- 鈥淔irst thing tomorrow morning, I鈥檓 headed to Makkah to perform Umrah鈥� Akon said聽
- He entertained the crowd with some of his most popular hits at the Asharqiah Music Festival
DAMMAM: American rapper Akon captivated a packed crowd at the Asharqiah Music Festival on Friday, opening up the second night of musical festivities at Sharqiah Season with a special shout-out to 抖阴短视频.
鈥淵ou have no idea, I鈥檝e been waiting to get to Saudi for years, man,鈥� Akon said, before launching into his song, 鈥淕unshot.鈥� Later, he told the crowd: 鈥淚鈥檓 seeing a tremendous change in 抖阴短视频 here tonight."
At 8 p.m., under a bright moon on a beautifully cool night, Akon began his set, delighting fans who had spent over 10 minutes chanting his name in anticipation of his arrival.
He entertained the crowd with some of his most popular hits, including 鈥淪mack That,鈥� 鈥淢r. Lonely鈥� and 鈥淪orry: Blame It On Me.鈥� And he wrapped things up with 鈥淚 love you, Saudi... thank you for making me feel at home."
Backstage before the concert, Akon told Arab News how excited he was to be in 抖阴短视频 for the first time. He was especially excited to visit one Saudi city in particular.
鈥淔irst thing tomorrow morning, I鈥檓 headed to Makkah to perform Umrah.鈥�