 Ashong has worked with such established artists as Debbie Allen, Janet Jackson, & Bobby McFerrin, and is MC and leader of Soulfège, under the name "DNA", producing works that have aired globally via outlets including MTV Africa, MNet Africa and BBC World Service.In 1997, Ashong had a role in Steven Spielberg's "Amistad", playing the character Buakei, a role he gained through attending an open audition in New York City.He also appeared in a 2006 documentary about the Angola 3, entitled "3 Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation".