Akon

The database includes 174 foreign artists with recorded performances in Russia since February 24, 2022 or in occupied Crimea, Ukraine since March 2014. Each concert links to its source.

Akon performed 2 concerts in Russia after the Feb 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Concerts normalize the regime and fund the war through taxes. Akon is a Senegal-based music artist. Despite international calls for boycott, they chose profit over principle. We track artists performing in Russia during the war. All data from Setlist.fm, verified through multiple sources.