Updated On: 17 November, 2024 10:58 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The tradition of celebrating ‘Hanami,’ (Cherry Blossom) dates back over a thousand years in Japan while the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival was first launched in 2016

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Senegalese-American singer Akon, who arrived in India to attend Shillong’s Cherry Blossom Music Festival, enthralled the audience by performing his iconic Bollywood song ‘Chammak Challo’. Akon left no stone unturned to captivate the crowd as he also crooned his legendary tracks ‘Smack That’ and ‘Lonely’ to name a few. Watch the video below.
Latest: Akon performing 'Chammak Challo' at the Cherry Blossom Music Festival in Shillong last night.
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