US–based Senegalese born rapper Akon and Gambia’s topflight reggae artiste Freaky Joe are set to team up to  produce a combination album due for release later this year, reports monitored on West Coast radio have revealed.

The album to be titled African Youth, will contain eight tracks.

Speaking to the press at his base in US, Freaky Joe noted that he decided to do a combination album with Akon in order to widen his musical horizon.