Akon’s brother pulled off epic impersonations, lip-syncing his shows and booking gigs under his name

Akon’s brother pulled off epic impersonations, lip-syncing his shows and booking gigs under his name

Akon recently revealed that his brothers once impersonated him during concerts, with one of them, Abou “Bu” Thiam, acting as his double. In a candid interview on the “Bootleg Kev” podcast, the Grammy-nominated artist admitted that Bu would occasionally step in for him at shows when Akon’s schedule became too hectic. Bu, however, didn’t sing live but would lip-sync to Akon’s tracks while a DJ played in the background, and the audience never reali…

Akon Reveals His Brothers Lip-Synced Entire Shows As His Double

Akon said his brother Bu once lip-synced entire shows pretending to be him while another brother booked gigs under his name without asking.