
Thriller by Michael Jackson. I don’t assume anybody can inform you they weren’t a Michael Jackson fan at his peak. He was simply the largest factor within the globe. He was superhuman – his live shows, his performances, his voice … The whole lot about him was loopy. I used to be all the time saying to myself: “How is it attainable for somebody to be that common and gifted?”
The track I secretly like however inform all people I hate
Oops! … I Did It Once more by Britney Spears, which might have been embarrassing for me to love across the time as a result of I used to be hanging round an entire bunch of gangsters.
The most effective track to play at a celebration
I assume it could rely on the kind of get together it’s. There are specific songs which might be going to chop proper by, like I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas. There’s simply one thing in regards to the lyrics – “Tonight’s gonna be night time” – that units the tone for the entire night time.
The track I want I’d written
It doesn’t matter what time of the 12 months, time zone or era, A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke is as nonetheless as lively and as related as if it was written yesterday.
The track I can now not take heed to
Bananza (Stomach Dancer) – my first hit single – as a result of it has adopted me all through my profession. It’s the one everybody requests. It took nearly a 12 months to file to get it to go [away]. Quick ahead 20 years and it’s the largest factor popping on TikTok; it’s come proper again round once more to hang-out me, so I’ve no selection however to play it dwell.
The most effective track to have intercourse to
Smack That [by Akon].
The track that modified my life
Locked Up relies on private expertise. In case you haven’t gone by the expertise of getting bodily locked up, you will have in all probability gone by the expertise of feeling mentally locked up when it’s been exhausting to make sense of your life.
The track I would like performed at my funeral
Freedom. No, not Freedom by Wham! Freedom by Akon! I like my freedom higher! That track was loosely primarily based on my life however continues to be generic sufficient for everybody to know what freedom means to them.
Akon is touring from 27 to 30 April; tour begins Birmingham.
