Rebel Rebel

Not surprisingly, Akon gets mad love in Dakar. People love to see a local boy succeed, even though there were some rumblings of resentment about dude charging over 50 dollars a ticket for his concert here last summer.

Here's the Dakarois remix of his best single, featuring the ubiquitous Viviane Ndour. Viviane is Youssou's sister-in-law, and has leveraged her superstar career mbalax soul into a series of syrupy guest spots on hip-hop tracks. And while her warblings are usually a little too sugary for my tastes, this remix is an exception. "Leppu benn la" (everywhere it's the same) she croons, turning Akon's hustler's lament into a lesson on the difficulties of immigration.


Akon feat. Viviane - Rebel Musik