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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7142807" data-attributes="member: 92282">The tranquil Maldives will host an Akon concert in the wake of a ban imposed by Sri Lanka.The AFP reports the island offered the American rapper a concert after protesting Buddhist monks stymied his Sri Lanka performance next month.The monks were opposed to his Sexy Bitch music videothat showed women in bikinis dancing poolside - and a fleeting Buddha statue in the background.The Sri Lankan tourism authority said Colombo could not issue a visa to Akon because the video was 'insensitive to Sri Lanka's [Buddhist] cultural heritage'.The rapper's Sri Lanka show was reported to have sold out, with tickets valued at 25,000 rupees [$220].The Maldives, meanwhile, welcomed the prospect of the star playing on April 23.'We are very happy he is planning to come and perform,' said the spokesman for President Mohamed Nasheed by phone.M&C<img src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/095wg0Ob4x4ys/x610.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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