Akon, an American music mogul, and entrepreneur has revealed that one of the African songs gets the most replays on his top ten (10) playlist.
In a question-and-answer session on Twitter space with KalyJay on Thursday, February 24, the multi-platinum selling, and award-winning musician disclosed that “Sugarcane” by Ghanaian Afropop and Afrobeat artist, Camidoh, is currently his favorite song. He acknowledged Camidoh’s effort in putting up such a masterpiece in his remarks.
“I have heard that song [Sugarcane]. That record is a monster,” Akon said. “I have that record. It is one of my top ten records that I play every day.”
Listen to the audio conversation here:
Camidoh also disclosed that Akon inspired him to do music. According to him, listening to the award-winning musician frequently gave him the inspiration he needed to pursue a career in music.
“Sugarcane” is currently receiving an overwhelming reception from music lovers worldwide. According to data presented by Apple Music, the song produced by Phantom became the number 1 song in Ghana in February 2022. It was also picked up at number 1 on Audiomack and number 7 on Boomplay Music. It currently sits at number 7 on Shazam’s top 200 global afrobeats charts.
The official video was released on February 17th and has over 600K views. Stream below.
