The Gambia’s groundbreaking afromanding artist of the moment Jalex aka "Akuntu" is currently in the country after a three months tour of Sweden.

The young sprouting sensation earlier on travel to the United Kingdom for a similar tour but described his Scandinavian trip as one of the most successful trip.

According to him, the international exposure he gained cannot be over-emphasised as during the trip, he had the chance to develop new stuffs.

And guess what- Akuntu has just recorded two new singles namely "Badinya" and " Animanboree" at the Slowbit Records Studio and Yabteh in Stockholm to be part of his second album.

In an exclusive interview with What’s On, Akuntu, who is widely known for his hot stage appearances said during his tour, he performed at the Folks Park in Malmo, amidst thousands of Swedish music enthusiasts.

According to him, he also staged another cloudburst performance alongside the world renowned artists, Jimmy Cliff and Jhalee.

"My three months trip has really added valued to my music career. The nature of my music was widely appreciated by not only the Swedish but other foreign nationals as well. I received a lot of encouragement from both the people of Sweden to keep stick to my root of music," he said.

The young sprouting afromanding sensation, revealed that he will be back later on to participated in yet another event called the African Music Festival to be held in Sweden.

Akuntu, commended the Foreign Ngem Original Music Promotion as well as the Lion Ndobe both in Sweden for facilitating his Scandinavian tour, noting that without their support his trip would not have been possible.

He described them as major music promoters from whose contributions his career cannot be compensated for.

"I also want to thank the Reggae Warriors Band for providing me with life recording. I want to assured all my fans both in the Gambian and abroad to expect something new from me as I intend to drop my second album I the market very soon," he said.

Watch out "Akuntu" second album to be out very soon.