15th June, 2011
Coming on the heels of the buzz created by the American hip-hop star Kanye West’s signing of D’Banj and Don Jazzy of the Mo’Hits crew, into his G.O.O.D Music, Senegalese-born, United States Superstar Akon is also set to collaborate with Nigeria superstar Tuface Idibia, in what has been dubbed a perfect Africa connection.
According to a twitter message posted last Sunday morning, Akon hinted that there are plans for another mega-collaboration between himself and Tuface.
The Konvict Records boss tweeted with a picture of him and Tuface, revealing a ‘master plan’ in the works between Tuface Idibia and himself in Atlanta, Georgia, US. His tweet: Me and 2faceidibia working on a master plan in Atlanta! The world is not ready! African Connection.
Meanwhile, some music buffs have hailed the planned collaboration. “This is great news, as it is heartwarming to see such a talented Nigerian artiste being given a wider platform. However, maybe it was only a matter of time. It’s no news that Akon has collaborated with so many artistes that we now struggle to keep count! In fact, just a while ago, we heard of similar talks between Akon and Tuface’s former band mate, Faze. Any which way, we await the results of this African Connection,†one music critic said of the planned connection.
—Funsho Arogundade