With great expectation from the buzzing of the previous night’s concert at The Dome, the venue was pumping in anticipation for a night to be off the roof. With an entrance in true hip-hop style the artists arrived in a procession of Hummers, Mercedes and a Bentley at the Good Hope Centre.

Black Violin was the first to dazzle the captivated audience with their fusion of classical music and hip-hop and R&B, before Fat Joe, drizzled with his bling dominated the stage with his hard core rapping style and command of the audience.

Fat Joe in his own words "ripped the mother up".

But the long awaited moment finally came when the Senegal-born Akon and his eccentric cohort DJ Benny erupted on stage to a frenzied response from everyone in the house. It could not have prepared me for what was to come. His song 'Konvict Music' had those assembled crowd on their feet, and he spent the rest of the evening uniting the masses before him with positive stories and a celebration of Africa's oneness.

Akon is truly fearless, and literally threw himself into the fanatical crowd incapable of predicting this rare opportunity. Having learnt from his Johannesburg experience he removed all his bling before launching himself into the lions den. The resulting stampede which whirlwinded me was the most spine-tingling experience I have had at a concert.

Enticing the crowd to overpower his heavy-laden security — despite the lack of barriers between us and him — the star's actions were simultaneously exhilarating and frightening.

If redemption is in the eye of the beholder, then Akon’s past faux pas is a distant memory. His songs lingered as the crowd streamed out of the venue, singing his messages of hope, love and refugee experience with hoarse voices.

One love, one world indeed.