. >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera", musician, songwriter, producer akon, the senna galees american artist that sold for than 30 million records. >> first i'm a businessman. >> akon is an activist and philanthropist and spend a lot of time promoting peace in areas congo. he's spending a lot of money to i don't have the quality of life of 1 million africans by bringing them electricity. he doesn't think the continent needs to be saved by the west. >> we are stopping africa from governing itself. they are still foreigners in certain areas that control africa. the singer says america has a problem with race. when i say african-american in america dealing with the issues, my first question is why don't they just go home. >> there's controversy about his performance style and lyrics. >> the women call themed [ bleep ] more than we -- call each other [ bleep ] more than we do. >> i caught up with him in dubai, where we talk business and being an american until america. few artists are able to take their celebrity and build it into a brand that goes beyond the art, the celebrity in this ca

. >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera", musician, songwriter, producer akon, the senna galees american artist that sold for than 30 million records. >> first i'm a businessman. >> akon is an activist and philanthropist and spend a lot of time

. >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera", musician, songwriter, producer akon, the senna galees american artist that sold for than 30 million records. >> first i'm a businessman. >> akon is an activist and philanthropist and spend a lot of time promoting peace in areas congo. he's spending a lot of money to i don't have the quality of life of 1 million africans by bringing them electricity. he doesn't think the continent needs to be saved by the west. >> we are stopping africa from governing itself. they are still foreigners in certain areas that control africa. the singer says america has a problem with race. when i say african-american in america dealing with the issues, my first question is why don't they just go home. >> there's controversy about his

. >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera", musician, songwriter, producer akon, the senna galees american artist that sold for than 30 million records. >> first i'm a businessman. >> akon is an activist and philanthropist and spend a lot of time